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Fork into diner-style breakfasts of fruity pancakes, crepes and egg skillets, or turn up later
in the day for hand-crafted sandwiches and market-fresh salads.
XL Public House BAR
( www.facebook.com/XLPublichouse ; 127 Main St; tasting fee $5; noon-10pm)
Stumble into this brick-walled bottle shop for craft beers on tap, board games and retro
video arcade consoles.
Monterey Coast Brewing Co BREWERY
(165 Main St; 11am-11pm Tue-Sun, to 4pm Mon)
At this lively downtown microbrewery, an eight-beer tasting sampler costs just 10 bucks.
The pub grub is bland.
Information
Salinas 411 TOURIST INFORMATION
( 831-435-4636; www.oldtownsalinas.com ; 222 Main St; 9am-7pm)
Free information, maps and self-guided walking-tour brochures.
Getting There & Away
Amtrak ( 800-872-7245; www.amtrak.com ; 11 Station Pl) runs daily Coast Starlight trains
north to Oakland ($16, three hours) and south to Paso Robles ($19, two hours), San Luis
Obispo ($27, 3¼ hours), Santa Barbara ($39, 6¼ hours) and LA ($56, 9¼ hours).
Greyhound ( 800-231-2222; www.greyhound.com ; 19 W Gabilan St) has a few daily buses
north to Santa Cruz ($15, 65 minutes) and San Francisco ($27, 3½ to five hours) and south
to San Luis Obispo ($32, 2½ hours) and Santa Barbara ($53, 4¾ hours). From the nearby
Salinas Transit Center (110 Salinas St) , MST ( 888-678-2871; www.mst.org ) bus 20 goes to
Monterey ($3.50, one hour, every 30 to 60 minutes).