1230 Fremont Blvd., Seaside

583-0913, www.thealternativecafe.com

Find a table outside with umbrellas, enclosed by raised flower beds, or at an inside table next to a concentrated stock of art books and mags, or at the poster-studded storefront window counter. Order a handmade Acme coffee or a quality loose tea concoction. Then, peel open your fresh and free copy of the Weekly—procured right outside the door—and drink it in. Ahhh.