Monterey Fisherman's Wharf

There is a very friendly candy shoppe with FRESH caramel corn! The best caramel corn I’ve ever had.

Now, there are 2 places that sell the caramel corn…be sure to follow your nose. You want to go to the candy shoppe where you can see the taffy in the window and smell the sweetness of warm caramel in the air.

Please don’t go here and skip the bread bowl clam chowder! It’s been years since I’ve been to Monterey (lived there for two years) but my mouth still waters at the thought of the clam chowder! Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

I love taking my wife here. It’s a great place to pick up some awesome clam chowder too.

The Wharf, featuring that brisk, chilly Monterey breeze along with the smell of dead fish and seagull poo. If you want cream of the crop seafood, this is the place to go. Straight off the boats and onto your plate, the small, humble restaurants here are eager to serve you.

The barking of sea lions and constant complaints from seagulls will fill your ears. The views of boats, other piers, and monterey bay in general are beautiful. The setting is bustling in a small-town way. It almost feels like how Monterey originally was Decades ago.

The ice cream shop there has gone downhill but their clam chowder has not.

The Wharf is located along a bike trail I strongly recommend visitors walk/ride on. It starts from Robert’s lake (near Embassy Suites in Seaside) and goes as far as the Asilomar past Lover’s Point.

The Fisherman’s Grotto has the best clam chowder in the world!