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Food & Drink
Most anticipated restaurants opening in Long Beach in 2025: UPDATED
A continually updated list of Long Beach restaurants opening in 2025 from Brian Addison.
Food & Drink
The essential Long Beach pizza list
Our city's pizza game has never been stronger: From Neapolitan and Roman to Californian and American, Long Beach has a love for the pie that is finally rivaling our sister city to the north.
Food & Drink
The essential Long Beach burgers list
The humble and mighty burger is not just an American go-to but a worldwide staple. Here's your guide to the best Long Beach burgers.
Food & Drink
Essential cocktails to drink during Long Beach Last Call 2025
Long Beach Last Call 2025 isn't just about the events. It's also about the incredible, for-this-event-only creations by some of our city's most talented mixologists.
Food & Drink
Drinks that defined Long Beach’s food scene in 2024
The Long Beach cocktails of 2024 proved one thing: Our drinking game and our bar talent have never been stronger.
Food & Drink
Essential Long Beach cocktails and spirit menus
Long Beach cocktails and spirit choices—and its mocktail counterpart—have never been stronger, with bar managers and tenders creating a new era of hospitality and drinkability. Here are some of the best shining throughout the city.
Food & Drink
The dishes that define the Long Beach food scene
New and old, together, these dishes create the new definition of what Long Beach food is.
Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2024 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2024 Edition on Longbeachize.
Food & Drink
Long Beach pasta is having a beautifully carby renaissance—here are the essentials
The creation and serving of Long Beach pasta—created in-house by restaurants both new and old—is having a renaissance.
Food & Drink
What to (unquestionably) eat during Long Beach Food Scene Week 2024
Long Beach Food Scene Week 2024 is upon us—and with it, here some personal favorites I suggest visiting if you have a hard time choosing from the 60+ restaurants participating.
Food & Drink
Essential Long Beach coffee shops
The Long Beach coffee scene is continually evolving and changing—and with that, let's explore the best of the best of that very scene.
Food & Drink
Essential dishes from Long Beach restaurants in 2023
Brian Addison and James Tir pair up for a collaborative list exploring 50 of their favorite dishes they ate across 2023.
Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2023 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2023 Edition on Longbeachize.
Events & Festivals
What to (unquestionably) drink at Taste of Downtown in Long Beach (and places to explore beyond that)
In partnership with the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA), Longbeachize is highlighting essential summer cocktails from some of Downtown’s finest, while previewing several cocktails that will also be available at DLBA’s upcoming Taste of Downtown event on Long Beach's waterfront.
Food & Drink
Your essential guide to the taco stands of Long Beach—especially al pastor
With his first piece for Longbeachize, Derek Kozaites takes us on a journey through Long Beach's endlessly growing taco stand scene.
Food & Drink
Essential Long Beach cocktail menus: 2023 Edition
Long Beach's cocktail and mocktail game has never been stronger, with bar managers and tenders creating a new era of hospitality and drinkability. Here are some of the best shining throughout the city.
Food & Drink
Essential Long Beach pizza list: 2023 Edition
Our city's pizza game has never been stronger: From Neapolitan and Roman to Californian and American, Long Beach has a love for the pie that is finally rivaling our sister city to the north.
Food & Drink
Best Burgers in Long Beach: 2023 Edition
The humble and mighty burger is not just an American go-to but a worldwide staple, with seemingly endless iterations—and Long Beach is home to some of the best.
Food & Drink
The most anticipated restaurants coming to Long Beach in 2023
2023 is set to be an exciting year for food within the city, from Los Angeles staples creating new locations in Long Beach to local legends expanding their presence with new concepts.
Food & Drink
The 22 essential dishes from Long Beach restaurants across 2022
2022 proved to a year of gastronomical beauty for Long Beach—and there were plenty of dishes that are worth mentioning as our city continues to grow into a culinary destination.
Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2022 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2022 Edition on Longbeachize.
Food & Drink
Essential Long Beach restaurants to kick off 2022
The past two years have been extraordinarily pressing on practically every facet of human life—and that includes our restaurant and hospitality community. The stories behind these restaurants are just as great as their food and they each deserve an uplift.
Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2021 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2021 Edition on Longbeachize.
Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2020 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2020 Edition on Longbeachize.
Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2019 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2019 Edition on Longbeachize.
Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2018 Edition
Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2018 Edition.
Food & Drink
Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2017 Edition
The first of Brian Addison's annual Underrated Restaurants in Long Beach list.
