9 restaurants in Carmel-by-the-Sea, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
La Bicyclette ★ 4.6
Dolores Street · Dolores St & 7th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:00 (breakfast Fri-Sun 08:30-10:30)
La Bicyclette runs a wood-fired village bistro at Dolores and 7th in Carmel, pizzas coming off the oven beside the Georis family's country cooking.
Tip: Reservations open 90 days out, but the family keeps 40% of the small room for walk-ins, so an early arrival usually finds a seat.
Cultura Comida y Bebida ★ 4.6
Dolores Street · Dolores St between 5th & 6th Ave, Su Vecino Courtyard, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Tue-Sun 16:00-21:00
Cultura Comida y Bebida cooks Oaxacan food in Carmel's Su Vecino Courtyard, backed by a mezcal library and a kitchen that sources from Oaxaca itself.
Tip: The mezcal library is the deepest pour in the village; ask the bar to build you a short flight before committing to a bottle page.
Dametra Cafe ★ 4.5
Ocean Avenue · Ocean Ave between Dolores St & Lincoln St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Daily 11:00-23:00
Dametra Cafe fills its Ocean Avenue corner in Carmel every night, serving Mediterranean plates and cioppino while musicians work the dining room.
Tip: Owners Faisal Nimri and Bashar Sneeh built the room around music; expect singing between courses and queues on weekend evenings.
Grasing's ★ 4.5
Mission Street · NW corner of 6th Ave and Mission St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Lunch daily 12:00-15:00; Dinner daily 17:00-21:00 (Fri-Sat to 21:30); Brunch Sat-Sun 10:30-15:00
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.
Tip: The list runs 3,400 selections from 15 countries; give the floor a price and a region and let the cellar do the deciding.
Flying Fish Grill ★ 4.4
Carmel Plaza · Mission St between Ocean & 7th Ave, Carmel Plaza lower level, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Daily from 17:00 (closed 24-25 December)
Flying Fish Grill cooks East-West seafood on Carmel Plaza's lower level, running from salmon and lobster to abalone and clay pot dinners nightly.
Tip: Book by phone between 09:00 and 16:00; the timbered room is small, split dinners carry a $10 charge, and the patio takes walk-ins.
Flaherty's Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar ★ 4.4
Dolores Street · 6th Ave between Dolores & San Carlos St, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:30-20:30; Fri-Sat 11:30-21:00
Flaherty's Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar anchors 6th Avenue in Carmel with freshly shucked oysters, its famous clam chowder and wild-caught sand dabs.
Tip: Chowder and the raw bar carry the menu; lunch is the easier seat, and the crispy calamari makes the best table-opener.
Little Napoli ★ 4.3
Dolores Street · Corner of Dolores St & 7th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Dinner nightly 16:00-21:00 (lunch Sat-Sun 11:30-15:00)
Little Napoli plates Chef Pepe's southern Italian family recipes at Dolores and 7th in Carmel, with Bar Napoli pouring beside the dining room.
Tip: Bar Napoli's happy hour runs Sunday to Friday 16:00-18:00, and weekend lunch from 11:30 is the only lunch service of the week.
Village Corner California Bistro ★ 4.2
Dolores Street · Dolores St & 6th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Daily 08:00-15:00
Village Corner California Bistro has fed Carmel from its Dolores and 6th corner since 1948, serving breakfast and lunch daily on a flowered patio.
Tip: The kitchen posts vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options, and the patio's retractable roof keeps fog mornings comfortable.
Nora's ★ 4.2
San Carlos Street · San Carlos St between Ocean Ave & 7th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Hours: Daily 11:30-15:30 and 17:00-21:00
Nora's brings the Nimri family's comfort cooking to San Carlos Street in Carmel, ladling cioppino, lamb chili and fried chicken since summer 2025.
Tip: Shareables run $7-22 and handhelds $15-18, which makes this one of the village's rare relaxed-budget dinner reservations.