Best Restaurants on the Monterey Peninsula California’s Monterey Peninsula offers beautiful vistas along the Pacific Coast Highway and countless amazing restaurants. Here are our top food picks for the region, from Monterey and Carmel to Big Sur. Hot List Fresh Content from our Valued Partners EcoXpeditionsVisitLuxury Aboard Celebrity BeyondVisitSeaplane AdventuresVisit Previous Next Best Restaurants Monterey Peninsula From Monterey, Santa Cruz, Carmel to Big Sur, these are the best places to eat in the Monterey Peninsula. Breakfast Lunch Dinner Restaurants with a View Clam Chowder Explore Big Sur... Still Hungry? Here are more must try restaurants in San Francisco, the North Bay, East Bay, and South Bay San Francisco North Bay South Bay East Bay Who’s writing these?Meet our always-hungry team of foodies who compiled this list.Please let us know if we’ve missed your favorite eat@localgetaways.com.