Restaurants
Aubergine
- Monte Verde at 7th Ave., Carmel-by-the-Sea, 93921, USA
- $$$$ · Contemporary, Californian
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Aubergine
- Monte Verde at 7th Ave., Carmel-by-the-Sea, 93921, USA
- $$$$ · Contemporary, Californian
Two Stars: Excellent cooking
Easygoing luxury and refinement strike a harmonious note within L’Auberge Carmel, where every element seems designed to delight. Chef Justin Cogley balances classic technique with a sleek, modern aesthetic, and his cooking captures a sense of place that feels wholly his own. Products of spectacular quality are prepared skillfully and painstakingly presented with an artistic eye, as in a surprising "cabbage" taco filled with shallot jam, Madeira-braised treviso, Kaluga queen caviar and cabbage chips. The hits keep coming, like the rice roulade with Dungeness crab finished in a white dashi and butter sauce or the triple-seared dry-aged ribeye brushed in wagyu XO. Fabulously accommodating sommeliers are ever present to help navigate a wine list of real distinction.
Facilities & Services
- Air conditioning
- Interesting wine list
- Terrace
- Wheelchair access
Credit cards accepted