Creme of Carmel

By Bob & Sue 

The best restaurant in the greater Pebble Beach area may be Aubergine in the L’Auberge Carmel. Charlie Trotter trained chef Justin Cogley delivers highly creative dishes ranging from a Kumamoto oyster amuse with cucumber jelly and yuzu foam to Monterey Bay abalone paired with pickled sea lettuce, alba mushrooms and an oyster leaf and Japanese plum, and Australian wagyu beef with smoked cherry juice, bay leaf and morels. This comfortable gem of a restaurant keeps getting better with its thoughtful menu and wine list selections.

Contact

Monte Verde St.
(Between Ocean & Seventh)
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
831.624.8578
laubergecarmel.com