In honor of Mother's Day, Puma Road at Portola Plaza is offering our 2019 Rose of Grenache for $10 per bottle, now through Monday, May 10. Our wine tasting room is now open for indoor and outdoor wine tasting and retail sales, Monday and Thursday, 2pm-7pm, and Friday - Sunday, 2pm-8pm, at 281 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.
Jamba, located at 398 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, has launched new fuel-good menu items including their take on the classic breakfast sandwich, the Handwich, designed to fit in one hand for easy eating on-the-go.
For a limited time, order any one of the new items listed below and pair it with your favorite smoothie to save $1*.
Impossible™ Handwich
Featuring Impossible™ Sausage made from plants, each Impossible Handwich is layered with melty white cheddar cheese between toasted sprouted grain buns, boasting 12 grams of protein and only 220 calories.
Classic Sausage, Egg & Cheese Handwich
Made with all-natural pork sausage, egg, and melty white cheddar cheese layered between toasted sprouted grain buns. Packed with 12 grams of protein and containing 320 calories.
Spring Veggie Egg Bake
Light, fluffy, and bursting with red bell peppers, spring leeks, and artichoke hearts. Under 200 calories and free of ingredients containing gluten, it’s a good source of protein and calcium to help you stay on track and it's entirely portable.
*When placing an online or app order, guest must purchase the ”Smoothie Bestie” pack to save $1. Online or app orders subject to $0.35 service fee.
Punk rock fans, Recycled Records has just dropped a large collection of 2000s-era hardcore punk rock music at our store - mostly indie bands on private labels. Come check out these great records at 604 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Monterey Marriott Hotel invites you to join us for Mother's Day Brunch at Fin & Field Restaurant and a complimentary wine tasting by Daou Vineyards of Paso Robles in our Ferrantes Bayview Room on Sunday, May 9, 10am-2pm. View full menu here.
Price for brunch is $60 per adult, $30 per child ages 5-12 (prices do not include gratuity or tax). Please phone for reservations, 831-647-4048. Monterey Marriott is located at 350 Calle Principal in Downtown Old Monterey.
Need food assistance? Reservations are now available for the May 2021 Drive Thru Produce Distribution for Families and Seniors offered by the City of Monterey Recreation and the Monterey County Food Bank. This is a contact-free drive-thru program and reservations are required.
Pick-up times are on Mondays - May 3, 10, 17, 24 (not May 31), 10am-1pm - by appointment only at Dennis the Menace Parking Lot, 777 Pearl Street in Monterey.
All produce is pre-packaged and the same for everyone. Please read the official flyer which contains all the details. Questions? Please call 831-646-3866 or e-mail Monterey Recreation.
Parker-Lusseau Pastries invites you to give the gift of colorful macarons! We have gift boxes available in chartreuse or pink which each hold 9 macarons. Assorted flavors vary weekly - please ask about our selection at our cafe at 539 Hartnell Street in Downtown Old Monterey or call us at 831-641-9188.
Youth Arts Collective has recently been publishing some great videos, walking through various art projects suitable for all ages. In the latest video, join YAC artists Marcia Perry and Raven Cook as they teach you how to make your very own spiral mobile! These are beautiful, decorative pieces where you can let your creativity run wild, and it's a great project to do with family, friends, or on your own.
Youth Arts Collective is located at 472 Calle Principal in Downtown Old Monterey. The organization's mission is to inspire creativity, kindness, and confidence in our youth through artistic expression and mutual respect. Do art. Be kind.
Show your love for locally owned Shear Addiction Barbershop and Hair Studio with our new, limited edition t-shirt featuring the great state of California. We have gray, white, and black regular fit tees in stock. These are all pre- shrunk and high quality, and cost $28 each.
Stop by the shop at 160 Webster Street in Downtown Old Monterey or phone us at 831-884-5608 to have yours delivered locally or shipped to wherever you want.
Joy and jubilation! Nacho Bizness announces our new menu items including waffle fries, burritos, mac’n’cheese bowls, and enchoritos plus liquid delights such as beers on tap, beers in cool cans, and local Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot noir wines on tap. (And that's in addition to the awesome nachos.)
Visit us at 470 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.
We at Grace Lifestyle Boutique absolutely love this beautifully rich and moisturizing goat milk lotion from Simplified Soap, now available in the shop. It's exactly what we all need to restore softness after constant use of hand sanitizer. Come try it, you’ll love it too! We're located at 459 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey and offer curbside pickup and shipping on request.
Franklin Street Collaborative is thrilled to host KoahWare Mochi Donuts and Nitro-Cycle Coffee in the shop this Saturday, May 1, 11am-2pm. Hot tip: preorder your mochi donuts from KoahWare to guarantee your box of these legendary treats.
Donuts will be available in boxes of 6 for $20 per box. Mochi donuts flavors are: s'mores, chocolate walnut, hazelnut, cookies 'n' cream, coffee, and churro. At the pop up, cash is preferred, but KoahWare also accepts Venmo and Zelle.
Franklin Street Collaborative is located at 201 West Franklin Street in Downtown Old Monterey.
A new season is upon us, which means it’s time for Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill's bartender, James Wall, to roll out some new signature drinks at our brewpub at 426 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey!
OCEAN EYES
California citrus vodka, creme de violette, dry vermouth, lemon, orange bitters (tall)
HAZY BANDIT
Rye whiskey, lemon, honey, ginger liqueur, firewater bitters, house hazy IPA (on the rocks)
MOMENT OF ZEN
California gin, Green Chartreuse, lime, cucumber (tall)
KIWI ME SOFTLY
Rum, falernum, lime, kiwi (on the rocks)
The City of Monterey's Parking Division will reinstate 72 hour parking enforcement in neighborhoods starting Monday, May 3. Enforcement was suspended due to the Covid-19 shelter in place order.
City staff have had multiple complaints and requests to start enforcing the restrictions. The related City Code section is: MCC 20-72: "No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours."
For more information, please contact the City of Monterey's Parking Division, 831-646-3953.
Cypress Boutique Monterey invites you to find your perfect summer look with our high waisted, jean, and cotton twill shorts for women! We have a large selection for you to choose from at the shop, 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C in Monterey.
As the weather warms and we head out into the world, a super cute take on a crossbody bag is ever more essential. Lilify's leather, unlined, half moon crossbody bag is handmade in Georgia by Neva Opet and is available in black and brown leather at our shop at 281 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey and at our online store.
The Campbell Creates 1st Annual Art Contest invites you to vote for your favorite artwork! Everyone is welcome to vote! Click the link below to participate!
The highly anticipated anime series, Way of the Househusband, is now on Netflix with 5 episodes, and Current Comics has all four volumes of the manga in stock. (Volume 5 is coming on May 18.)
The manga is about Tatsu, an infamous and feared Yakuza boss (a.k.a. “The Immortal Dragon”), who trades in that life to become a househusband to support his graphic designer wife, but who still has occasional encounters with former associates and rivals from his Yakuza days. The series won Best Humor at the 2020 Eisner Awards.
Current Comics is located at 400 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. You can also order all items through our online store for curbside pickup or shipping.
Bamboo Reef Dive Shop's freediving gear gets better and better! We're stocking new pieces like this Aqualung Sphera X freediving mask and the Beuchat Mundial One fins to give you the best diving experience.
We're also restocking store favorites like the Riffe Descender fins and spearfishing accessories. Come by the store at 614 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Our friendly staff is always ready to assist you. Or you can shop our online store.
Want to support a local, family-owned business? Escape Room 831 sells board games on our website! We carry a range of fun escape games for the whole family including the EXIT series, the UNLOCK series, the Ravensburger Puzzle series, and the Choose Your Own Adventure series, in addition to the ridiculously funny Kids Against Maturity, the cooperative board game Pandemic, and the matching game Spot It!
Games can be picked up at Escape Room 831 (curbside pickup available), or locally delivered to Monterey, Pacific Grove, Marina, Seaside, or or Salinas. We're located at 599 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Venture Gallery presents a show by Nicholas Montgomery, our featured artist for May. Nicholas creates beautiful portraits and images of events using handwritten words that are relevant to the subject. As Nicholas writes, "They say 'a picture is worth a thousand words' so why not create a picture out of those thousand words?"
Come and support this young, up-and-coming artist and purchase a print of one of his distinctive, timely works. Nicholas will appear at Venture Gallery on May 15, 12pm-2pm - all are welcome to stop by and speak with him about his art.
Venture Gallery is now open for in-store shopping Thursdays - Sundays, 10am-6pm. Nicholas Montgomery's artwork will be featured through May 2021. Venture Gallery is located at 260 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Visit our website to shop online for work by our local artists.
