Eating & Sleeping
Monterey 1
5 Cannery Row
Brewing Co American $$
(www.canneryrowbrewingcompany.com; 95
Prescott Ave; h11:30am-11pm, bar till midnight
Sun-Thu, 2am Fri & Sat) Dozens of craft beers
from around the world bring crowds to Cannery
Row’s bar-and-grill, and so does the outdoor
deck with roaring fire pits. Decent menu of
burgers, barbeque, salads and garlic fries.
4 Casa Munras Boutique Hotel $$
(%831-375-2411; http://www.hotelcasamunras.com;
700 Munras Ave; r $150-280; iWs#) Built
around an adobe hacienda once owned by a
19th-century Spanish Colonial don, small but
chic contemporary rooms inhabit two-story
motel-esque buildings. Unwind with a sea-salt
scrub in the spa.
4 InterContinental –
The Clement Hotel $$$
(%831-375-4500; http://www.intercontinental.com;
750 Cannery Row; r $200-455; aiWsc)
Like a New England millionaire’s seaside
clapboard house, this four-star resort presides
over Cannery Row. For utmost luxury, book an
ocean-view suite with a private balcony and
fireplace, then dine in bayfront C Restaurant.
Pacific Grove 2
5 Passionfish Seafood $$$
(%831-655-3311; http://www.passionfish.net; 701
Lighthouse Ave; mains $16-28; h5-9pm Sun-
Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat) Eureka! Sustainable
seafood is dock-fresh, every preparation fully
flavored and the global wine list priced almost
at retail. Tables are squeezed together, though.
Reservations recommended.
4 Sunset Inn Motel $$
(%831-375-3529; http://www.gosunsetinn.com; 133
Asilomar Blvd; r $110-300; W) At this small
motor lodge near the beach, attentive staff
check you into crisply redesigned rooms that
have hardwood floors, king-sized beds and, for
romance, a hot tub and gas-burning fireplace.Carmel-by-the-Sea 4
5 La Bicyclette French, Italian $$$
(%831-622-9899; http://www.labicycletterestaurant.
com; Dolores St at 7th Ave; lunch mains $7-16,
3-course prix-fixe dinner $30; h8-11am &
11:30am-10pm) Rustic European and California
country fare, along with a wood-burning pizza
oven, packs canoodling couples into this bistro.
Excellent local wines too.5 Mundaka Tapas $$$
(%831-624-7400; http://www.mundakacarmel.com;
San Carlos St btwn Ocean & 7th Aves; small plates
$6-20; h5:30-10pm Sun-Wed, to 11pm Thu-Sat)
Stone courtyard hideaway is a svelte escape
from Carmel’s ‘newly wed and nearly dead’
crowd. Share Spanish tapas and sip house-
made sangria while DJs or flamenco guitarists
play.4 Cypress Inn Boutique Hotel $$$
(%831-624-3871; http://www.cypress-inn.com;
Lincoln St & 7th Ave; r $185-325; W#) Done
up in Spanish Colonial style, this 1929 inn
is co-owned by movie star Doris Day. Airy
terra-cotta hallways with colorful tiles give it
a Mediterranean feel, and rooms facing the
courtyard dazzle with light.Moss Landing 7
5 Phil’s Fish Market Seafood $$
(www.philsfishmarket.com; 7600 Sandholdt
Rd; mains $10-20; h10am-8pm Sun-Thu, to
9pm Fri & Sat; c) Devour buckets of crab,
mussels, squid, scallops and prawns covered
in San Francisco–style cioppino sauce at this
warehouse-sized eatery right by the harbor.CENTRAL.CALIFORNIA.15
.AROUND MONTEREY & CARMEL