MUNDAKA'S Chef Brandon Miller:
Serving Up Sensational Spanish Favorites

Tucked away in the Carmel Square Shopping Center, Mundaka opened in 2009 and this Spanish favorite is where Chef Brandon Miller is serving up some of the most delicious Tapas on the planet. His renown for making authentic and delicious Paella brings patrons from far and wide to savor his culinary skill creating the traditional Spanish favorite.

Poached Sardine Plate

Tortilla with potato, egg, onion and sea salt is a great start. The beer battered fried squash blossoms with lavender carmel are flowers everyone should devour and delight in. The house smoked sardine salad comes with poached baby potato, grapefruit, arugula, and saffron vinaigrette, delicious! One of the most unique plates is the hamburguesa - mini lamb burger with pickled cauliflower and truffle fries. Another not to be missed plate is Albondigas - butifarro meatballs, with butter bean puree. Salads are all crisp and fresh here, and the desserts are inspired.

Mini-Lamb Burger with Pickled Cauliflower

If you want to eat a little or a whole lot they are so accommodating. The staff are helpful and rather handsome. These inventive plates by Chef Miller are enjoyed with cerveza, sangria, Porron Pequeno white and red wines, as well as home made lemonade and clever sparkling cocktails.

Chef Brandon Miller

This venue has a reputation for being the center for everything tasty, fun, artistic, creative and cultural in Carmel-by-the-sea. They are known for serving "real" food only: fresh, local, organic, biodynamic, free-range, line-caught, sustainable, fair-trade, home-made, from scratch. Make it a point to stop there on your next visit. The restaurant is located on the east side of San Carlos Street between Ocean Ave and 7th Avenue, between Nielson's Market and Wells Fargo Bank. Look for the Blue and White awnings.

Mundaka
San Carlos Street
(Between Ocean and 7th Ave)
Carmel, CA 93921
Phone: 831-624-7400
http://www.mundakacarmel.com/

 

By Bonnie Carroll