8 californian places in Carmel-by-the-Sea we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Carmel-by-the-Sea | Californian across every city.
Grasing's ★ 4.5
Mission Street · NW corner of 6th Ave and Mission St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Grasing's pairs Kurt Grasing's coastal steakhouse cooking with a 3,400-bottle Carmel cellar that has held Wine Spectator's Grand Award since 2024.
Village Corner California Bistro ★ 4.2
Dolores Street · Dolores St & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Village Corner California Bistro has fed Carmel from its Dolores and 6th corner since 1948, serving breakfast and lunch daily on a flowered patio.
Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro ★ 4.2
Carmel Plaza · Carmel Plaza, Suite 112, Ocean Ave & Mission St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro brews 150-gallon batches at the back of its Carmel Plaza dining room, pairing them with Californian bistro plates.
Chez Noir ★ 4.8
San Carlos Street · 5th Ave between San Carlos & Dolores St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Chez Noir keeps its Michelin star on 5th Avenue in Carmel, where Jonny and Monique Black cook a seafood-led prix fixe from Monterey Peninsula boats.
The Stationaery ★ 4.5
San Carlos Street · San Carlos St, 3 NE of 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
The Stationaery cooks seasonal California brunch daily in a Carmel courtyard off San Carlos Street, adding natural wine dinners Thursday to Sunday.
The Stationaery ★ 4.5
San Carlos Street · San Carlos St, 3 NE of 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
The Stationaery serves Carmel's most-booked brunch daily until 15:00 in a courtyard off San Carlos Street, seasonal plates beside natural wine.
Village Corner California Bistro ★ 4.0
Dolores Street · Dolores St & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Village Corner California Bistro serves breakfast and lunch daily from 08:00 on its 1948 Carmel corner, the patio warmed by a retractable roof.
Grasing's ★ 4.3
Mission Street · NW corner of 6th Ave and Mission St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
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.