Entry No. 7 — the Monterey file — filed under: speakeasy-style

Pearl Hour

An easy-to-walk-past storefront on Lighthouse Ave hides a color-drenched classic cocktail bar named for a John Steinbeck line in Cannery Row about "the hour of pearl" — the interval between day and night when time stops and examines itself.

The move: Catch the Sunday-night jazz set by the Zach Westfall Quartet over a classic cocktail, or time it for the monthly Dirty Martini Cabaret burlesque night for drink specials and live jazz-and-burlesque programming.

📍 New Monterey (Lighthouse Ave)
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 214 Lighthouse Ave, Monterey, CA 93940

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

#speakeasy-style #live jazz #burlesque #classic cocktails #unassuming exterior

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Further reading: Official site · sf.eater.com

last checked: 2026-07-20