An Choi Restaurant in Pacific Grove is the place to go when seeking flavors that are anything but ordinary. Billing itself as a purveyor of Asian contemporary cuisine, this chic restaurant weaves together the flavors of Vietnam, Thailand, China, Japan and Korea, infusing influences from French cuisine. Owner and Executive Chef Thanh Truong uses his expertise cultivated in over 25 years in the kitchen to create unabashedly flavorful, heart-healthy dishes from the freshest natural ingredients available.

At this restaurant on the Monterey Peninsula, artistic, elegantly plated dishes of fragrant fare arrive at the table with promises of unadulterated tastes and exotic spices. The creative lunch and dinner menus showcase an eclectic approach to Asian cuisine. Among the collection of appetizers and soups are jicama pear salad, tom yum goong noodle soup, Vietnamese grilled chicken, ahi tarts, Singapore chicken skewers, duck confit noodle soup and papaya salad. The entrée menu continues with the inspired style with dishes like Hanoi crispy crab rolls, Chap Che aux Epinards & tofu, sweet & sour pork loin and St. Jack scallops & prawns.

An Choi is set in beautiful Pacific Grove, close to Asilomar, Pebble Beach and the Point Pinos Lighthouse. This restaurant is also convenient to Carmel, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Fisherman’s Wharf and Cannery Row. The serene atmosphere is suited to welcome both casual and more dressed-up affairs, with stylish contemporary and Asian-art influences, as well as views of the ocean over the naturally green surroundings.