Monterey Peninsula Restaurants

A plate of spaghetti with tomato sauce and basil is set on a wooden table by the sea. A glass of white wine rests next to the plate, which is placed on a white coaster. The background shows waves crashing against the shore—truly, the best lunch Monterey Peninsula has to offer.

Best Lunch in Monterey

Picking a great lunch spot around the Monterey Bay Area can create a decision-making crisis. That happens in 1-square-mile Carmel-by-the-Sea on its own, where there […]

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A dish on a wooden table with thinly sliced salmon, quartered boiled eggs, capers, and a small portion of rice, served on a floral-patterned plate. Next to the dish is a loaf of bread on an ornate, vintage-style green and yellow grill; truly the best lunch on the Monterey Peninsula.

Best Lunch on the Monterey Peninsula

Picking a great lunch spot around the Monterey Bay Area can create a decision-making crisis. That happens in 1-square-mile Carmel-by-the-Sea on its own, where there

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A scenic view of a coastal landscape from a covered patio with dining tables at one of the best restaurant views on the Monterey Peninsula. The ocean is calm, with rocky cliffs and trees along the shoreline. Clear blue sky with a few clouds and distant mountain range. Partial view of a person seated in the foreground.

Best Restaurants with a View on the Monterey Peninsula

You can make a formidable case that the Monterey Peninsula is the World Capital of Golf. It can also lay claim to the title Marine

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A bread bowl filled with creamy clam chowder, touted as the best on the Monterey Peninsula, is held up against a backdrop of a marina with several docked boats and calm water. Two clear plastic spoons stick out, and a piece of bread from the bowl is placed to the side, ready to be dipped.

Best Clam Chowder on the Monterey Peninsula

Walk into a restaurant, try a soup, and you’ll know immediately whether that place is worth its stock. So says longtime area chef Dory Ford,

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A Margherita pizza topped with melted mozzarella cheese and fresh basil leaves. The pizza is on a white plate, surrounded by glasses of orange and red drinks on a wooden table, making it the best dinner on the Monterey Peninsula.

Best Dinner on the Monterey Peninsula

For an auspicious amount of time, decades all told, Michelin Guide hit the brakes on its restaurant coverage just north of Monterey Bay, arbitrarily excluding

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A freshly baked pizza topped with corn, tomatoes, green onions, and herbs sits on a white plate against a purple background—perhaps the best lunch Carmel Valley has to offer. A hand is holding a piece of toasted bread over a wooden board with assorted slices of bread and a dish of butter.

Best Lunch in Carmel and Carmel Valley

Whether you’re driving from vineyard to vineyard in the verdant Carmel Valley or lounging on the sandy beach of Carmel-by-the-Sea with an umbrella, Carmel has

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