Food & Drink
From car-shattered walls to shared tables: Long Beach’s food community steps up for SALA
A car crashed through SALA's building, prompting an abrupt closure. So the Long Beach food community is trying to do something about it.
Food & Drink
Ammatoli and Gusto are (yet again) semifinalists for prestigious James Beard awards
Ammatoli and Gusto have yet again been shortlisted for potential James Beard awards after the organization released its semifinalist list.
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Devi’s Donuts in Long Beach—like many food spaces—just needs the community to come out
Devi's Donuts, the sweets sanctuary of Long Beach's Zaferia district, has long had a home in the city—but it needs people to physically come out.
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This guy ate 100 burgers across SoCal. Here are his top Long Beach picks.
Luca Servodio—the guy behind LA Countdown—has spent the past several years eating 100 specific dishes across Los Angeles County. Here are his picks for the best Long Beach burgers.
Food & Drink
The marvelous (albeit momentary) return of Chef Melissa Ortiz to Long Beach
Ah, the return of Chef Melissa Ortiz to Long Beach. On the surface, it's a collaboration pop-up—but it is much, much more culinarily.
Food & Drink
Bamboo Club’s $10 and under all-day-every-day menu is for those already tired of 2026
The Bamboo Club kicks off 2026 with a $10 and under menu that is offered all day, every day—with both food and drinks.
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Marathon Burger to open first Long Beach location on March 1
Marathon Burger—birthed out of slain rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle's estate—will be opening up its first Long Beach location on Mar. 1.
Food & Drink
Sweetgreen to open first Long Beach location on Jan. 20 near 2nd and PCH
Sweetgreen, the D.C.-birthed fast casual health diner that has long been a SoCal staple, will be opening its first Long Beach location on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
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Long Beach Food Scene Intel: I Luv Ur Buns closing; Panama International Kitchen opens; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
Food & Drink
The Attic expands happy hour in Long Beach with $7 cocktails, mocktails, highballs, and more
The Attic's expanded happy hour—featuring a genuinely stellar array of $7 cocktails, mocktails, highballs...—makes 2026 feel, at the very least, slightly less dark.
