Alvarado Street Brewery
426 Alvarado St., Monterey, (831) 655‑2337 | Carmel Plaza, Suite, Ocean Avenue and Mission Street, Carmel, (831) 293‑8621 | 301 Main St., Salinas, (831) 356‑0219 |Tasting room at 1315 Dayton St., Salinas (831) 800‑3332, asb.beer
Can’t keep track of where Gen X ends and Millennials begin? That’s OK, neither can we. But what we can be sure of is that Alvarado Street Brewery is the place to find both generations imbibing and dining together in harmony. It’s more than your standard bar. Would an ordinary pub have smoked salmon pizza or crispy burrata salad? Would the common hangout include dozens of beer selections alone featuring Monterey County‑inspired names like “Bixby Blonde” and “Chill’d Out: Ocean Water”? An impressive selection of local wines and signature cocktails round out the options to make for our readers’ favorite multi‑generational watering hole.