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.
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Café Rustica
10 Del Fino Pl
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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 :)
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Corkscrew Cafe
55 W Carmel Valley Rd
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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!
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Trailside Café & Beer Garden
3 Del Fino Pl
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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.
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Kathy's Little Kitchen
13 W Carmel Valley Rd
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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.
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Jerome's Carmel Valley Market
2 Chambers Ln
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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.
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Lucia Restaurant & Bar
415 W Carmel Valley Rd
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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.
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Carmel Valley Ranch
1 Old Ranch Rd
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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.
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Garland Ranch Regional Park
700 W Carmel Valley Rd
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So many beautiful trails of hiking, biking and horseback riding.
Beautiful ocean views and hiking trails abound. Bring a picnic!
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
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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.
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Big Sur
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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
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Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
3080 Rio Rd
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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.
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Cowgirl Winery
4 Pilot Rd
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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.
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Georis Winery
1 Pilot Rd
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One of the most beautiful tasting rooms in the valley.
Some of the best wine produced in the valley. Lovely outdoor tasting space.
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Bernardus Winery
5 W Carmel Valley Rd
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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.
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Refuge
27300 Rancho San Carlos Rd
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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 💕
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The Spa at Bernardus Lodge
415 W Carmel Valley Rd
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If you need a day at the spa, this is your place 💕