The Crown & Anchor
150 W. Franklin St., Monterey
649-6496, www.crownandanchor.net
A great pub and a great neighborhood bar are both a place for a tasty pint, a bit of grub, and most importantly, human interaction. The Crown aces all of these prerequisites, especially the latter. On a crowded evening, the main sound at the Crown is not EDM blaring overhead or a singer/songwriter sharing his or her diary entries, but rather people talking—about sports, politics, relationships, bad bosses, Netflix TV series and whatever else that forms a connection between folks.