Carmel-by-the-Sea Restaurants - Bud's at La Playa Hotel

A Cut Above Your Neighborhood Bar

Featuring an inspired cocktail menu that will put your local knowledge to the test, a curated collection of historic memorabilia, and an expanded food menu, Bud's invites you into Carmel's visionary — though occasionally-drunken — bohemian past. Carmel, after all, is a beautiful place worth celebrating in all its eccentricity.

Named in honor of local legend and former owner, Howard "Bud" Allen, La Playa's newly-restored bar and restaurant is a tribute to this storied, sage community and its lore.

Bud's continues its cherished tradition of "Dime Time," the bar's famous 10-cent Happy "Hour." "Dime Time" occurs once a day at the bartender's discretion and only lasts for ten minutes. (Yet another reason to tip the bartender well.) Revelers must pay with exact change, so remember to keep dimes at the ready. Because there is no better time to buy everyone a round.

Open 3 pm to late(ish)