Visitors Guide 2024

FOOD fee drinks and bites that can count for lunch. 502 Munras Ave., Monterey. (831) 920-1018, altamonterey.com Austino’s Patisserie A delightful bakery in a light and airy space just across from the Aquarium delivers quality and convenience on Cannery Row. It’s an easy to-go option for pastries, sandwiches and clam chowder bowls. 851 Cannery Row, Monterey, (831) 655-5015, austinospatisserie.com Bagel Bakery Yep, they have bagels, with unique spreads. The bakery also serves hot deli sandwiches and a few surprises for lunch. There are additional locations in Carmel, Sand City, Pacific Grove and Salinas. 452 Alvarado St., Monterey. (831) 372-5242, thebagelbakery. com Carousel Candies Carousel makes candies by hand. They make caramel popcorn in house. They’ve been doing treats from scratch since 1960. This place is a must for those with a sweet tooth. 31 Fisherman’s Wharf. (831) 646-9801, carouselcandies.com Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream America’s favorite futuristic treat comes in 20-plus flavors of mini ice cream marbles. 711 Cannery Row, Monterey. (831) 655-5080, dippindots.com Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop In the same vein as San Francisco’s wharf-side factory, the chocolatier headliner’s Cannery Row shop features creamy and decadent treats for passersby. 660 Cannery Row, Monterey. (831) 373-0997, ghirardelli.com Great American Cookies A national chain’s outpost on Cannery Row sells chocolate chips and a lot more. 751 Cannery Row, Monterey. (831) 641-9300, greatamericancookies.com L’Aubette Belgian Bakery The folks at L’Aubette have big plans that include a large space, a tasting room and a brewery. For now, however, they serve Liegestyle Belgian waffles from their front porch on Sundays. But they are worth waiting all week for. 102 Drake Ave., Monterey. (831) 9054509 Layers Cakes A dangerous place to visit, thanks to the colorful case of cookies, pastries and cakes. The bakery is regularly named by Weekly readers as the best. 9 Soledad Drive #A, Monterey. (831) 655-1544, layerscake.com Monterey Donuts Tucked into a shopping center, this doughnut shop is convenient. But what makes it popular is the quality of the doughnuts. 2440 N. Fremont St. #203, Monterey. (831) 333-0281 Monterey Bay Creamery We’ve often wondered why there weren’t more places on the Monterey Peninsula that churned ice cream in-house. Vacation. Ice cream. They go together. Here, there are sundaes, shakes, churros and other treats. 43 Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey. (831) 2886218, montereybaycreamery.com Nece’s Gluten Free Baked Goods Muffins and cookies and other goodies…all sans gluten, but with plenty of flavor. Nece’s also bakes vegan cookies and cakes. 25 Soledad Drive, Monterey. (831) 316-9768, necesglutenfree.com Nico’s Ice Cream The Portland haven for New Zealand-style ice cream is set to open their first parlor outside of Oregon in the summer of 2024. 711 Cannery Row, Monterey. nicosicecream.com WWW.MONTEREYCOUNTYNOW.COM 103 Fisherman’s WharF’s neWest restaurant Serving Fresh Seafood, Pasta, Steaks, Sandwiches and Cocktails with Great Views of Monterey Bay Open Daily at 11:30am At the end of Fisherman’s Wharf #1 www.rockfishmonterey.com • 831.324.4375 f P 2012– 2023 Best Italian Restaurant 12 Years Running Traditional Italian Cooking Open every night at 5pm ilvecchiorestaurant.com • 831-324-4282 110 Central Ave, Pacific Grove fyP ilvecchio-1_1-6v_ED24_DG.indd 1 4/17/24 4:40 PM

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