Guidebook for Monterey

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Guidebook for Monterey

Food Scene

Restaurants, Whale watching trips
27 locals recommend
Crab House
60 Fishermans Wharf
27 locals recommend
Restaurants, Whale watching trips
Excellent food. Initimate atmosphere. Local hangout. Try the grilled sand dabs!
22 locals recommend
Sandbar & Grill
Municipal Wharf 2
22 locals recommend
Excellent food. Initimate atmosphere. Local hangout. Try the grilled sand dabs!
The Food is Amazing! Everything on the menu is delicious. Unique cocktails. I have to say it's one of my favorites. Local hang out.
22 locals recommend
Rio Grill
Crossroads Boulevard
22 locals recommend
The Food is Amazing! Everything on the menu is delicious. Unique cocktails. I have to say it's one of my favorites. Local hang out.
Small restaurant. Excellent Mediterranean food. Kabobs. Arrugula Salad is a must have!
7 locals recommend
Yafa
5th Avenue
7 locals recommend
Small restaurant. Excellent Mediterranean food. Kabobs. Arrugula Salad is a must have!
Best Brunch! Piano Bar. Owned by Clint Eastwood. Beautiful Views!
59 locals recommend
Mission Ranch Restaurant
26270 Dolores St
59 locals recommend
Best Brunch! Piano Bar. Owned by Clint Eastwood. Beautiful Views!
One of the most Romantic Places to eat. Great food and service. Try to get a table in one of the front rooms. European Flair It might be a little over-rated.
46 locals recommend
Casanova
5th Avenue
46 locals recommend
One of the most Romantic Places to eat. Great food and service. Try to get a table in one of the front rooms. European Flair It might be a little over-rated.
It is the ONLY Drive through Starbucks in the area. Good Info to know.
23 locals recommend
Starbucks
1212 Forest Ave
23 locals recommend
It is the ONLY Drive through Starbucks in the area. Good Info to know.
Yummy Pizza. Close by for a quick pick up. You can order and drive over to pick it up.
California Pizza Kitchen at Monterey
1100 Del Monte Center
Yummy Pizza. Close by for a quick pick up. You can order and drive over to pick it up.
One of the most popular restaurants. It's tiny and so a reservation is a must. Excellent Mediterranean Food. Towards the end of the dinner they pay string instruments and SING to you. FUN!
67 locals recommend
Dametra Cafe
Lincoln Street
67 locals recommend
One of the most popular restaurants. It's tiny and so a reservation is a must. Excellent Mediterranean Food. Towards the end of the dinner they pay string instruments and SING to you. FUN!
Tiny restaurant with daily menu changes, all fresh, and local. Eat at a table outside to avoid noise. Excellent food! Reservation a must!
15 locals recommend
La Balena
Junipero Street
15 locals recommend
Tiny restaurant with daily menu changes, all fresh, and local. Eat at a table outside to avoid noise. Excellent food! Reservation a must!
You can have a full dinner up drinks and the appetizer menu. Popular place!
68 locals recommend
Vesuvio Restaurant
Junipero Street
68 locals recommend
You can have a full dinner up drinks and the appetizer menu. Popular place!
This restaurant is a local favorite and has been open for years and years. It's not touristy, not on the beach, but well worth your visit!
40 locals recommend
Tarpy's Roadhouse
2999 Monterey Salinas Hwy
40 locals recommend
This restaurant is a local favorite and has been open for years and years. It's not touristy, not on the beach, but well worth your visit!

Everything Else

Beautiful State Beach. Entrance Fee. You have to go down to China Cove. It's a must! There are stairs down to this isolated beach.
309 locals recommend
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
309 locals recommend
Beautiful State Beach. Entrance Fee. You have to go down to China Cove. It's a must! There are stairs down to this isolated beach.
Beautiful Walk that mostly Locals know about. You can see the Carmel Mission from this walk across an estuary There is also wedding rock, and a cross at an overlook from the Spanish Missionaries.
Ribera Road
Ribera Road
Beautiful Walk that mostly Locals know about. You can see the Carmel Mission from this walk across an estuary There is also wedding rock, and a cross at an overlook from the Spanish Missionaries.
Beautiful Trails to walk there. Right along the Ocean. Watch out for Monster Waves. I wouldn't go to far out on the rocks. TIDEPOOLS!
127 locals recommend
Lovers Point
631 Ocean View Blvd
127 locals recommend
Beautiful Trails to walk there. Right along the Ocean. Watch out for Monster Waves. I wouldn't go to far out on the rocks. TIDEPOOLS!
There is an entrance fee. The exit is just south of the Bungalow. Tourists love to drive this, and it's worth it, once! Beautiful views and homes.
20 locals recommend
17 Mile Drive
17 Mile Drive
20 locals recommend
There is an entrance fee. The exit is just south of the Bungalow. Tourists love to drive this, and it's worth it, once! Beautiful views and homes.
Great Beach to walk and watch. Lots of people with dogs. They can go unleashed on the beach. Or take the trail up along Scenic drive. It goes all the way to Carmel River Beach.
142 locals recommend
Carmel City Beach
142 locals recommend
Great Beach to walk and watch. Lots of people with dogs. They can go unleashed on the beach. Or take the trail up along Scenic drive. It goes all the way to Carmel River Beach.
Awesome place to unwind.Relaxation rooms with different scents or steam, various hot and cold pools. No talking! Plan to spend 2 or 3 hours or an afternoon.
65 locals recommend
Refuge
27300 Rancho San Carlos Rd
65 locals recommend
Awesome place to unwind.Relaxation rooms with different scents or steam, various hot and cold pools. No talking! Plan to spend 2 or 3 hours or an afternoon.
Great Place to buy food. Take your bags with you! Monterey charges 25 cents per bag. I have a stockpile!
96 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
1170 Forest Ave
96 locals recommend
Great Place to buy food. Take your bags with you! Monterey charges 25 cents per bag. I have a stockpile!
It's so close to the bungalow, and of course has the best meat and fresh organic vegetables.
71 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
800 Del Monte Center
71 locals recommend
It's so close to the bungalow, and of course has the best meat and fresh organic vegetables.
Needs Something? There's Macy's, Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma, lots of stores PLUS a California Pizza Kitchen. Drive up and pick up! Marguerite Pizza and CPK barbequee chicken salad are favs.
80 locals recommend
Del Monte Shopping Center
1410 Del Monte Center
80 locals recommend
Needs Something? There's Macy's, Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma, lots of stores PLUS a California Pizza Kitchen. Drive up and pick up! Marguerite Pizza and CPK barbequee chicken salad are favs.
Location for many concerts including the Monterey Jazz Festival. Park Early, or take a cab! The grounds are beautiful.
15 locals recommend
Monterey Fairgrounds
2004 Fairground Rd
15 locals recommend
Location for many concerts including the Monterey Jazz Festival. Park Early, or take a cab! The grounds are beautiful.

Shopping

There is cheese tasting, wine tasting at Wrath winery shop, great coffee shop where you can sit on the patio to sip. Nice stores, unique shops, a patisserie, Sushi. Stoll around and enjoy!
24 locals recommend
Carmel Plaza
Mission Street
24 locals recommend
There is cheese tasting, wine tasting at Wrath winery shop, great coffee shop where you can sit on the patio to sip. Nice stores, unique shops, a patisserie, Sushi. Stoll around and enjoy!
15 locals recommend
Ocean Avenue
Ocean Avenue
15 locals recommend
15 locals recommend
Ocean Avenue
Ocean Avenue
15 locals recommend