The Old Monterey Business Association announces the 2025 Downtown Business Awards! View the list of winners , including Slowfiber, Peter B's, Esteban Restarant, Golden State Theatre, Diego Quevedo of Teeth Whitening Monterey, and more.

The New Monterey Business Association congratulates the winners of our 2025 Lighthouse District Holiday Display Contest!

**Best Holiday Display with Lighting**
InSight Eyewear
490 Lighthouse Ave

Honorable Mention
Carpets & Floors, Inc.
471 Lighthouse Ave

**Best Holiday Display, Minimally Lit**
On The Beach Surf Shop
693 Lighthouse Ave

Honorable Mention
The Leather Company
638 Lighthouse Ave

We encourage everyone to come down and view the creative, amusing, and beautiful holiday displays in the windows of shops and restaurants along Lighthouse Ave.

Freedom Bakery is offering Yule Log Cake for the holidays! This traditional Christmas treat, shaped like a wooden log, is made with our melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chiffon cake rolled with a layer whipped cream, iced with chocolate truffle, and decorated with a bright red frosting poinsettia.

Want to go a step further for a larger gathering? Order our Yule Log Dessert Board for pickup at our Monterey boutique at 305 Webster Street, Tue-Sun, 10am-1pm.

Scoops Ice Cream Parlor, a fun new dessert spot for all ages, has opened at 595 Munras Ave. An independent, family-owned business, they know how to do sweet treats right!

Exclusively serving Marianne's ice cream, they offer everything from simple scoops, milkshakes, and hot chocolate to wildly creative treats featuring clouds of freshly-spun cotton candy and more. It's a great indoor hangout for families, friends, and youth.

Parker-Lusseau Pastries and Cafe, located at 539 Hartnell Street, has fresh stollen on our shelves from now until Christmas.

This holiday favorite is so popular we recommend placing your order in advance at 831-641-9188. Slice it, toast it, smother it with butter, eat it...repeat!

It's cold outside, and Bobalicious and Bites at 474 Tyler Street has the answer: hot drinks made to order.

We're now offering 8 hot drinks to tempt your taste buds including Tiger Spiced Chai, Hot Matcha, Hot Taro, Dubai Hot Chocolate, Hot Lavender Milk, and more. All with or without dairy.

Crepes of Brittany at 211 Alvarado Street is celebrating its 15th anniversary! In December and January, guests can enjoy a free Lemon Sugar Dessert Crepe with the purchase of any crepe when they mention the "Flavors of France" anniversary special.

International Market and Deli strives to work with ethical companies and distributors to source our delicious food from around the world. We research everything we sell to see exactly where it's coming from and how that company does business.

When you see changes on our shelves, rest assured we're doing our best to stock the finest products at the best prices available. We're a small family business, and we want to support family-owned businesses that manufacture and import quality foods. Visit us at 580 Lighthouse Avenue and browse our store.

Mission 19 Taqueria introduces the Birria Bomb! It's a giant corn dumpling with a crispy exterior filled with birria and cheese and served with dipping sauce. Take one bite and BOOM! It's an explosion of flavor. Visit us at 598 Lighthouse Ave and try it.

The holiday season is here, and mulled wine is back at Hula's Island Grill, 622 Lighthouse Ave. Delicious.