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Best of Monterey County

2020

IntroAgricultureAround TownArts, Entertainment & NightlifeEditors PicksRestaurantsShopping and ServicesSpecialty Foods

Best Art Gallery

Carmel Art Association

Best Bar For Baby Boomers

Terry’s Lounge at Cypress Inn

Best Bar For Darts

Bulldog Pub

Best Bar For Gen X-ers Best Selection Of Craft Beers

Alvarado Street Brewery

Best Bar for Millennials

Dust Bowl Brewing

Best Bartender Best Happy Hour

Madeline Malmo

Best Bloody Mary

Baja Cantina

Best Club For Jazz

Fireplace Lounge at Hyatt Regency Monterey

Best Club For Rock Best Place To Go Dancing

Sly’s Refueling Station

Best Club for Blues

Bon Ton L’Roy’s Lighthouse Smokehouse

Best Club/Party DJ

DNA Entertainment (Anthony Karabetyan)

Best Coffee Shop

Captain + Stoker

Best Dance Studio

The Dance Center

Best Drink With A View

Rocky Point Restaurant

Best Gallery For Contemporary Art

Monterey Museum of Art

Best Late Night Hangout / Best Pub

Crown and Anchor

Best Local Artist

Richard MacDonald

Best Local Band

The Eldorados

Best Local Musician

Dennis Murphy

Best Local Theater Company

Pacific Repertory Theatre

Best Margarita

Peppers

Best Martini

Seventh & Dolores

Best Movie Theater

Osio Theater

Best Museum

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Best Neighborhood Bar

Other Brother Beer Co.

Best Of 2020 - Arts, Entertainment & Nightlife

Crown and Anchor

Best Performing Arts Venue

Sunset Center

Best Photo Gallery

Center for Photographic Art

Best Place For Karaoke

Britannia Arms

Best Place for Day Drinking

Folktale Winery

Best Place to Shoot Pool

Easy Street Billiards

Best Selection Of Wines By The Glass

Sovino Wine Bar

Best Singles Bar

Bull and Bear Whiskey Bar and Taphouse

Best Sports Bar

Knuckles Sports Bar

Best Tasting Room

Scheid Vineyards

Best Theater Production of 2019

Evita

Best Winery To Visit

Hahn

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