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1. PortaBella Restaurant
4.5
Awesome(1715)
Price: Expensive
• French • Carmel
Booked 26 times today
Our cuisine features beautiful specialties from France, Italy and Spain. The dishes are rich in color and flavor.PortaBella is picturesque: awarded First Prize for Beautiful Flowerscaping from the Carmel Garden Club.The ambience is stylish and romantic, the setting historic
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2. Sardine Factory
4.7
Exceptional(5027)
Price: Expensive
• Seafood • Monterey
Booked 45 times today
Every city has that one can’t miss restaurant, where celebrities feel at home and every other guest feels like a celebrity. Since October 2, 1968, The Sardine Factory’s cachet has made dining in our historic Cannery Row setting a tradition for world leaders, sports heroes and entertainment icons. Our award-winning chefs prepare delectable creations of fresh, sustainable seafood and USDA Prime Aged Beef; winner of Restaurant Hospitality Magazine’s "Best Wine List in America" award. The Lounge’s live entertainment, Happy Hour and affordable menu are a casual alternative to our other dining rooms. Celebrating over 50 years under the same ownership and management! Voted "Best Restaurant in Monterey" by Monterey County Herald readers.
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3. Stokes Adobe Restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(826)
Price: Expensive
• Californian • Monterey
Booked 14 times today
Stokes Adobe is a new restaurant located in one of Old Monterey’s historic adobe homes. The menu offers chef driven seasonally inspired California cuisine. The bar and cozy outdoor fire pits offer classic cocktails, wines by the glass and local beers.
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4. Old Fisherman's Grotto
4.8
Exceptional(1699)
Price: Expensive
• Seafood • Monterey
Booked 25 times today
Nestled on the historic Fisherman's Wharf, overlooking the picturesque Monterey Harbor, Old Fisherman’s Grotto is a must-visit dining destination. Renowned worldwide for its exquisite cuisine, impeccable service, and charming ambiance, the Grotto offers a culinary experience like no other. Our menu showcases fresh seafood sourced sustainably, USDA prime beef, and an extensive wine selection with over 200 choices recognized by Wine Spectator Magazine. With a commitment to providing an intimate dining atmosphere, we enforce a zero-tolerance policy for excessive noise levels, ensuring a pleasant experience for all our guests. We kindly ask patrons to keep noise levels moderate to respect others' dining experiences.
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5. Montrio
4.6
Exceptional(4241)
Price: Expensive
• Californian • Monterey
Booked 18 times today
Located in the heart of downtown Monterey, Montrio offers a comfortable yet classic dining experience, featuring fine European inspired-American cuisine. For the past 25 years, Montrio has worked to showcase sustainable seafood, fine quality meat, and Monterey County’s best produce in all of its dishes has made this renovated 1910 firehouse a local favorite.We feature a variety of appetizers, award-winning small bites, enticing entrees, and indulgent seasonal desserts made by our in house pastry chef. Choose from Montrio's extensive wine list, or try one of our signature cocktails. Come see what everyone is talking about!
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6. Chart House Restaurant - Monterey
4.5
Awesome(6978)
Price: Moderate
• Seafood • Monterey
Booked 49 times today
Chart House is a fine dining restaurant serving seafood & steak and famous for their spectacular views. For more than 50 years, Chart House has redefined the ideal dining experience. With 27 waterfront and showcase locations ranging from the historic to the unforgettable, Chart House restaurants specialize in dazzling views, unique cuisine and exceptional service. From fresh fish specialties to slow-roasted prime rib, the renowned chefs of Chart House have tailored a menu that adds a unique touch to local flavors. And the Chart House happy hour is a guest favorite, where guest favor our signature cocktails and delicious bites you are sure to enjoy. Our original Hot Chocolate Lava Cake is the perfect end to a memorable dining experience at Chart House. Chart House offers the ideal setting for your next event. We would be happy to assist you with all the details of your special occasion.
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7. Fish Hopper
4.5
Awesome(3790)
Price: Moderate
• Seafood • Monterey
Booked 21 times today
Experience the beauty of the Pacific Ocean combined with world-class dining on historic Cannery Row, just a short walk from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The newly renovated Fish Hopper, housed in an original sardine cannery building, offers spectacular views of the stunning Monterey Bay from every table, including our heated outdoor patio. The Fish Hopper specializes in fresh, sustainable seafood, certified Angus beef, pastas, and live shellfish. Our seafood is either locally caught or shipped in fresh daily, and our produce is locally grown in the Salinas Valley. Some favorites include fresh Monterey Bay abalone, macadamia-crusted halibut, our famous “Tomahawk Chop” bone-in rib eye, and fresh Dungeness crab. Start your meal with our award-winning clam chowder, and indulge in one of our many exotic cocktail creations or a selection from our extensive wine collection. While enjoying your delicious meal, you can watch sea otters at play and even catch a glimpse of the occasional whale.
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8. Beach House Restaurant at Lovers Point
4.7
Exceptional(4369)
Price: Moderate
• Californian • Pacific Grove
Booked 26 times today
Casual California dining overlooking scenic and historic Lovers Point Beach.
A photo of Estéban Restaurant at Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa restaurant
9. Estéban Restaurant at Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa
4.0
Excellent(890)
Price: Expensive
• Spanish • Monterey
Booked 2 times today
Estéban Restaurant: Spanish-inspired California cuisine.This local favorite offers indoor & outdoor patio (pet-friendly) diningUp-to-date hours: Open for BreakfastMon. – Fri. 7:00am–10:00amOpen for DinnerSun. – Thurs., 4:30pm–8:30pmFri. & Sat., 4:30pm–9:00pmTapas Happy Hour daily 4:30pm–6:00pmOpen for BrunchSat. & Sun. 9:00am–1:30pmEstéban Restaurant, the 2024 Diners' Choice award winner, carries on the Munras family tradition of culinary hospitality and excellence. It offers authentic Monterey dining in the historic Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa. Enjoy a unique culinary experience featuring traditional Spanish-inspired California cuisine with a pinch of adventure. Choose from shared plates and classic selections. Gift Certificates availableFollow us on Facebook at facebook.com/EstebanRestaurant and Instagram at instagram.com/estebanrestaurant/
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10. Abalonetti Bar and Grill
4.4
Awesome(542)
Price: Moderate
• Seafood • Monterey
Booked 5 times today
Abalonetti Bar and Grill is one of the original restaurants on Monterey's Historic Fisherman's Wharf. Famous for Monterey calamari, we now feature more than 20 different preparations from local squid processed in-house. With ample ocean views, the Wharf's largest waterfront pet-friendly patio, a full bar, cocktail menu and local wine list, Abalonetti has been a favorite of locals for decades, providing a fun and casual waterfront dining experience.

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  • Stacy
    San Francisco Bay Area •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    Thank you, we had a wonderful experience! From being greeted at the door, warm bread on arrival and Tara our server, all was great! Food was fresh and well prepared. I had the tacos special which I loved with Duckhorn Sav Blanc. Husband had Parmesan crusted rock fish. Loved it. And our service dog Redd slept quietly under the table.
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    Old Fisherman's GrottoPrice: Expensive• Seafood• Monterey
    •
    4.8
  • MarkVIP
    San Francisco Bay Area •47 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    We dine here often. Every time we’re in Carmel from SF. A must for us. Today we also had lunch outside. Always a pleasure. I must say the wait staff could be quicker once seated. Bringing water and a menu for lunch. Love PortaBella.
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    PortaBella RestaurantPrice: Expensive• French• Carmel
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    4.5
  • MatthewBVIP
    Central Texas •29 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    This was our third visit to this legendary place! This time celebrating my birthday but the treatment this time was as good as our prior visits. The bar staff were awesome, Jen and Christian were awesome throughout our dinner service and the tour of their amazing Tavern on The Green gazebo and wine cellar was an off the hook experience. Thank you to everyone at the Sardine Factory for making my birthday celebration such a memorable evening. We will see y’all whenever we’re within 100 miles of this amazingly historic place!!
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    Sardine FactoryPrice: Expensive• Seafood• Monterey
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    4.7
  • OpenTable Diner
    Atlanta •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on Mar 6, 2025
    We loved everything we ate- 3 appetizers and our entrees- wagyu beef and the pork chop. Our cocktails were wonderful, as well as the service. After dinner we enjoyed a few minutes on the front patio relaxing around the roaring fire of one of 4 fire pits. It was a perfect dinner out!
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    Stokes Adobe RestaurantPrice: Expensive• Californian• Monterey
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    4.8
  • LyndaVIP
    Tahoe / Reno Area •6 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Mar 4, 2025
    Service excellent. Food was delicious. Definitely going back.
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    MontrioPrice: Expensive• Californian• Monterey
    •
    4.6

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