Carmel Honey Company is a food market in Carmel Plaza, Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Taste before buying; the shop pours samples of every varietal on the shelf, and small jars pack better than the gift sets.
Address: Carmel Plaza, Ocean Ave & Mission St, Courtyard Level, Suite 118, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Cottage of Sweets has candied Ocean Avenue in Carmel since 1959, hand-making fudge in an ivy-covered cottage stacked with British sweets and licorice.
Tip: The house fudge and chocolates are made by the shop's own confectioners, and the licorice shelf is imported from around the world.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers Market fills 6th Avenue between Junipero and Mission each Thursday, selling organic produce, pizza, bread and hummus.
Tip: On the third Thursday from March to October the market rolls into a Devendorf Park party with live music, food and drinks from 16:00.
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.
Tip: The tri-tip sandwich and the oakwood barbecue counter make this the beach-picnic supply stop; it opens at 07:00 daily.
Nielsen Brothers Market pairs a village grocery with a serious wine and spirits shop at 7th and San Carlos in Carmel, with its own parking garage.
Tip: The wine room stocks local Monterey County bottles you tasted at the village rooms, usually at better prices than shipping home.