Guidebook for Carmel-by-the-Sea

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Guidebook for Carmel-by-the-Sea

Food Scene

Our favorite spot for sunset dinners overlooking Carmel Bay. Clint Eastwood owns this place and is occasionally spotted in the bar.
59 locals recommend
Mission Ranch Restaurant
26270 Dolores St
59 locals recommend
Our favorite spot for sunset dinners overlooking Carmel Bay. Clint Eastwood owns this place and is occasionally spotted in the bar.
Best breakfast Belgian waffle ever!!
16 locals recommend
The Little Swiss Café
Dolores Street
16 locals recommend
Best breakfast Belgian waffle ever!!
Great pastry.
32 locals recommend
Big Sur Bakery
47540 CA-1
32 locals recommend
Great pastry.
My favorite since the 70s now reinvented with a wonderful dining room overlooking the 'rocky point', who'd have guessed?
28 locals recommend
Rocky Point Restaurant
36700 CA-1
28 locals recommend
My favorite since the 70s now reinvented with a wonderful dining room overlooking the 'rocky point', who'd have guessed?
Cars and Margaritas.
49 locals recommend
Baja Cantina & Grill
7166 Carmel Valley Rd
49 locals recommend
Cars and Margaritas.
Great little family owned/run restaurant with reasonable prices, great food, and daily specials
Bistro 211
211 Crossroads Blvd
Great little family owned/run restaurant with reasonable prices, great food, and daily specials
27 locals recommend
Crab House
60 Fishermans Wharf
27 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Ask for the Aristocrat Manhattan. Four cherries!!
Sunset Lounge
120 Highlands Dr
Ask for the Aristocrat Manhattan. Four cherries!!

Entertainment & Activities

Venue for the Rolex Reunion vintage car races.
63 locals recommend
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
1021 Monterey Salinas Hwy
63 locals recommend
Venue for the Rolex Reunion vintage car races.
Venue for "The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering"
8 locals recommend
Quail Lodge & Golf Club
8205 Valley Greens Dr
8 locals recommend
Venue for "The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering"
Venue for the Concours d'Elegance
21 locals recommend
The Lodge at Pebble Beach
1700 17 Mile Drive
21 locals recommend
Venue for the Concours d'Elegance
Venue for "Concorso Italiano"
16 locals recommend
Bayonet & Black Horse
1 McClure Way
16 locals recommend
Venue for "Concorso Italiano"

Parks & Nature

World renowned natural preserve.
309 locals recommend
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
309 locals recommend
World renowned natural preserve.
Lovely level walking trails along Big Sur River to the bluffs and beach.
40 locals recommend
Andrew Molera State Park
45500 CA-1
40 locals recommend
Lovely level walking trails along Big Sur River to the bluffs and beach.
Easy short walk to the bluffs overlooking the rocky shore. Good place for otter spotting.
45 locals recommend
Garrapata State Park
34500 CA-1
45 locals recommend
Easy short walk to the bluffs overlooking the rocky shore. Good place for otter spotting.
20 locals recommend
Pfeiffer Big Sur Campground
California 1
20 locals recommend

Shopping

The main street of Carmel. Great shops, expensive cars, many cafes and restaurants
15 locals recommend
Ocean Avenue
Ocean Avenue
15 locals recommend
The main street of Carmel. Great shops, expensive cars, many cafes and restaurants
12 locals recommend
The Crossroads Carmel
243 Crossroads Blvd
12 locals recommend

Essentials

71 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
800 Del Monte Center
71 locals recommend
128 locals recommend
Safeway
815 Canyon Del Rey Blvd
128 locals recommend
23 locals recommend
CVS
6 The Crossroads
23 locals recommend

Sightseeing

67 locals recommend
Cannery Row
67 locals recommend
39 locals recommend
17 Mile Dr
17 Mile Drive
39 locals recommend