Café Carmel is more than a coffee shop. A family-owned and operated business, we offer a warm and welcoming place to gather.
Café Carmel serves baked goods, pastries, cookies, desserts and ice cream, and now also breakfast, lunch and brunch as well as custom cakes and catering.
In addition to our sweet treats, we prepare classic breakfast items such as eggs Benedict, sweet or savory French toast, housemade granola, quiche and breakfast burritos. For lunch, choose a delicious salad (such as Caesar or roasted beet), homemade soups, and crisp panini, as well as tuna salad, roast beef, smoked salmon, chicken salad and BLT sandwiches. Round off your meal with a delicious chocolate éclair, tiramisu or classic Napoleon pastry.
Warm, easygoing cafe serving caffeinated drinks plus baked goods, sweets & ice cream. Based on 459 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
Ocean Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93921
Phone: (831) 624-3870
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Hours
| Friday |
7:30 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday |
7:30 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday |
7:30 AM–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
|
7:30 AM–9 PM
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday |
7:30 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday |
7:30 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday |
7:30 AM–9 PM |
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Reviews
Ghazal Khademi
The breakfast sandwich I ordered was probably the most delicious sandwich I’ve ever had. That, plus delicious coffee made my stop at Cafe Carmel so delightful. Definitely on the pricier side but well worth it considering.
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Anastasia Gostkowski
Was looking for italian cuisine which this place advertises. But panini was an sandwich made with some white bread instead of the actual panini bread, OVERSALTED and overly greasy (basically nothing like the real Italian panini). The Napoleon cake was nothing like the real Napoleon cake either and overly sweet and incorrectly made
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laura mooney
Breakfast Burrito was loaded with bacon, eggs and cheese! We had Avocado Toast and it had an entire avocado sliced on sourdough! Soooo good! What a treat!
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Sigitas Armonas
We were first time visitors of Carmel-by-the-Sea and we were brought to this place by the food tour guide. We had the quiche with salad and we were so impressed that we came back on our last day and ordered the quiche and avocado toast. Both were very fresh and tasted amazing. We certainly miss that sort of quality in Illinois.
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Sam Sam
Average place at Carmel beach. Most of the items that we asked for were not there and they billed it.
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Michelle Holcomb
Excellent food and a great location. There was no wait. We had the sweet French toast, avocado toast, and quiche Lorraine. This place didn’t disappoint at all.
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Romain SLV
Good Expresso and coffee but a bit disappointed by the scone (slightly too dry) and the Benedict eggs. The waitress was welcoming but not especially the waiter who looked bored (maybe he’s not morning enthusiastic…). Moreover there were not plant based milk which is a pity for vegans
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Bailey Hoffman
Nice, clean shop. My mother got a BLT here and said it was some of the best she’s ever had. We both also enjoyed our pastries, although I wish they’d offered to heat them up for us, considering our meals were dine-in.
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priyanka de
Loved the chocolate croissant i had. This is the best croissant i ever had. Even the avocado toast was awesome. Ambiance is super nice , the serving lady was so friendly. Loved everything
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Jason Young
The Service is wonderful!
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