68 BEST OF MONTEREY COUNTY® 2024 montereycountynow.com/bestof Shopping & Services thing different every time with regular bouquets, or plan ahead for your big lifetime event. Best Gift Shop The Quill 553 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove (831) 373-8189, thequill.com It’s fitting that The Quill occupies a Victorian-era storefront. Those comfortable frame structures confirmed that the Wild was fading from the Wild West, and that goods from the Sears catalogue could be shipped to all points. Giving gifts has never been easier. The Quill stocks a variety of unique goods from cards, books or stationery. You can get any kind of invitation or personalized stationery, as well as finishing touches like decorative wrapping paper and bows. The shop also offers a nice selection of candles and leather goods, as important today as in the 1800s. Best Tattoo Parlor Wave Street Art Collective 550 Wave St., Suite 6, Monterey (831) 372-1668 By the early to mid-1800s tattooing had been introduced to America. Sailors coming to Monterey likely told stories of seeing “inked” men in Japan and South Pacific islands. Today that tradition is carried on in Monterey by the body artists at Wave Street Art Collective. Staff members are entrusted by locals to enhance their bodies with tapestries both big and small, and continue the art of telling stories on skin. Tattoos can represent everything from milestones to last-minute impulses to capture a postcard in the time of someone’s life, and Wave Street Art Collective will make those stories indelible. Best Headshop NorCal Smokeshop 765 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey (831) 645-9021, norcalsmokeshop.com We’ve come a long way from the days of hand-rolled cigarettes shared around the campfire, and NorCal Smokeshop has evolved to meet the needs of the times. Glass bongs and dab rigs, electronic smoking devices, and pipes made from materials from ceramics to silicones line the walls of this Lighthouse Avenue institution. A friendly and knowledgeable staff is available to steer you in the right direction. If you’re a hand-roll holdout, NorCal hasn’t forgotten you– papers and cones of every size and shape are available, too. Best Cannabis Dispensary Big Sur Canna+Botanicals 26352 Carmel Rancho Lane, # 100, Carmel (831) 250-7756, bigsurcannabotanicals. com Cowboys use cannabis for a host of reasons, from painful hips from an ill-fitting saddle, to relaxing after a long day on the range, to stir up an appetite for the cornpone and stew or to get to sleep despite the rocky ground at camp. Whatever results you’re looking for from your cannabis, the budtenders at Big Sur Canna+Botanicals will help you find the right product from their extensive menu of flower, vapes, edibles, concentrates, beverages or topicals. Showcasing the best options in Northern California, the folks at Big Sur Canna+Botanicals know their stuff. Best Alternative Healthcare Provider Best Acupuncturist Oona Hull 26350 Carmel Rancho Lane, Suite 200, Carmel (831) 624-3076, acupuncturemontereybay.com Counting your sheep no longer working? Nursing a nasty rodeo injury? Maybe you’re allergic to hay? Licensed acupuncturist Oona Hull is here to help. Hull holds a Masters degree in Chinese medicine and has practiced acupuncture in California for more than 20 years, listing specialties as varied as sports injuries, fertility, allergies, sleep disorders and depression. A competitive category each year, Hull takes the 2024 title for her intuitive approach to alternative healthcare. Best Chiropractic Barkalow Chiropractic & Physical Medicine 550 Camino El Estero, #103, Monterey (831) 655-3232, drbarkalow.com When you’ve tried calomel, linseed oil and even laudanum and nothing has worked, it’s time to visit Dr. Derek Barkalow. The good doctor followed his father’s footsteps in chiropractic treatment. Most often treatment will begin on the first visit. This may include manual medicine, physiotherapy, class IV laser therapy and many more modalities to help you return to optimal health as quickly as possible. Best Yoga Studio Om Studios 631 Cass St., Monterey (831) 480-9293, omoasis.com Homesteaders, outlaws and cowboys... all these characters from the Old West shared themes of freedom and self-reliance. In the romanticized view of this era, it was all about exploration and discovery, roaming the American frontier with a curiosity to test one’s limits to seek out something new. Such Best Veterinarian | Pacific Grove Animal Hospital
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