Old Fisherman’s Grotto
39 Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey
(831) 375-4604, oldfishermansgrotto.com
By the time the Palace Hotel in Eureka Springs advertised steam heat and one of those newfangled electric light bulbs in every room, the frontier of legend had come to its close. So why bring up an Arkansas bordello built in 1901? Well, in the 1940s, the first neon light west of the Mississippi was installed there. But it was nothing compared to the bright, promising colors of the sign at Old Fisherman’s Grotto. The sign beckons to you. And inside awaits some of the finest seafood on the Peninsula.
