Restaurant 1833
500 Hartnell St., Monterey
643-1833, www.restaurant1833.com
It must be the lighting – the flickering of the firepits, the magnifying-glass period light fixtures, the glow from the onyx bar. Or the tweetable celebrity sightings, like Christina Aguilera, Frank Thomas, Pat Burrell, Eric Chavez, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Tori Spelling. Or the world-class food that earned a James Beard nomination. Or the rather visible owners and magnetic managers. Or all of the above.