Restaurants comes with fajitas and Margaritas. The tin can nachos may be the most popular dish across all of Pebble Beach’s restaurants. It’s like going to a common circus and seeing Cirque du Soleil. BEST RESTAURANT FOR TAKE-OUT BEST CHINESE Tommy’s Wok 649 Ocean Ave., Carmel (831) 624-8518, tommyswokcarmel.com At the circus, food-on-the-go looks like food on a stick or in cardboard. You know, cotton candy, corn dogs or popcorn. Tommy’s Wok expands the possibilities of quick grab-and-go food, and stuffs it into white cardboard boxes and quart containers. And what’s more intriguing are the elements. Chinese food staples like fragrant house-fried rice with barbecue pork and shrimp, sticky-sweet walnut prawns, tender Mongolian beef, and ethereal wontons in delicate broth are all part of the formula that makes Tommy’s Wok the best in both the to-go and Chinese food. BEST APPETIZERS/SMALL PLATES Estéban Restaurant Casa Munras Hotel & Spa, 700 Munras Ave., Monterey (831) 375-0176, estebanrestaurant.com As a Spanish-inspired restaurant, Estéban was ahead of the small and shared plates trend. Naturally, the Weekly’s readers caught on. The tapas lineup includes empanadas, wild-caught prawns, grilled octopus, tartare and tataki from the raw bar and more. It’s the difference between a single-ring affair, where you focus on one act at a time, and the sideshow, with all its enticing options. A big attraction is the daily Tapas Hour, which beats a regular happy hour menu in terms of many plates on the table. BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Monterey’s Fish House 2114 Del Monte Ave., Monterey (831) 373-4647, montereyfishhouse.com Monterey’s Fish House knows how to keep the crowd hooked (often in a line outside the door), like a one-ring circus—seafood. This beloved local Best Restaurant on a Golf Course | Hay’s Place 88 BEST OF MONTEREY COUNTY® 2026 montereycountynow.com/bestof
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