5 brunch in Carmel-by-the-Sea, editor-picked for brunch open saturday. The saturday brunch spots worth queuing for. All brunch in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
The Stationaery ★ 4.5
San Carlos Street · San Carlos St, 3 NE of 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Brunch daily 08:00-15:00; Dinner Thu-Sun 17:30-21:00
The Stationaery serves Carmel's most-booked brunch daily until 15:00 in a courtyard off San Carlos Street, seasonal plates beside natural wine.
Tip: Brunch books out on Tock even midweek; the courtyard tables go first, and the dinner service stays quieter than the morning one.
Katy's Place ★ 4.4
Mission Street · Mission St between 5th & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Thu-Mon 07:30-13:00; Tue 07:30-10:00; closed Wed
Katy's Place has cooked breakfast on Mission Street in Carmel since 1982 and calls itself the Capital of Eggs Benedict, listing over 20 versions.
Tip: Owner Randall Bernett's menu is huge but the room is not; arrive before 09:00 on weekends or expect a queue under the redwoods.
Grasing's ★ 4.3
Mission Street · NW corner of 6th Ave and Mission St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Lunch daily 12:00-15:00; Dinner daily 17:00-21:00 (Fri-Sat to 21:30); Brunch Sat-Sun 10:30-15:00
Grasing's runs weekend brunch from 10:30 in Carmel with the same 3,400-bottle Wine Spectator Grand Award cellar that anchors its dinner service.
Tip: The list runs 3,400 selections from 15 countries; give the floor a price and a region and let the cellar do the deciding.
Terry's Restaurant + Lounge ★ 4.1
Lincoln Street · Lincoln St & 7th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Lounge daily 11:30-21:00 (Fri-Sat to 21:45); Lunch 11:30-15:30; Dinner 17:00-21:00; Sunday brunch 11:00-15:00
Terry's Restaurant + Lounge lays Sunday brunch inside Doris Day's Cypress Inn in Carmel from 11:00, and the dog is welcome at the next chair.
Tip: The lounge runs live music and welcomes dogs indoors, a Cypress Inn tradition dating to Doris Day's ownership of the hotel.
Village Corner California Bistro ★ 4.0
Dolores Street · Dolores St & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Daily 08:00-15:00
Village Corner California Bistro serves breakfast and lunch daily from 08:00 on its 1948 Carmel corner, the patio warmed by a retractable roof.
Tip: The kitchen posts vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options, and the patio's retractable roof keeps fog mornings comfortable.