Covid-19

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 by appointment only on Mondays - May 3, 10, 17, and 24 (not on May 31), 10am-1pm - at Dennis the Menace Parking Lot, 777 Pearl Street. All produce is pre-packaged and all packages are the same for everyone. Please read the official flyer which contains all the details.

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.

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 series won Best Humor at the 2020 Eisner Awards!

Visit Current Comics at 400 Lighthouse Ave or order items through our online store for curbside pickup or shipping.

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 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, located at 599 Lighthouse Avenue, or delivered locally.

The weather is getting warmer and new men's shorts, t-shirts, and sweaters have arrived at Cypress Boutique just in time for spring and summer. Stop by the shop at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C or phone us for curbside pick-up, 831-383-2769.

Busy tattoo shop 831 INK, located at 225 Lighthouse Avenue, wants to add an experienced tattoo artist to our team. We are now turning away clients daily because we can’t keep up with the demand. Interested in joining us? Please DM us on Instagram with your information. Must have a positive attitude and be self-motivated.

First Awakenings has opened at 300 David Avenue! That's right, they've moved out of the American Tin Cannery and gone up the street to the corner of David and Lighthouse.

Since 1993, this family-owned, family-friendly restaurant has been wowing locals and visitors alike with their amazing breakfasts and lunches. It's old-fashioned American home cooking done right.

First Awakenings now offers outdoor dining, limited indoor dining, and take-out. Hours are Mon-Fri, 7am-2pm, and Sat-Sun, 7am-2:30pm. There is ample parking onsite and dogs are welcome on the outdoor patio. Going at a busy hour? Join their waitlist via Yelp .

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Monterey's locally-owned Escape Room 831 has reopened at 599 Lighthouse Avenue with some wonderfully fun, creative rooms for you! Are you ready to sign up? Please visit the website.

Rest assured that the owners of Escape Room 831 have been working diligently to provide the safest possible environment. All rooms are now private, there is a one hour gap between bookings in order to clean rooms, everyone inside the building is required to wear a mask at all times, and every visitor must wash or sanitize their hands upon arrival.

Do you want to further your knowledge of SCUBA diving but you're not sure which specialty class to start with? Take Bamboo Reef Dive Shop's Advanced Open Water Course and gain experience in shore diving, night diving, navigation, search and recovery, deep diving, and boat diving.

This course will challenge you physically and mentally, better preparing you for an array of advanced dives. Learn more on our website.

Hula’s Monterey is hiring! We are joyful, outgoing, and friendly. If that sounds like you, come talk with us. We're looking for people with well-rounded hospitality experience and a knowledge of food, service, and cocktails. We celebrate diversity. Applicants must have open availability.

Hula's Island Grill is located at 622 Lighthouse Ave. Our phone number is 831-655-4852.

Monterey has moved into the Orange Tier of California's Covid regulations! Thanks to everyone for demonstrating your commitment to health protocols and starting to beat back the Covid beast. We're not done with this fight, but let's mask up and enjoy the fruits of our labors.

With Orange Tier status:

** Restaurants can increase indoor seating to 50% capacity

** Retail stores can increase indoor shopping to 100% capacity

** Gyms and fitness studios can welcome people indoors up to 25% capacity

** Family entertainment centers can open indoors up to 25% capacity

** Museums and the Aquarium can open for indoor visitors up to 50% capacity

** Bars not serving meals can open outdoors with modifications

** Wineries, breweries, and distilleries can open indoors up to 25% capacity

In celebration of Monterey's entry into the less restrictive Red Tier of Covid regulations, New Monterey's Lighthouse District has updated our online Dining Guide !

Wondering where you can eat indoors, outdoors, or get great take-out or curbside pick-up? Trying to figure out your favorite restaurant's current hours? It's all right here.

Cypress Boutique now carries luxurious, one-of-a-kind earrings by Mack Artistry. Handmade in the Bay Area by jewelry designer Lesli Mack, these stunning pieces are beautifully packaged and ready to gift.

Pick up one set of earrings for yourself and one for someone special at Cypress Boutique, 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C.