Best Cappuccino/Latte
Captain + Stoker
398 E. Franklin St., Monterey
206 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove
1793 Catalina St., A, Sand City
captainandstoker.com
A good tightrope walker makes it look easy – but balancing on that teeny-tiny wire takes hundreds of hours of practice, dedication and some serious guts. That’s what the owners of Captain + Stoker did behind the scenes to buy back the business before they put on the real show: a cute, modern coffee shop that readers have dubbed as having the best cappuccino and latte. Since their opening in Monterey, they’ve expanded to Pacific Grove and Sand City.