Guidebook for Carmel Valley

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Guidebook for Carmel Valley

Food Scene

Foglifter Coffee is the best!
24 locals recommend
Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting
246 Crossroads Blvd
24 locals recommend
Foglifter Coffee is the best!
Baked goods, great small eats, and coffee shop is funky and fun.
20 locals recommend
Wild Goose Cafe
18 E Carmel Valley Rd
20 locals recommend
Baked goods, great small eats, and coffee shop is funky and fun.
Outdoor casual seating with a great mix of breakfast and lunch offerings.
31 locals recommend
Jeffrey's Grill & Catering
112 Mid Vly Ctr
31 locals recommend
Outdoor casual seating with a great mix of breakfast and lunch offerings.

Drinks & Nightlife

Valley Kitchen and the bar at the CV Lodge has fantastic service, food and views.
22 locals recommend
Carmel Valley Ranch
1 Old Ranch Rd
22 locals recommend
Valley Kitchen and the bar at the CV Lodge has fantastic service, food and views.
Hands down the best Mexican food in the valley and night life too with bands, music and an outdoor deck seating area.
49 locals recommend
Baja Cantina & Grill
7166 Carmel Valley Rd
49 locals recommend
Hands down the best Mexican food in the valley and night life too with bands, music and an outdoor deck seating area.
The only rooftop bar in Carmel with happy hour pricing and great appetizers. Also a fantastic Italian restaurant for full dinner.
68 locals recommend
Vesuvio Restaurant
Junipero Street
68 locals recommend
The only rooftop bar in Carmel with happy hour pricing and great appetizers. Also a fantastic Italian restaurant for full dinner.
59 locals recommend
Mission Ranch Restaurant
26270 Dolores St
59 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Breathtaking paths oceanside.
309 locals recommend
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
309 locals recommend
Breathtaking paths oceanside.
Hiking trails with great vistas of the valley and if you get high enough the ocean.
133 locals recommend
Garland Ranch Regional Park
700 W Carmel Valley Rd
133 locals recommend
Hiking trails with great vistas of the valley and if you get high enough the ocean.
Drive the famous 17-mile drive and have a walk and lunch by the beautiful ocean vistas.
22 locals recommend
17 17 Mile Dr
17 17 Mile Drive
22 locals recommend
Drive the famous 17-mile drive and have a walk and lunch by the beautiful ocean vistas.
332 locals recommend
Big Sur
332 locals recommend

Shopping

Window shopping and people watching in the quaint idyllic town of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
354 locals recommend
Carmel by the sea
San Antonio Avenue
354 locals recommend
Window shopping and people watching in the quaint idyllic town of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Safeway (large supermarket), laundromat, coffee, restaurants.
6 locals recommend
Mid Valley Shopping Center
312 Mid Vly Ctr
6 locals recommend
Safeway (large supermarket), laundromat, coffee, restaurants.

Arts & Culture

76 locals recommend
Carmel Mission
3080 Rio Rd
76 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Great for adults and children alike - don't miss spending time at the aquarium on Monterey Bay.
668 locals recommend
Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
668 locals recommend
Great for adults and children alike - don't miss spending time at the aquarium on Monterey Bay.

Essentials

Fresh meats and vegetables.
33 locals recommend
Jerome's Carmel Valley Market
2 Chambers Ln
33 locals recommend
Fresh meats and vegetables.
Largest Safeway with deli, meat, vegetable selection is at the mouth of the valley but the Safeway at Mid-Valley is more convenient.
128 locals recommend
Safeway
815 Canyon Del Rey Blvd
128 locals recommend
Largest Safeway with deli, meat, vegetable selection is at the mouth of the valley but the Safeway at Mid-Valley is more convenient.
96 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
1170 Forest Ave
96 locals recommend
71 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
800 Del Monte Center
71 locals recommend
23 locals recommend
CVS
6 The Crossroads
23 locals recommend