Guidebook for Carmel Valley

Michael & Amy
Guidebook for Carmel Valley

Food Scene

We love this place! Their nightly specials have always been our favorite and the pizza is amazing.
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Café Rustica
10 Del Fino Pl
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
We love this place! Their nightly specials have always been our favorite and the pizza is amazing.
Our favorite place for outdoor dining. Fabulous pizza, soup, and salads. Bring your own bottle of wine from Cowgirl Winery or Georis and enjoy it with no corkage fee ... they are all owned by the same family :)
54 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Corkscrew Cafe
55 W Carmel Valley Rd
54 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our favorite place for outdoor dining. Fabulous pizza, soup, and salads. Bring your own bottle of wine from Cowgirl Winery or Georis and enjoy it with no corkage fee ... they are all owned by the same family :)
Excellent beers on tap and the fish tacos are to die for! The beer garden is open on summer weekends and is fabulously fun!
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Trailside Café & Beer Garden
3 Del Fino Pl
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Excellent beers on tap and the fish tacos are to die for! The beer garden is open on summer weekends and is fabulously fun!
A fabulous place for a casual meal. Their avocado and bacon breakfast burritos are the best! The owners couldn’t be more wonderful. A true local favorite.
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Kathy's Little Kitchen
13 W Carmel Valley Rd
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A fabulous place for a casual meal. Their avocado and bacon breakfast burritos are the best! The owners couldn’t be more wonderful. A true local favorite.
Our darling little market in the village ... shop here for all your locally sourced, organic food needs.
33 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Jerome's Carmel Valley Market
2 Chambers Ln
33 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our darling little market in the village ... shop here for all your locally sourced, organic food needs.
Amazing food and ambience. Best place for a romantic dinner. Outdoor space has a stone fireplace and lots of fire pits ... stop by for local’s date night on Wednesday’s and enjoy wood fired pizzas for just $15.
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lucia Restaurant & Bar
415 W Carmel Valley Rd
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Amazing food and ambience. Best place for a romantic dinner. Outdoor space has a stone fireplace and lots of fire pits ... stop by for local’s date night on Wednesday’s and enjoy wood fired pizzas for just $15.
Come to Farmer’s Market every Sunday from 10am-3pm at the Carmel Valley Community Center located in the village. Everything fresh and in season is here 🍏🍓🥦🌽🍅🥑
Carmel Valley Village Farmers' Market
9550 W Carmel Valley Rd
Come to Farmer’s Market every Sunday from 10am-3pm at the Carmel Valley Community Center located in the village. Everything fresh and in season is here 🍏🍓🥦🌽🍅🥑
Set among gorgeous vineyards and a lush golf course, is beautiful Carmel Valley Ranch. Every evening their restaurant and bar serves up the fun with complementary s’mores around the fire pits. Come and watch the sunset, stay for dinner and enjoy a nostalgic campfire treat before heading home.
22 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Carmel Valley Ranch
1 Old Ranch Rd
22 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Set among gorgeous vineyards and a lush golf course, is beautiful Carmel Valley Ranch. Every evening their restaurant and bar serves up the fun with complementary s’mores around the fire pits. Come and watch the sunset, stay for dinner and enjoy a nostalgic campfire treat before heading home.

Parks & Nature

So many beautiful trails of hiking, biking and horseback riding.
133 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Garland Ranch Regional Park
700 W Carmel Valley Rd
133 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
So many beautiful trails of hiking, biking and horseback riding.
Beautiful ocean views and hiking trails abound. Bring a picnic!
309 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
309 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Beautiful ocean views and hiking trails abound. Bring a picnic!

Sightseeing

A drive down the Big Sur coastline is simply breathtaking. It restores the soul. Stop at Ventana on your way down for more amazing views and fantastic food and drinks al fresco.
332 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Big Sur
332 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A drive down the Big Sur coastline is simply breathtaking. It restores the soul. Stop at Ventana on your way down for more amazing views and fantastic food and drinks al fresco.

Arts & Culture

A beautiful California mission
76 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Carmel Mission
3080 Rio Rd
76 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A beautiful California mission

Wine tasting 🍷

Casual wine tasting, county style! Complete with chickens, bocce, and corn hole. A fun and lively outdoor wine tasting experience.
26 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cowgirl Winery
4 Pilot Rd
26 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Casual wine tasting, county style! Complete with chickens, bocce, and corn hole. A fun and lively outdoor wine tasting experience.
One of the most beautiful tasting rooms in the valley.
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Georis Winery
1 Pilot Rd
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
One of the most beautiful tasting rooms in the valley.
Some of the best wine produced in the valley. Lovely outdoor tasting space.
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bernardus Winery
5 W Carmel Valley Rd
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Some of the best wine produced in the valley. Lovely outdoor tasting space.
Ian Brand was voted best winemaker of the year by The San Francisco Chronicle. Stop by and see why ... you will not be disappointed!
I. Brand and Family
19 E Carmel Valley Rd
Ian Brand was voted best winemaker of the year by The San Francisco Chronicle. Stop by and see why ... you will not be disappointed!

Entertainment & Activities

A peaceful outdoor spa with plunge pools. A day here, you won’t soon forget.
65 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Refuge
27300 Rancho San Carlos Rd
65 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A peaceful outdoor spa with plunge pools. A day here, you won’t soon forget.
If you need a day at the spa, this is your place 💕
28 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Spa at Bernardus Lodge
415 W Carmel Valley Rd
28 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
If you need a day at the spa, this is your place 💕