Happy Girl Kitchen
173 Central Ave., Pacific Grove
(831) 373-4475, happygirlkitchen.com
Any good grocer had a pickle barrel. In fact, any decent saloon offered a variety of pickled goods, from eggs to herring to pig’s ears. But this beloved cafe and specialty grocery shop is the local epicenter for all things pickled, so long as they are vegetarian. The team behind the pickling madness offers a wide rotation of goods including classic dills, spicy carrots and green beans that are as crunchy as they day they were harvested off the vine. Happy Girl is a real community builder too, bringing people together for communal dinners and pickling workshops to spread the love, and the magic of vinegar.
