Which Monterey wine restaurants are in Cannery Row?

Cannery Row includes Coastal Kitchen, The Sardine Factory, and Whaling Station Steakhouse on this list. Coastal Kitchen is the tasting-menu room, with a sommelier-led program. The Sardine Factory has a list of 2,105 selections spanning California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Italy, and Germany. Whaling Station Steakhouse has an exceptional wine program and a classic steakhouse menu.

Which place here has the largest wine list?

The Sardine Factory has a wine list of 2,105 selections spanning California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Italy, and Germany. It is a Cannery Row seafood and steakhouse with an exceptional wine program, a Michelin Plate, a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and a Star Wine List. Service is a la carte.

Which wine restaurant in Monterey is best for pairings?

Coastal Kitchen in Cannery Row is tasting menu only. It has panoramic Monterey Bay views. The wine program is sommelier-led. Wine pairings are to highlight local coastal ingredients. The tasting menu has five courses, and the pairings accompany that menu.

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Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Monterey

The wine restaurants here concentrate in Cannery Row, with one restaurant in downtown Monterey and one on Fisherman's Wharf. On Cannery Row, Coastal Kitchen is tasting menu only, with a sommelier-led list, pairings of local coastal ingredients, a Michelin Plate, and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. The Sardine Factory, in Cannery Row, is a seafood and steakhouse with an exceptional wine program, a Michelin Plate, a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and a list of 2,105 selections spanning California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Italy, and Germany. Whaling Station Steakhouse, in Cannery Row, has an exceptional wine program, an extensive list, and a classic steakhouse menu served a la carte.

Montrio Bistro, in downtown Monterey, has a list, a Michelin Plate, and a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Domenico's on the Wharf, on Fisherman's Wharf, has an exceptional wine program and an extensive list.

How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.

Coastal Kitchen
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Coastal Kitchen at 400 Cannery Row holds a Michelin Plate and Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star recognition, placing it at the upper end of Monterey's dining tier. The window-lined room frames Pacific sunsets while a five-course menu sources 98 percent of its ingredients within a 100-mile radius. The chef's lineage runs through Charlie Trotter's, Restaurant Paul Bocuse, and a 2008 Bocuse d'Or Most Promising Chef award.
Domenico's on the Wharf
Deep wine list
Domenico's on the Wharf occupies one of Fisherman's Wharf's most direct waterfront positions in Monterey, where the Pacific sets the menu's terms. The kitchen follows the logic of the bay: seafood sourced close, prepared without ceremony, and served against a view that requires no improvement. For Monterey's coastal dining scene, it represents a direct proposition with deep local roots.
Montrio Bistro
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Montrio Bistro holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it among the more consistently acknowledged contemporary restaurants in Monterey. Housed in a converted historic firehouse on Calle Principal, the $$$-tier menu draws on California's central coast pantry through a contemporary lens.
The Sardine Factory
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
One of Monterey's most enduring seafood addresses, The Sardine Factory holds a Michelin Plate and a wine list of 2,105 selections spanning California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Italy, and Germany. The kitchen works the regional catch through a dinner-only format at the $$$ cuisine price point, with wine director Dave Sidener and sommelier Natalie Enriquez overseeing one of the Central Coast's most serious cellar programs.
Whaling Station Steakhouse
Deep wine list
Whaling Station Steakhouse on Wave Street sits at the point where Monterey's working waterfront history and Central Coast beef country converge. The kitchen draws on regional sourcing traditions that have defined this stretch of California coast for decades, placing it inside a dining category that takes provenance seriously rather than treating it as a selling point.

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Which Monterey wine restaurants are in Cannery Row?: Cannery Row includes Coastal Kitchen, The Sardine Factory, and Whaling Station Steakhouse on this list. Coastal Kitchen is the tasting-menu room, with a sommelier-led program. The Sardine Factory has a list of 2,105 selections spanning California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Italy, and Germany. Whaling Station Steakhouse has an exceptional wine program and a classic steakhouse menu.
Which place here has the largest wine list?: The Sardine Factory has a wine list of 2,105 selections spanning California, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Italy, and Germany. It is a Cannery Row seafood and steakhouse with an exceptional wine program, a Michelin Plate, a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and a Star Wine List. Service is a la carte.
Which wine restaurant in Monterey is best for pairings?: Coastal Kitchen in Cannery Row is tasting menu only. It has panoramic Monterey Bay views. The wine program is sommelier-led. Wine pairings are to highlight local coastal ingredients. The tasting menu has five courses, and the pairings accompany that menu.