Captain + Stoker
398 E. Franklin St., Monterey (831) 901-3776, captainandstoker.com
There are two people in this world: Those who don’t ritualize morning routines and those who do. Captain + Stoker wants to make coffee and morning routines great again, and they have a good setup for it. Conveniently located an earshot away from the 5:30am morning spin class at the Monterey Sports Center, this cafe roasts their own coffee (in-house, of course) and have breakfast ready in minutes with a solid menu of different kinds of toast, breakfast sandwiches and pastries. It’s like they thought of everything so your foggy morning brains don’t have to. It may take a little longer to grab your latte and toast than popping a Pop Tart in the toaster, but hey, #CoffeeFirst!