Long Beach Food Scene: Last Call—or Long Beach Last Call if you wanna keep it simple—will return March 1 and run through March 10 in 2025 with a series of events on each day that celebrates the city’s rich bar culture, community, and its workers.
From industry-only and unlimited tastings events to cocktail contests and proper Irish coffee lessons, Long Beach Last Call will continue to be the premiere event celebrating Long Beach’s bar and cocktail culture.
What is Long Beach Last Call 2025?
After the success of my restaurant week last year during August, Long Beach Food Scene Week, bar owners and tenders rightfully asked: “What about a week for us?” So I decided to oblige and present Long Beach Last Call last year, a ten-day long celebration of Long Beach’s amazing bar culture, it’s even more amazing workers, and the industry that often goes without recognition as one of our city’s largest economic and social drivers.
And thousands of people proudly showed up. With the alcohol industry going through a roller-coaster of layoffs and rearrangements—from brands leaving distribution companies to brand representation shrinking nationwide—now is the time more than ever to support these incredible people.
This year is no different: March 1 through March 10 will be filled with events dedicated to Long Beach’s love of the drink. Events will span industry-only to public invites. There will be an Irish coffee classes and a Split the G contest at The Auld Dubliner. An unlimited agave spirit tasting at Panxa. An unlimited dark spirits tasting—think whiskey, scotch, cognac…—at Chez Bacchus. A Fernet cocktail contest at Port City Tavern. A private industry appreciation party. A DTLB bar crawl. A Big Red Bus bar crawl…
It’s gonna be rad—just cementing all the final details.
Are there any special cocktail menus for Long Beach Last Call 2025—or just events?
Restaurants and bars will definitely be having special menus—and while this is not yet a complete list, here are some participating already:
- Altar Society
- The Attic
- Baby Gee
- Broken Spirits Distillery
- El Barrio Cantina
- ISM Brewing
- Marlena
- Midnight Oil
- Michael’s on Naples
- Legends
- Lola’s Mexican Cuisine
- The Ordinarie
- Panxa
- Port City Tavern
- Que Sera
- Selva
- The Social List
- The Stave
- The Wicked Wolf
- Wood & Salt
And what are the events for Long Beach Last Call 2025?
A full list of events will be arriving in the coming days. I’ll make sure to let you know. Until then…
