BestOf 2006 Readers' Picks

FAMILY RESTAURANT  Rosine’s

434 Alvarado St, Monterey | 375-1400

Cool enough for the parental set, laid-back enough for the kiddies, Rosine’s is the kind of place where you’re bound to run into an old friend, and the kids will be occupied enough with their comfort food, monstrous desserts and crayons that you can catch up on all the week’s chatter. It’s hip without even a pinch of uptight, and the place is bustling enough for even the most restless toddler. Best of all, the atmosphere lets families just do their thing: connect while someone else does the cooking and the clean-up.