Guidebook for Carmel

Michael & Jill
Michael & Jill
Guidebook for Carmel

Food Scene

Our favorite place for gourmet pizza. Has a great antipasto bar and fireplace.
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Allegro Pizzeria
3770 The Barnyard
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Our favorite place for gourmet pizza. Has a great antipasto bar and fireplace.
Cool colorful décor, good food.
Café Stravaganza
241 Crossroads Blvd
Cool colorful décor, good food.
Great food, locals eat here, reasonably priced- it's even organic. (I always get the eggplant.)
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Tommy's Wok
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Great food, locals eat here, reasonably priced- it's even organic. (I always get the eggplant.)
Great bagels- fast picnic food!
The Bagel Bakery
26539 Carmel Rancho Blvd
Great bagels- fast picnic food!
Great for coffee and pastries. Also Happy Hour Monday-Friday from 4pm-6pm.
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Il Fornaio
Monte Verde Street
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Great for coffee and pastries. Also Happy Hour Monday-Friday from 4pm-6pm.
There is also a Carmel Valley Roasting Co. on Ocean Ave. between Lincoln and Monte Verde in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Grab a coffee and a muffin and go down to the beach!
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Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting
246 Crossroads Blvd
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There is also a Carmel Valley Roasting Co. on Ocean Ave. between Lincoln and Monte Verde in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Grab a coffee and a muffin and go down to the beach!
Coffee and pastries, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, they use mostly local, fresh and organic ingredients.
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La Bicyclette Restaurant
7th Avenue
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Coffee and pastries, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, they use mostly local, fresh and organic ingredients.
A favorite breakfast place.
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Katy's Place
Mission Street
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A favorite breakfast place.
Another popular breakfast spot.
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Wagon Wheel Restaurant
7156 Carmel Valley Rd
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Another popular breakfast spot.
Fresh baked pastries! and more...
Patisserie Boissiere Restaurant
Mission Street
Fresh baked pastries! and more...
All vegetarian food! They are only open Friday , Saturday and Sunday nights. Sunday night is their very cool family style dinner beginning at 5 p.m.
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Julia's
1180 Forest Ave
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All vegetarian food! They are only open Friday , Saturday and Sunday nights. Sunday night is their very cool family style dinner beginning at 5 p.m.
Voted best vegetarian restaurant for over 20 years. Most food is vegetarian, vegan and organic. Very reasonably priced. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Tillie Gort's Café
111 Central Ave
Voted best vegetarian restaurant for over 20 years. Most food is vegetarian, vegan and organic. Very reasonably priced. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
If you make it down to Big Sur, this is our all-time favorite place for breakfast (they even have veggie "sausage.") They do not serve lunch. Dinners are great too. Has a great rustic atmosphere.
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Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn
48865 CA-1
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If you make it down to Big Sur, this is our all-time favorite place for breakfast (they even have veggie "sausage.") They do not serve lunch. Dinners are great too. Has a great rustic atmosphere.
Really good restaurant in sunny Carmel Valley. There are a lot of neat shops and wineries nearby.
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Café Rustica
10 Del Fino Pl
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Really good restaurant in sunny Carmel Valley. There are a lot of neat shops and wineries nearby.
Has been recommended by several guests. Greek food and bar, open until 11 o'clock p.m. (most restaurants in Carmel close at 9.) They also have a fast-food version at Del Monte Shopping Center in Monterey.
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Dametra Cafe
Lincoln Street
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Has been recommended by several guests. Greek food and bar, open until 11 o'clock p.m. (most restaurants in Carmel close at 9.) They also have a fast-food version at Del Monte Shopping Center in Monterey.
Clint Eastwood's place.
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Mission Ranch Restaurant
26270 Dolores St
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Clint Eastwood's place.
Our favorite Mexican restaurant.
Los Amigos Restaurante
1184 Forest Ave
Our favorite Mexican restaurant.
Yummy treats here.
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Lafayette Bakery & Cafe
3659 The Barnyard
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Yummy treats here.
Small and quaint, local's favorite.
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Sushi Heaven
Dolores Street
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Small and quaint, local's favorite.
Authentic Japanese decor inside, also outdoor dining with a fireplace.
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Robata Grill & Sake Bar
3658 The Barnyard
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Authentic Japanese decor inside, also outdoor dining with a fireplace.
Has a wonderful outdoor patio with a cozy fireplace, perfect for a romantic evening.
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La Balena
Junipero Street
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Has a wonderful outdoor patio with a cozy fireplace, perfect for a romantic evening.
Breakfast with a view! For extra special occasions.
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California Market at Pacific's Edge
120 Highlands Dr
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Breakfast with a view! For extra special occasions.

Essentials

Small store, but so good to have a health food store so close.
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Cornucopia Community Market
26135 Carmel Rancho Blvd
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Small store, but so good to have a health food store so close.
Big Health food store, it's all there. There are indoor and outdoor tables, great for lunch.
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Whole Foods Market
800 Del Monte Center
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Big Health food store, it's all there. There are indoor and outdoor tables, great for lunch.
Closest grocery store. Open 24/7.
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Safeway
815 Canyon Del Rey Blvd
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Closest grocery store. Open 24/7.
Sandwiches made at the deli in down town Carmel.
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Bruno's Market & Deli
Junipero Street
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Sandwiches made at the deli in down town Carmel.
Convenient yet pricey place for groceries, sandwiches made at the deli, and a great selection of wine.
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Nielsen Brothers Market
San Carlos Street
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Convenient yet pricey place for groceries, sandwiches made at the deli, and a great selection of wine.
Carmel Cleaners
Junipero Avenue

Drinks & Nightlife

Excellent organic wine. Michael's sister, Debbie, is the manager- she will fill your glasses, teach you all about wine, and has given us free wine tasting coupons for our guests!
Taste Morgan
204 Crossroads Blvd
Excellent organic wine. Michael's sister, Debbie, is the manager- she will fill your glasses, teach you all about wine, and has given us free wine tasting coupons for our guests!
Local's secret: every Sunday you can get drinks for just 10 cents! From 5pm-5:10 pm
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La Playa Carmel
8th Avenue
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Local's secret: every Sunday you can get drinks for just 10 cents! From 5pm-5:10 pm

Arts & Culture

Tor House and Hawk Tower are amazing stone buildings in Carmel-by-the-Sea, hand built by the famous poet Robinson Jeffers, one of the first bohemian artists in Carmel. Tours on Friday and Saturday.
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Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation
26304 Ocean View Ave
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Tor House and Hawk Tower are amazing stone buildings in Carmel-by-the-Sea, hand built by the famous poet Robinson Jeffers, one of the first bohemian artists in Carmel. Tours on Friday and Saturday.
Indoor theatre in the quaint residential area of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Pacific Repertory Theatre
Santa Rita Street
Indoor theatre in the quaint residential area of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Great open-air theater, featuring local actors. The theatre is flanked with two outdoor fireplaces to add to the festive mood of the evening. Bring pillows, a blanket, a picnic, and a bottle of wine!
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Forest Theater, Carmel
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Great open-air theater, featuring local actors. The theatre is flanked with two outdoor fireplaces to add to the festive mood of the evening. Bring pillows, a blanket, a picnic, and a bottle of wine!

Entertainment & Activities

A must see place during your stay! Our guest passes get you in free. Use the member's entrance, no waiting in long lines...
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
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A must see place during your stay! Our guest passes get you in free. Use the member's entrance, no waiting in long lines...
"The Osio Theater is Monterey's only independent, locally-owned movie theater. We strive to bring the highest quality independent, foreign, and classic films to Monterey."
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Osio Theater
350 Alvarado St
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"The Osio Theater is Monterey's only independent, locally-owned movie theater. We strive to bring the highest quality independent, foreign, and classic films to Monterey."

Sightseeing

Considered the "crown jewel" of the California State Park system, Point Lobos is another must see place to visit and our State Park pass gets you in free.
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
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Considered the "crown jewel" of the California State Park system, Point Lobos is another must see place to visit and our State Park pass gets you in free.
A beautiful beach- white sand, dog friendly, a perfect place to stroll any time, have a picnic, or watch the sunset. Bonfires at night are so fun too.
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Carmel City Beach
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A beautiful beach- white sand, dog friendly, a perfect place to stroll any time, have a picnic, or watch the sunset. Bonfires at night are so fun too.
Very peaceful, meditative sanctuary and garden. A great place to visit on your way home from Point Lobos.
Carmelite Monastery
27601 CA-1
Very peaceful, meditative sanctuary and garden. A great place to visit on your way home from Point Lobos.
California history.
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Carmel Mission
3080 Rio Rd
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California history.

Shopping

Shopping, restaurants...Farmer's Market on Tuesday mornings.
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The Barnyard
The Barnyard
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Shopping, restaurants...Farmer's Market on Tuesday mornings.
Shopping, restaurants, Safeway, CVS Drugstore. Also Taste Morgan is located here (we offer a free coupon for wine tasting.)
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The Crossroads Carmel
243 Crossroads Blvd
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Shopping, restaurants, Safeway, CVS Drugstore. Also Taste Morgan is located here (we offer a free coupon for wine tasting.)
Has been a landmark in Carmel forever. Very cool, unique kitchen and house items.
Carmel Bay Company
Has been a landmark in Carmel forever. Very cool, unique kitchen and house items.
Eclectic and cool everything.
Anthropologie
Ocean Avenue
Eclectic and cool everything.