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Food & Drink
Bar Becky’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ alumni dinner proves it’s Long Beach’s most underrated dining space
Bar Becky—Chef Johnathan Benvenuti's massively underrated space over at East Long Beach's LBX retail complex—brought together a powerhouse of a "Hell's Kitchen" alumni crew for a multi-course dinner.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach’s Heritage holds onto Michelin star for the third year straight
Heritage has achieved a feat only it can claim as its own: or the third year in a row, they have received a star from the Michelin Guide.
Food & Drink
Nonna Mercato returns with summer dinner service—and proves they make some of the best pasta in Long Beach
Yes, Nonna Mercato is back with dinner service via its Summer Nights series on June 20, which debuted last year to merited applause.
Food & Drink
Mendocino Farms to open first Long Beach brick-and-mortar at LBX
Mendocino Farms—the beloved, chef-driven sandwich shop born in Los Angeles back in 2005—is finally opening a proper brick-and-mortar in Long Beach.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: June 2025
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Tragically gorgeous, gorgeously tragic: The incredible story behind Long Beach’s wildly popular Zuzu’s Petals
Zuzu's Petals—Long Beach's (rightfully and) wildly popular brunch space on the easternmost edge of DTLB—is surely surrounded by beauty.
Food & Drink
FIRST LOOK: Inside Long Beach’s floating-seats, on-the-water, rent-a-duffy bar and restaurant, Nigel’s
Nigel's in Long Beach is ready to take passengers aboard come late June, when its water-facing facade debuts to its first array of public patrons.
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Hartland’s, Long Beach’s best-view-of-the-ocean restaurant, goes all brunch, all day
Hartland’s, Long Beach's perched-above-the-ocean, tucked-away sibling of Belmont Shore favorite Liv’s from chefs Rob White and Kristine Schneider, is opting for all-day brunch.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: May 2025
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Listening to community, Broken Spirits goes halal with menu updates, increases focus on Long Beach
Broken Spirits Distillery has decided to go halal with its beef and chicken offerings thanks to some suggestions from patrons.
Food & Drink
With lunch now open, Olive & Rose continues to reflect Chef Philip Pretty’s most soulful food
Olive & Rose is Chef Philip Pretty's most soulful endeavor—and his new lunch deeply reflects that. This isn't to say it lacks the quality...
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Due Fiori to open Mar. 26; multiple other openings; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: March 2025
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Buvons officially opens French-meets-Californian restaurant space
After a month of experimenting in the kitchen, Buvons Wine Bar, the restaurant expansion from the neighboring Buvons Wine Shop, has opened under the watchful eye of owner and chef Alicia Kemper.
Food & Drink
Noble Rotisserie wants to expand its Long Beach patronage—and it deserves to succeed
Noble Rotisserie—the Long Beach restaurant who actually owns its moniker given its noble mission—has had its hand in nearly every part of the community.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s The Attic is a prime example of business evolution—its cocktail program included
There is no way to discuss The Attic without discussing evolution—and that means both its food and cocktails.
Food & Drink
Wood & Salt Tavern continues to be the epicenter of the cocktail culture in Bixby Knolls
In a neighborhood bereft of proper bars, Wood & Salt and its beverage director, Gabriel Ducharme, are leading the neighborhood into what sophisticated, elevated drink programs look like.
Food & Drink
Long Beach wine bar Buvons develops restaurant space—starting with a stellar coffee popup
Alicia Kemper, the owner of Buvons Natural Wine Bar & Shop, has set her eyes on expansion. While she has constantly flexed her love...
Food & Drink
Hartland’s—with some of Long Beach’s best views—opens for late lunch and dinner
Hartland's dinner and late lunch menu will kick off next Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the 1900 Ocean building.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Jan. 2025
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
The Attic’s fully revamped menu proves the restaurant—once again—wants to shift the Long Beach food scene
The Attic—for the first time in three years—has revamped its entire menu head-to-toe. And with that, brings some of Long Beach's most exciting food in a world where comfort-seeking and familiarity rule the day.
Food & Drink
With newly minted liquor license, Long Beach’s Chez Bacchus is complete
Chez Bacchus—one of the few white-cloth dining spaces in Downtown Long Beach—has unveiled its first cocktail menu.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Sonoratown open late on Friday, Saturday; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
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San Pedro Fish Market to return to Pedro waterfront, open new location in Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf
San Pedro Fish Market has big news: It returns to its roots as a San Pedro harbor-facing restaurant and will open another location in Monterey's famed Fisherman's Wharf.
Food & Drink
Keto-friendly, family-owned Bushfire Kitchen to open first Long Beach location
Temecula-birthed Bushfire Kitchen, which has quickly expanded its presence across SoCal—will be opening its first Los Angeles County location in Long Beach.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Many more closures; Hartland’s scores alcohol license; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Jan’s Health Bar opens first LB space; Torisho closes; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
The Sky Room at the Fairmont Breakers is officially taking reservations; here’s the inaugural menu
The famed Sky Room—the top-floor restaurant that has existed in DTLB since 1946—is accepting reservations on Open Table.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Olive & Rose cocktails coming; mini-market Indian grub; new dim sum; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
Long Beach restaurants land in Yelp rankings; Shlap Muan and Pickle Banh Mi land in Top 10
Multiple Long Beach businesses landed in Yelp! Elites' rankings for the best restaurants throughout Los Angeles County.
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Cameron Slaugh proves he is Long Beach’s most underrated chef with The Attic’s ‘Southern Nights’ dinners
Chef Cameron Slaugh's "Southern Night" prix fixe dinners every Friday and Saturday evening prove he continues to be the city's most underrated chef.
Culture & Commentary
The $100 bagel and $85 calzone: Redefining (and questioning) luxury food in Long Beach
Yes, in Long Beach in 2024, there exists a $100 bagel at Olive & Rose and a calzone at Marlena costing you $85.
Food & Drink
From Krampus to Morticia Addams: The Social List’s devilishly delicious Halloween cocktail menu
The Social List has always had stellar cocktails. And their 2024 Halloween menu—expanded from six cocktails last year to 10 this year—continues to reflect that standard.
Food & Drink
Caviar and steak frites: DTLB’s Olive & Rose, the new concept from the Heritage crew, unveils menu
Olive & Rose, brother-and-sister pair Chef Philip and Lauren Pretty's second concept following their Michelin-starred Heritage, will soft open come Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Sept. 2024
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: North LB to have new brunch spot; Ají broken into; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Events & Festivals
Insanely stacked Long Beach FAM Fest 2024 lineup gives away every cent from tickets to cancer research
The FAM Fest 2024 lineup is, well, nothing short of stacked with food, art, and music for its Saturday, Oct. 12 outing.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: 4 Shore temporarily closes; FAM Fest flexes with chef lineup; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
A decade in showcasing neighborhood comfort, The Social List brings back Havana Nights and love
The Social List is coming in on its tenth birthday and has seen a seemingly endless amounts of varying menus while building up a legion that—unlike many other other restaurants—visits multiple times a month.
Food & Drink
Long Beach’s Heritage holds onto its Michelin star for the second year in a row
Long Beach's Heritage restaurant—ran and operated by Chef Philip and his sister Lauren Pretty—has held onto its Michelin star for the second year in a row after first scoring it last year.
Food & Drink
Right Mealz—from feeding the NFL to feeding Long Beach—proves healthy food can avoid, well, being boring
Right Mealz, the Downtown eatery that is a meals-to-go spot-meets-coffeehouse-meets-restaurant, is slowly building a name for two things. One is creating healthy food that...
Food & Drink
Seal Beach Fish Co. is the sole line-caught seafood restaurant in the region
Our neighbor to the south has some hidden gems worth exploring—Koi immediately comes to mind. So does the classic Mahe. But few are as unique as the Seal Beach Fish Co. In fact, it is the only line-caught seafood restaurant in the entire region.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: July 2024
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
The Ordinarie continues its dedication to Americana culture with its brightest, most comforting menu yet
The Ordinarie has long been one of the staples of The Promenade in Downtown Long Beach—and its newest menu reflects that dedication to high quality and great aura.
Food & Drink
Michael’s Downtown to permanently shutter; Ubuntu Cafe to take over
Michael's Downtown—the DTLB extension from the Michael's Restaurant Group—will be permanently shuttering to make way for a second Ubuntu Cafe location.
Food & Drink
Bar Becky—one of Long Beach’s best new restaurants—takes vegetarian love to new level with farmers market series
Bar Becky in East Long Beach—the debut restaurant of Hell's Kitchen alumni Chef Johnathan Benvenuti—is one of the city's best new restaurants. And the...
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: La Parolaccia expands; Roll ‘Em Up opens in Lakewood; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
Liv’s is Belmont Shore’s underrated seafood gem—and it goes beyond the oysters
Liv's, the oyster bar-meets-full-on seafood restaurant in the Shore, has brought something to Long Beach that has long been needed. Sexy oysters. Good wine....
Food & Drink
FIRST LOOK: Hartland’s opens with rare, perched-above-the-beach experience in Long Beach
Restaurateur and chef Rob White just announced he would be taking over the former Plunge space at 1900 Ocean with a new concept. And is now ready to debut Hartland's for the Long Beach food scene—complete with utterly gorgeous views of the coastline.
Food & Drink
Wide Eyes Open Palms to shutter, shift toward new owner and re-brand as Good Day Cafe
The two unabashedly queer, proud women behind Wide Eyes Open Palms—Chef Kat McIver and coffee maestro Angie Evans, who founded what is colloquially known as WeOp—have decided to pass the torch to a new owner. The space's last day of operation as Wide Eyes Open Palms will be June 2, followed by a two-week closure to re-brand as the Good Day Cafe.
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Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: March 2024
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Marlena’s brunch proves why it is Long Beach’s best new restaurant
Marlena—one of Long Beach's newest restaurants from newly minted restaurateur Robert Smith, Chef Michael Ryan, hospitality maestro Debra Zelenka, and cocktail connoisseur David Castillo—has quickly garnered a loyal legion of patrons.
Food & Drink
Michelin star meets smash burger: Long Beach’s Heritage and Hamburgers Nice to partner for popup
Heritage—Long Beach's first Michelin-starred restaurant—and Hamburgers Nice—arguably the city's best burger—are partnering for a special event at Heritage's farm to honor the sandwich roots of Heritage while letting Nice flex some skills.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Unlimited booze event to benefit Garage Theatre; Beer Lab opens in Zaferia; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: November 2023
Brian Addison's Favorite Things is a monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Before Miracle takes over, experience The Ordinarie’s stellar menu from its new chef
The Ordinarie's central concept—that American hospitality can and should be a way to connect people—is something it will never stray from, even amid seemingly constant evolution.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: July 2023
Brian Addison's monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: June 2023
Brian Addison's monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
The Long Beach chefs and restaurants featured in the 2023 Michelin Guide to California
Though the question of whether Californians should really care about Michelin distinctions—particularly following the organization's original reasoning behind ditching coverage of Los Angeles—remains viable,...
Food & Drink
Chez Bacchus brings Long Beach dining with all of the white cloth and little of the pretense
Evoking straight forward, intercontinental fine dining from an era that seems stuck in pre-pandemic times, Chez Bacchus owner John Hansen hopes to finally succeed in a space where others have failed.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: October 2022
Brian Addison's monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Noble Bird Rotisserie is one of the West Coast’s most allergen-focused restaurants—but people are forgetting just how great the food is
Wife and husband team Sidney and Steve Price have, like many restaurateurs, been on a roller coaster of a ride opening a restaurant right before the pandemic. However, theirs is specifically one helluva ride that no family would seek to hop on—but it was a ride that certainly made them stronger nonetheless.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: August 2022
Brian Addison's monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Nonna Mercato is just the bakery (and coming-soon bistro) that Bixby Knolls deserves
Coming off the success of completely altering the quality and vibe of The Attic, business partners Chef Cameron Slaugh and Steve Massis move into the carby world of bakery-meets-bistro.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: July 2022
Brian Addison's monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Much-loved seafood restaurant Pier 76 permanently closed in Downtown Long Beach
Popular eatery Pier 76, which originally opened a the Cooper Arms building before moving to its 1st and Pine location, was started by Chef Christopher Krajacic.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: March 2022
Brian Addison's monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
One year in, Rose Park on Pine still shines (with the city’s best bean & cheese burrito and fish tacos)
Rose Park on Pine has (too) quietly stepped into its second year, with Chef Melissa Ortiz showing off, menu-after-menu, some of the city's most bold and stellar food.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: December 2021
Brian Addison's monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: October 2021
Brian Addison's monthly list showcasing his five favorite things he is mowing down and gulping through in Long Beach—and it's not always new items but it's definitely never repeated things from previous months.
Food & Drink
Wood & Salt maneuvers through pandemic and kitchen shifts with new menu and cocktails
Between the pandemic and losing his newest restaurant's defining chef, Wood & Salt owner Bjoern Risse has faced an uphill battle when it comes to expanding his business in Long Beach—but his investment in quality food has kept his Bixby Knoll presence unfazed.
Food & Drink
The Social List evolves in a food world juggling pandemic-induced fears and patrons seeking newness
Brenda Rivera and Luis Navarro are easily two of Long Beach's most recognized and busy restaurateurs: Between two Lola's locations, The Social List, and the city's first distillery, Portuguese Bend, the married pair are as ubiquitous as they are willing to evolve. What the pandemic did for many restaurants was put their plans on hold—and that especially included new menus
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The Hideaway is Chef Art Gonzalez’s gorgeous ode to old-school steakhouses
The Hideaway—Chef Art Gonzalez's gorgeous ode to old-school steakhouses—opens in Long Beach's Zaferia district.
