It is with great pride that I announce Long Beach Food Scene Week 2025 will kick off come Aug. 1 through Aug. 10—and will feature the city’s best restaurants, cafes, and popups as 80 spaces have confirmed their participation for the third iteration of the annual celebration.
Even more, we have a ton of new spaces joining this year for the first time: Due Fiori. Sonoratown. Sky Room. Luna. Buvons. Ruta 15. EA Seafood. Hartland’s. Olive & Rose. Black Pork. Vintage LBC. Tanuki Curry House. Telefèric. Nettuno at Fairmont Breakers. Mangiafoglie. L’Antica da Michele. CoffeeDrunk. Coffee Parlor. Our Spot… We even have multiple legacy restaurants participating for the first time, including Phnom Penh Noodle Shack, Kihon, and Open Sesame.
It will be a LBFSW unlike any other—and to be a part of it is both humbling and uplifting.
Wait—so what exactly is Long Beach Food Scene Week?
Launched in 2023, Long Beach Food Scene Week is a ten-day, joyful celebration of our city’s rich and diverse culinary scene, honoring the resilience and creativity of the hospitality industry while also highlighting the many great restaurants throughout the city.
This isn’t about discounts or deals—though some may be offered at places—but chefs and restaurateurs flexing their culinary muscles. During Long Beach Food Scene Week, diners will have the opportunity to experience our city’s top restaurants in ways they aren’t able to on the regular.
Some restaurants will use the week to flex and experiment, testing out new dishes (like the nước mắm-glazed fried chicken bánh mì from Pickle Banh Mi lat year). Others will come with an entirely new prix fixe menu (Ammatoli, Bar Becky, Marlena, Michael’s on Naples, Vino e Cucina, and Broken Spirits all did this last year). Some might bring back much-loved items (like the return of the Media Noche sandwich at The Social List last year)…
The central point is to drive diners toward these spaces during August, where restaurants often see their lowest sales.
Long Beach Food Scene Week 2025 is about more than just the food.
Even, more Long Beach Food Scene Week is more than just a celebration of food; it is also an opportunity to support the hospitality industry’s recovery from the tumultuous past few years—including this past year, which has seen an array of closures.
During this week, I am committed to supporting the mental health and well-being of hospitality workers, aiming to work with potential partners in order to provide them with resources and training to help them cope with burnout and stress, along with hosting a hospitality appreciation event thanks to the support of Baby Gee Bar.
With 80 participating restaurants thus far, Long Beach Food Scene Week promises to be a highlight of Long Beach’s culinary calendar, along with being a resource. Its website will have a complete directory of every restaurant participating to become a resource for restaurants and patrons across the city.
So who is participating in Long Beach Food Scene Week 2025?
Participating restaurants and bars thus far include (links in names provide connection to full profiles written by me for Longbeachize or Eater LA):
- The 4th Horseman
- Alder & Sage
- Altar Society
- Ají Peruvian Food
- Ammatolí
- Angel’s Share
- The Attic on Broadway
- The Auld Dubliner
- Baby Gee Bar
- Bar Becky
- Battambong BBQ
- Black Pork
- The Breakfast Bar
- Broken Spirits Distillery
- Buvons
- Cali Chilli
- Casa Chaskis
- Chez Bacchus
- CoffeeDrunk
- Coffee Parlor (COPA)
- Dilly’s Sandwiches
- Due Fiori
- EA Seafood
- El Barrio Cantina
- Ellie’s
- Foodologie
- Gemmae Bakeshop
- Grill ‘Em All
- Hamburgers Nice
- The Hare
- Hartland’s
- I Luv Ur Buns
- ISM Brewing
- Kihon
- The Kroft
- L’Antica da Michele
- Legends
- Lemongrass Khmer Grill
- Lima Cebichería Peruana (more on this soon)
- Liv’s on 2nd
- Lola’s Mexican Cuisine
- Long Beach Beer Lab
- Los Reyes del Tacos Sabroso
- Luna Bistro & Cafe
- Mangiafoglie
- Marlena
- Michael’s on Naples
- Midnight Oil
- Milana’s New York Pizzeria
- Nettuno at Fairmont Breakers
- Noble Rotisserie
- Nonna Mercato
- Oh La Vache
- Olive & Rose
- Open Sesame
- The Ordinarie
- Our Spot Coffee
- Pickle Banh Mi
- Panxa Cocina
- Phnom Penh Noodle Shack
- Pizza Parlor
- Rance’s Chicago Pizza
- Rasselbock
- Recreational Coffee
- Roe
- Ruta 15
- Selva
- Shlap Muan
- Sideburns
- Sky Room
- The Social List
- Sonoratown
- Speak Cheezy
- Sura Korean BBQ & Tofu House
- Sushi Nikkei
- Tanuki Curry House
- Taqueria Brand
- Ten Mile Brewing
- Telefèric
- Terrible Burger
- Tokyo Noir
- Union @ Compound
- Vino e Cucina
- Vintage LBC
- The Wild Chive
- Wood & Salt
- Zuzu’s Petals
For more information and updates, please visit www.lbfoodsceneweek.com
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