Flaherty's Oyster Bar & Seafood Grill

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Great Restaurant

Flaherty’s Oyster Bar and Flaherty’s Seafood Grill in downtown Carmel are the Monterey Peninsula’s seafood mecca.

Named one of California’s 10 best fresh-catch seafood restaurants by The San Jose Mercury News, Flaherty’s enjoys a reputation as rich as its tradition. Chef Francisco Cocova and his staff have been creating seafood delights for more than 25 years.

At the bright and lively Oyster Bar, customers may choose fresh oysters, clams, crabs and lobster from Carmel’s only saltwater tank, enjoy Flaherty’s world-famous clam chowders in both the Manhattan and incredibly rich Boston varieties, or savor the day’s catch delivered fresh from the source every morning.

At a table for two or a center spread for 12, it’s elbow to elbow, with casual fun and good-natured socializing.

The crab and clam chowders are made to meet the steady demand for what most travelers say is the best they’ve ever had. Desserts are made fresh daily and are remembered by visitors who come back year after year. The Oyster Bar’s bright, light and noisy environment is as upbeat as a place like this can get.

Flaherty’s Seafood Grill right next door is, in contrast, a balm for the senses. Its surroundings cradle and comfort like an island getaway. Here, the emphasis is on relaxed intimacy, the perfect counterpoint to the liveliness of the Oyster Bar. Chef Cocova’s extensive knowledge of sea food and his creative culinary skills take the bounty of seafood to its richest potential with delicacies like the elusive Monterey spot prawns. These giant local delights look like baby lobsters but are sweeter and more tender.

Fresh regional and specialty fish, as well as traditional choice cuts of meat, married with flavorful sauces and colorful accompaniments, infuse Flaherty Seafood Grill with the grace, quality and charm befitting the well-deserved reputation of this outstanding seafood restaurant.

Flaherty’s wine selection is comprehensive without being overwhelming and the staff is extremely knowledgeable in combining the magic of the fruits of the sea with the vine.

Menu Highlights

Scampi Italiano

Classic Cioppino

Live Lobster

Live Whole Dungeness Crab

Flaherty’s Famous Crab and Clam Chowders

Located on the south side of Sixth Avenue between Dolores and San Carlos.

Reservations are recommended for the Grill;
(831)625-1500 for the Seafood Grill.
Seafood Grill open daily at 5:30 p.m.
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Walk-ins are easily accommodated at the Oyster Bar.
Call (831) 624-0311 for the Oyster Bar;
Oyster Bar open daily at 11 a.m.;
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