Bay Area Weekend 🌊 Carmel/17-miles/Highly recommend bakery‼️
A one and a half-hour drive from the Bay Area, the little town of Carmel is definitely a great place to visit for the weekend. You have a string of small artsy shops downtown plus a beach nearby 🏖️
📍 At Dametra Cafe, the grilled shrimp is wonderful! Also, the pasta is pretty good😋 Grilled lamb leg and smoked salmon are standard fare.
📍 At Portabella, it's a rare treat to try warm squid tentacles which are delicious! It's soft and hot, I don’t know why I've only had it served as a cold dish before [confused emoji R]. The pasta here is very good, and the lobster 🦞 chowder appetizer is worth a try!
📍 At Flaherty's, the American street-side seafood and brunch place, the omelette and fries are surprisingly nice~
📍 Carmel Bakery is highly recommended‼️ It's so heartwarming to find bread that's not too sweet here, only someone who understands will know how it feels!! [crying emoji R] I, who don't usually like nuts, think the walnut cookie (?) is fragrant! I bought five to six things from here and none of them were disappointments, but I'm honestly not a fan of the berry/jam kinds 🫣 The store is open from morning till night, but most things get sold out by the evening, so it's better to go in the morning.
The town is also near to one of Route 1's attractions - 17-miles, definitely worth a visit! The ticket 🎫 costs $10, and if the wind is not too strong, you can stroll around for quite some time. We weren't so lucky and caught a stormy day [disappointed emoji R]. The moment we got out of the car, the wind blew us away. Even the seaside squirrels 🐿️ were squinting because of it (picture 7). But the view was still amazing!
#BayAreaWeekend #Carmel #17Miles #BakeryRecommendation #DametraCafe #Portabella #Flahertys #CarmelBakery #Route1Attraction
