Big Little Lies: Blue Blues Cafe

Big Little Lies Season 2 is in full swing, and since I was in the vicinity of the area Blue Blues Cafe scenes were filmed, I thought I would snap some pics.  For those of you not familar with the famous HBO series,  Blue Blues is the harborside coffee shop where Madeline, Celeste, and Jane meet to dish and commiserate over coffee and lunch.

Blue Blues Cafe is actually a restaurant on Old Fisherman’s Wharf called Paluca Trattoria.  Fisherman’s Wharf is generally a bustling, touristy area, filled with souvenir shops, eateries, and is the starting point for whale watching tours.  It is hardly the place I would picture these three ladies meeting.  However, when I turned the corner and discovered this more secluded and quiet place over the water, it definitely exuded the charm and ambiance seen in the film.

It looks exactly like it did in Big Little Lies.  Amazing!

The view of the harbor from the restaurant is beautiful, with boats bobbing gently on the blue waves, seagulls gliding by, and the resident sea lions and otters making their own cameo appearances from time to time.  It looks just as it must have looked to Celeste, Madeline & Jane as they sat in the sunshine with their espresso and schmoozed with the cute coffee guy, Tom.

If you come to Monterey, you should take some time to visit this cozy place. Pick a chair overlooking the harbor, order an espresso, and contemplate the vagaries of life.  I’m sure Tom, Celeste, Madeline, and Jane would approve.

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