Neighbourhoods of Carmel-by-the-Sea

Where to eat, district by district

Each neighbourhood page lists every restaurant, bar, market and bakery we cover there.

• San Carlos and Mission 35 places The working spine of the village: breakfast counters, delis, sushi bars, the Thursday farmers market and a run of family-owned dinner houses.
• Dolores and Lincoln 19 places Two quiet parallel streets with the village's densest eating: the Tuck Box cottage, Su Vecino Courtyard, tasting rooms and white-tablecloth rooms.
• Ocean Avenue 13 places The village's main slope, running downhill to the beach: Carmel Bakery's 1899 storefront, fudge counters, coffee bars and courtyard restaurants.
• Carmel Plaza 9 places The open-air shopping block at Ocean and Mission, holding the village's only brewery, a golf-simulator bar, a honey shop and an all-day bakery.
• Junipero and the Mission Trail 6 places The village's eastern and southern edges: a rooftop Italian bar on Junipero, a proper grocery deli, and sheep-meadow dining out by the Carmel Mission.
• The Barnyard 1 place