Given a warm, beautiful day this Coast Gallery & Cafe are a wonderful stop while touring Highway 1 through Big Sur!We came from Carmel, targeting around 10:30AM for our perusal of the very interesting art exhibits and to dine on the rooftop overlooking the highway with an expanse of the Pacific Ocean. The food portions are large so splitting an order makes the cost an actual value. We thoroughly enjoyed salmon lox with creme cheese, bagel and assorted peppers, onions and capers. The gallery location is 18 miles from the Bixby Bridge overlook to the North and 6 miles heading towards McWay Fall to the South. http://goo.gl/maps/UNO5a (paste into browser)Note: When you reach the entrance arrow to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park just park along the highway and walk into the State Park for the short stroll down to view the gorgeous Fall or to the Southern end (west side of highway) for the Overlook Trail steps down to the Fall vistas!Enjoy and don't forget to stop!
this is a must stop on your trip up or down the coast highway one. There is art work that is stunning and something for everyone. If you just cannot buy something the at the very least go to the cafe and have a cup of coffee and breath in the views!
My first trip to Coast Gallery was 1983, my last one 1993. It's easy for a gallery to change its aesthetic over the years, but Coast Gallery is still full of wonderful artwork you won't see anywhere else. I bought my first "art" kaleidoscope there in 1983, and bought another one this trip. Glad they are still there and showing us the work of wonderful artists!
My fiance and I went up from LA to San Francisco by car through CA-1. People who like breath taking views and incredible beaches need to go. While on the road we need to stop on a sign which said: "Sealions view". We can see hundreads of them just lied resting there. The road can be dangerous in some places, lot of tiny turns and moutains. Stop in the small cities located on the coast to have a nice meal. Have a nice drive.
I believe this used to be called "Nepenthe" and Orson Welles had it built for Rita Hayworth. In any case, the view is spectacular and you can find wonderful unique art provided by local artists. This is truly a "must see" when you travel the Pacific Coast Hwy. When you resume your travel north, do go to Carmel and Monterey, California...you won't be disappointed.
Stopped into the gallery during a weekend trip to Big Sur. It's a beautiful little gallery on the coast. It also has a little cafe with some great views.
The Big Sur is a lovely place to be but not on Memorial Day weekend when you are competing with a million others at every breathtaking vista.Fortunately, the Coast Gallery was a lovely reprieve from the maddening crowd. It not only is an interesting gallery but prepares some good meals. Service is simple and the paininis we saw others opting for certainly looked pretty bland. We opted however for a gorgeous spinach salad, full of interest and flavour with walnuts, orange and a blue cheese dressing. We also shared a yummy charcuterie plate with beautiful soft cheeses, salami, pancetta, marinated peppers and relishes. Oh, I should mention a pretty fine view too. Loved it
Lovely gallery where we made a couple of quality purchases after sitting in the cafe and admiring the views. A great place to stop on your drive down the Big Sur. Nice coffee and lunch too.
要不是身临其境无法感受这壮观的磅礴气势,这是加州一号公路的最精华之处,经过的人无不驻足欣赏,感慨万千。
Loved this place. Lots of stuff from local artists, and the place is much bigger than meets the eye. They have local art on several levels, and a great coffee shop and café on top. Nice stop.