The restaurant offers sophisticated modern California cuisine by Executive Chef Justin Cogley. Executive Chef Justin Cogley’s and Executive Pastry Chef Ron Mendoza’s cooking philosophy is built first and foremost on spontaneity. With access to an array of outstanding local products as well as ingredients and artisan purveyors from around the world, Cogley and Mendoza focus on incorporating these elements into their ever-changing menus. The intimate 42-seat Aubergine restaurant features an underground wine cellar constructed beneath the inn’s courtyard to house the restaurant’s 4,500-bottle collection. The wine list features numerous great wines from around the world with a particular focus on wines from Monterey County and France.
The award winning restaurant was recently voted Fifth best in San Francisco and the Bay Area by Zagat.
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Executive Chef Jason Balestrieri oversees Cantinetta Luca, just a few short blocks away from L’Auberge Carmel hotel. The popular restaurant offers the pure flavors of an authentic Italian trattoria in a casual, modern setting. Cantinetta Luca’s ingredients are always fresh and seasonal; presentations are rich and rustic. Chef Balestrieri sources the best available ingredients from local farmers, fishmongers and purveyors. Many items on the menu are made in-house including the breads, many cheeses, artisanal salumi and fresh pastas. Specialties include wood-oven baked pizza, as well as a wide array of antipasti, whole fire-roasted fish and grilled meats, served family-style.
The restaurant’s wine list, exclusively Italian, offers an extensive list of hard to find and reasonably priced wines. Cantinetta Luca also offers a full bar selection.
Dinner served nightly:
Sunday - Thursday, 5 - 9:30 pm,
Friday - Saturday, 5 - 10 pm
Lunch :
Friday - Sunday, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
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Salumeria Luca
Open Daily 11 am - 8 pm
The pure Italian flavors you’ve come to know at Cantinetta Luca are now available for you at home, at picnics, for parties or anytime. A wide selection of cured meats, Italian cheeses, olives, sauces, fresh-baked breads, wine, pastries, desserts, gelato - everything you’ve ever wanted from a great Italian deli is available at Salumeria Luca.
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