6 american places in Carmel-by-the-Sea we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Carmel-by-the-Sea | American across every city.
Hog's Breath Inn ★ 4.2
San Carlos Street · San Carlos St between 5th & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hog's Breath Inn, the Carmel courtyard restaurant Clint Eastwood founded in 1970, reopened in August 2025 restored with steaks and clam chowder.
Brophy's Tavern ★ 4.0
San Carlos Street · 4th Ave & San Carlos St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Brophy's Tavern runs Carmel's Irish pub and sports bar at 4th and San Carlos, plating Monterey Bay calamari and fish and chips under seven screens.
Brophy's Tavern ★ 4.0
San Carlos Street · 4th Ave & San Carlos St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Brophy's Tavern runs Carmel's Irish pub and sports bar at 4th and San Carlos, plating Monterey Bay calamari and fish and chips under seven screens.
Hog's Breath Inn ★ 4.2
San Carlos Street · San Carlos St between 5th & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hog's Breath Inn keeps its bar pouring to midnight in Carmel, the 1970 Clint Eastwood original restored in 2025 with its courtyard fireplaces.
Hog's Breath Inn ★ 4.2
San Carlos Street · San Carlos St between 5th & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hog's Breath Inn serves Carmel's latest full dinner, the kitchen running to 23:00 on Friday and Saturday and the courtyard bar pouring on to 00:30.
The Restaurant at Mission Ranch ★ 4.3
Mission Trail · 26270 Dolores St, Carmel, CA 93923
The Restaurant at Mission Ranch serves a walk-in Sunday buffet brunch at Clint Eastwood's ranch below the Carmel Mission, meadow and bay beyond.