For more than 60 years, the Village Corner has been a Carmel landmark and a dining favorite of locals.

This charming bistro offers relaxed, romantic dining amid colorful flowers and lush shrubbery, under the sun or stars.

The cuisine is Mediterranean and California style. The menus offer an array of excellent appetizers, salads, sandwiches and enteés, including grilled items cooked over an oak-fired open grill.

The Village Corner is open daily for lunch and dinner or early risers can join the locals for a great morning breakfast.

Come visit the Village Corner and discover for yourself the reasons for its lasting dining reputation.

If there was an award for "Local's Favorite Gathering Place" in Carmel, The Village Corner Mediterranean California Bistro would be the sure winner! Located in the heart of Carmel, on picture-perfect Dolores and Sixth streets, this charming indoor-outdoor Mediterranean-style bistro has been a consistent gathering place for locals and visiting celebrities alike—for over 60 years!

Enjoy world-class, bistro-style cuisine "Carmel Style" from the lush garden patio or tastefully appointed indoors. It's the place where you can sit back and enjoy the pleasures of Carmel that go gently wafting by. Whether for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or in-between snacks, each meal is prepared with true imagination and flair sure to delight the most discriminating connoisseur.

Appetizers range from sautéed asparagus with morel mushrooms and oyster sauce, to delicious lobster ravioli with tomato-leek compote. Dinner options include authentic Spanish Paella for two, Filet Mignon with spinach mushroom crepe and béarnaise, or the signature Oak-Grilled Salmon with peppered pistachio crust, lobster butter and wasabi cream.

For lunch and dinner, there's wonderful vegetarian entrées, imaginative salads, and delicious appetizers—arguably meals in themselves—all complimented by a fine wine list featuring the best local vineyards. Start the day off right with delectable breakfasts of fresh fruit, pancakes, eggs benedict, exotic omelets and more. For visitors, this Carmel landmark is a must!

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This charming bistro is reminiscent of the south of France, with its warm, sunny yellow walls, spacious flower-rimmed patio and outdoor fireplace. A long-time local favorite, it is truly the essence of Carmel: tasteful, charming and lively by day; romantic, exotic and elegant by night. It's a place where you can sit back and enjoy the pleasures of Carmel that go gently wafting by. Add in the mouth-watering aromas of Euro-Mediterranean and California -style cuisine for a tempting combination.

Appetizers range from sautéd asparagus with morel mushrooms and oyster sauce, to delicious lobster ravioli with tomato-leek compote, or assorted bruschetta on grilled sourdough.

Dinner options include double-garlic chicken with saffron gnocchi and natural juices, filet mignon with spinach mushroom crepe, and authentic Spanish paella for two. For dessert, there is hazelnut chocolate mousse cake - or something equally decadent - and plenty of espresso, cappuccino and latte. Traveling wine aficionados, don't miss the all-Monterey County wine list, the only one of its kind in the area. Equally sumptuous for breakfast or lunch.