Hog's Breath Inn is an american late-night spot in San Carlos Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A nightcap beside the courtyard fireplaces after the kitchen closes.
Tip: New operator Lee Morcus calls the 2025 restoration a tribute, not a reinvention; the sunken courtyard fireplaces survived the remodel.
Address: San Carlos St between 5th & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Barmel keeps Carmel's latest hours at San Carlos and 7th, a craft cocktail bar with weekend DJs pouring until 01:30 when the village sleeps.
Try: Craft cocktails; DJs after 22:00 at weekends
Order: A late craft cocktail while the vinyl DJs play.
Tip: This is the village's latest regular closing time; weekend nights run to 01:30, an outlier in a town that sleeps by 22:00.
Links Club stays open to midnight on Carmel Plaza weekends, its golf simulator bays and local craft taps outlasting nearly every village kitchen.
Try: Bar menu and local taps beside the simulator bays
Order: A local draft and one more simulated round at Pebble Beach.
Tip: Book a simulator bay ahead on busy evenings; the bar side stays open to walk-ins and runs trivia, karaoke and live music nights.
Barmel keeps Carmel's latest hours at San Carlos and 7th, a craft cocktail bar with weekend DJs pouring until 01:30 when the village sleeps.
Try: Craft cocktails; DJs after 22:00 at weekends
Order: A late craft cocktail while the vinyl DJs play.
Tip: This is the village's latest regular closing time; weekend nights run to 01:30, an outlier in a town that sleeps by 22:00.
Mulligan Public House holds the late shift on Dolores Street in Carmel for the sports crowd, pouring pints toward a midnight close every night.
Try: Pub plates and draft pints in front of the screens
Order: A pint with whichever match the satellite feed found.
Tip: It has committed to televising every 2026 World Cup game live; on non-match nights it is still the reliable post-dinner pint.
