Fine dining power couple Jonny and Monique Black came from star restaurants like Atelier Crenn and Quince in SF, and Pineapple & Pearls in DC, before opening their own bistro Chez Noir on the California Coast. It’s put Carmel back on the map as a dining destination, earing a MICHELIN Star and James Beard nods for Best Chef and Best New Restaurant. A gray craftsman house with a stone veranda welcomes you into a splashy blue-and-white dining room, where a four-course menu showcases the wild seafood, mushrooms, and other treasures of the Monterey Peninsula.