Cheap Eats in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Carmel Bakery

• ★ 4.3
• Bakery
• $
• Ocean Avenue

Order Giant soft pretzel

Carmel Bakery has baked on Ocean Avenue since 1899, run by the Pepe family since 1988 and selling giant pretzels, cannoli and in-house gelato.

Bruno's Market & Deli

• ★ 4.3
• Sandwich
• $
• Junipero and the Mission Trail

Try Oakwood barbecue tri-tip sandwich

Bruno's Market & Deli grocers the village from 6th and Junipero in Carmel, its oakwood barbecue and deli turning out tri-tip and rib sandwiches.

5th Avenue Deli

• ★ 4.2
• Sandwich
• $
• San Carlos and Mission

Try Harris Ranch tri-tip sandwich or a picnic box

5th Avenue Deli has built Carmel beach picnics since 1991, boxing sandwiches from Harris Ranch tri-tip to falafel a short walk from the sand.

Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting Co.

• ★ 4.1
• Cafe
• $
• Ocean Avenue

Drink Single-origin drip from the company's own roasts

Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting Co. opens its Ocean Avenue counter in Carmel at 06:30, pouring the local roastery's beans hours before the village wakes.

The Carmel Coffee House and Roasting Company

• ★ 4.0
• Coffee roaster
• $
• Ocean Avenue

The Carmel Coffee House and Roasting Company roasts small batches of coffee on premise and serves them from a pet-friendly patio off Ocean Avenue in Carmel.

Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers Market

• ★ 4.0
• Street food
• $
• San Carlos and Mission

Try Market pizza, bread and hummus from the specialty stalls

The Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers Market fills 6th Avenue between Junipero and Mission each Thursday, selling organic produce, pizza, bread and hummus.

Cottage of Sweets

• ★ 4.0
• Market
• $
• Ocean Avenue

Order A quarter pound of house fudge, cut from the slab.

Cottage of Sweets has candied Ocean Avenue in Carmel since 1959, hand-making fudge in an ivy-covered cottage stocked with imported licorice.