The Block opens as downtown Pacific Grove's first wine bar
The Block Wine Bar opened August 12 at 665 Lighthouse Ave. after receiving Monterey County Health Department sign-off the day before.
By Sloan Campi · Original reporting credited to Monterey County Now · Verified archive backfill • reviewed Aug. 20 at 12:53 p.m. PDT · Source status: Corroborated
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665 Lighthouse Avenue, downtown Pacific Grove
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Published Aug. 13; newsroom backfill reviewed Aug. 20 at 12:53 p.m. PDT
The Block Wine Bar opened August 12 at 665 Lighthouse Ave. after receiving Monterey County Health Department sign-off the day before.
Owner Coby Shammas says the bar opens daily at noon, closing at 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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The Block Wine Bar opened August 12 at 665 Lighthouse Ave., between Pacific Thai Cuisine and Bookworks in downtown Pacific Grove. Monterey County Now reporter Sloan Campi reported that Monterey County Health Department sign-off came August 11 and owner Coby Shammas soft-opened the following afternoon.
The menu initially includes wines from Monterey County, elsewhere in California and Europe, along with beer and nonalcoholic options. Shammas told Monterey County Now that food may be added as the business develops. The business' public Instagram account confirms that it is open daily from noon to 8 p.m., with Friday and Saturday hours extended to 9 p.m.
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