Big Sur ★ 4.6
Big Sur turns lunch from Carmel into a pilgrimage: Nepenthe serves its Ambrosia burger on a cliff terrace, daily from 11:30 with dinner to 22:00.
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Castroville ★ 4.2
Castroville, the self-styled Artichoke Center of the World near Carmel, now hosts Phil's Fish Market and its Mama Nina cioppino on Merritt Street.
Carmel Valley Village ★ 4.5
Carmel Valley Village is where the grapes behind Carmel's tasting rooms grow, reached by a valley road lined with winery patios such as Folktale's estate.
Monterey ★ 4.4
Monterey pairs its aquarium with a working seafood town near Carmel: chowder samples down Old Fisherman's Wharf and Cannery Row a stroll north.