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Nepenthe Restaurant

Family-run local institution. It's all about the view. Orson Welles once bought Rita Hayworth a cabin on this hillside. It's that pretty.

BIG SUR, CA

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Kevin Witherspoon
Submitted on Nepenthe Restaurant in BIG SUR, CA as part of the Weekly Contest.
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Enjoy a majestic view while dining.

An amphitheater to the Pacific Ocean, Nepenthe Restaurant presents visitors a feeling of ‘pleasurable dreaminess’. Visitors will embrace a view of enormous proportion and beauty from the moment they walk on to the dining level. The view resides in Big Sur and renowned to nature seeking enthusiasts as a 90 mile-stretch of coastline between Carmel to the north and San Simeon to the south. Highway 1 winds along the Central Coast with the rugged Pacific coastline on one side and majestic San Lucia Mountains on the other. Big Sur is the “Big Country South” and Nepenthe has a view that captures a tremendous portion of its grandeur. Hungry for more? The restaurant serves generations of family recipes including lunch everyday and dinner 363 days a year. Nepenthe also services a venue for weddings and boasts the Phoenix Shop, which offers “… adornments for the Body, Home, Mind, and Spirit since 1963”. Items from the shop are made locally and from locations around the world. Visit Nepenthe Restaurant in Big Sur and may your pleasure and dreams begin.

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Sara Ferguson
Won Photography Honorable Mention for submitting on Nepenthe Restaurant in BIG SUR, CA as part of the Weekly Contest.
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  • Adam Rugel (Editor) Congratulations! You won Honorable Mention in the June 20, 2012 Contest.

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Cheri Lucas
Submitted on Nepenthe Restaurant in BIG SUR, CA as part of the Weekly Contest.
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Afternoon ale and the Pacific.

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Bry Lindly
Submitted on Nepenthe Restaurant in BIG SUR, CA as part of the Weekly Worldwide Contest.
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  • Jossie McManus My kind of night

Information

Place:
Nepenthe Restaurant
Address:
48400-48498 Mule Canyon
BIG SUR, CA, 93920
Map:
Map & Directions
Website:
http://www.nepenthebigsur.com/
Tags:
Big Sur, Coast, Restaurant, Rooftop, View
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