If you're looking to soak up local vibes, meet a few faces, and sip a drink while watching the sun bounce off a 19th-century kiosk...Welcome to Monterey. A place where you show up “just for one” and suddenly it’s midnight and you’re deep in a conversation about nonsense, sipping a good wine or fresh beer? Yeah — that’s Monterey.

This spot, in the middle of the infamous Citadel park, is summer hangout for locals: the artsy ones, the thirsty ones. Monterey is more than a bar. Across the bar? That old kiosk? Yeah, stuff happens there too: free stand-up comedy? Check. Live music that doesn’t suck? Double check. A bar just across where you can sip and people-watch like a professional? Triple damn check. The drinks are solid. The crowd is chill. Just walk up, sit down, and enjoy the local vibes.