Covid-19

Are you planning to do some knitting or crocheting over the holidays? Slowfiber has gotten in a bunch of new supplies for you, including recycled cashmere, wool, and an organic cotton and yak blend (really!). These yarns are in colors we actually wear and made from fibers that give you bragging rights...and warmth.

Make your own knit items, luxuriously and sustainably. All yarns are available in-store and online for curbside pick-up or shipping. Slowfiber is located at 517B Hartnell Street.

We encourage you to view the City of Monterey's 2020 Holiday Video Card , featuring lovely scenery and wildlife in Monterey and Monterey Bay plus a special performance by violinist Bailey McEachen in front of Colton Hall....

On Christmas Eve, Monterey Marriott Hotel invites you to leave the cooking to Chef Josh Silva-Arias and pick-up our Christmas Eve Dinner To-Go on Dec. 24, 4:30pm-9pm. Price is $37 per plate plus 10% service charge and tax. View the to-go menu here.

Outdoor Pilates sessions are now being offered at Om Studios, located at 631 Cass Street, Suite B in Downtown Old Monterey. We are so excited to be offering duet and private reformer sessions outdoors. Duets are $35 per person and...

Please join MY Museum as we welcome in 2021 with our annual NOON Year's Eve Extravaganza on Dec. 31. As usual, the festivities will be fun for the whole family...but this year we'll be celebrating outdoors at the drive-in theater at Monterey County Fair Grounds. Space is limited, so buy your ticket today .

Give the gift of music! Kurt Heisig, owner of Kurt Heisig Music at 512 Polk Street, is now selling great quality saxophones, flutes, and trumpets at very low prices, finished here in his shop. Kurt Heisig Music is open daily, 1pm-8pm, for in-store shopping and welcomes orders over the phone for curbside pick-up or shipping

Comanche Cellars is now offering 30% off our Holiday Two Packs of wine (gift box included). These make lovely gifts. Order online for curbside pick-up, free local delivery, or shipping (discount will be applied at checkout) or at our retail store at 412 Alvarado Street.

Rosine's Restaurant is offering Family Style Holiday Meals To-Go. Order for pick-up any time, now through Thursday, December 24 at 3pm. View our special menu .

Rosine's will be open 11am-4pm on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day. The rest of the time, we're open Mon-Fri, 11am-8pm, and Sat-Sun, 9am-8pm, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner and dessert to-go.

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 you should probably place your order in advance just to make sure it's there when you want it, 831-641-9188. Slice it, toast it, smother it with butter, eat it...repeat!

This holiday, leave the cooking to Montrio Bistro. Our chef has created a scrumptious dinner menu for the upcoming December stay-at-home festivities. Please place your Christmas order no later than December 20 - phone us at 831-648-8880. Montrio Bistro is located at 414 Calle Principal.

For the holidays, Grace Lifestyle Boutique has beautiful, 100% soy candles by Capri Blue, hand-poured in the U.S., in a variety of delightful fragrances and stylish, reusable containers.

Visit Grace at 459 Alvarado Street, call us at 831-324-4200 to place an order over the phone, or DM us on Instagram . We happily offer curbside pick-up and shipping.

Monterey County Health Director Edward Moreno has issued a new stay at home order for Monterey County that will go into effective on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 10pm and extend until Jan. 11 at 6am. (This order may be extended depending on ICU capacity.)

As of Sunday at 10pm, restaurants and food service establishments will be restricted to take-out and delivery service only (no outdoor dining); all retail stores will operate at no more than 20% capacity; and barbershops, hair salons, and personal services will close (this includes nail, skin care, and massage). Outdoor exercise classes can continue to operate. Please note that the 10pm curfew remains in effect.

We encourage all residents to continue to support small, locally owned businesses during this difficult time. Please use our Dining Guide to see which restaurants and cafes are open for take-out and delivery; shop safely at home using our Gift Ideas Gallery and SIP Mall ; and purchase gift cards to support your favorite Old Monterey business owners.

We at Alvarado Street Brewery were incredibly honored to receive our fourth medal in the past six years for our Mai Tai PA at the 2020 Great American Beer Festival. Usually we enter Mai Tai into the International-style Pale Ale category but changed it up this year into the American Strong Pale Ale category, where it was awarded a Bronze.

We brew Mai Tai PA year round and always have a fresh batch queued up. It's almost always available on burphopsnow.com for shipping, and you'll also find it at Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill at 426 Alvarado Street.

Alta Bakery and Cafe invites you to order our delicious Buche de Noel ("Yule log"), a traditional holiday dessert featuring chocolate cake with chocolate mousse and meringue. Order online now for pick-up on Dec. 21, 22, or 23. Alta Bakery and Cafe is located at 502 Munras Ave.