Food & Drink
Here are the menus for the 80+ restaurants participating in Long Beach Food Scene Week 2025
Long Beach Food Scene Week 2025 is almost here, everyone. Kicking off Aug. 1 through Aug. 10, the ten-day celebration will feature the city’s best restaurants, cafes, and popups.
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Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Saint & Second, 5th Ave. Bagelry to open new locations; Wine Cheese Etc. closes; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
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Michelin-recognized HiroNori Craft Ramen to open second Long Beach location
HiroNori Craft Ramen will be opening its second location in the former and short-lived Mad Dumplings space that opened in 2023.
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Wild Fork Foods—the exotic meat purveyor—reached out to this Long Beach cooking class for a collab
Yes, Wild Fork Foods uses ChatGPT. And yes, they used it to find the Long Beach-based cooking class organization that is Locali Seasoned.
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Broken Spirits (subtly) rebrands, leaning into its lead as an affordable barbecue space
Broken Spirits Distillery—soon to be "Broken Spirits Barbecue & Distillery," but more on that in a bit—continues to be a beacon for affordable barbecue.
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Downtown Long Beach to host first event piloting open container zone
On Saturday, Aug. 2, from 2PM to 6 PM, the DTLB will host Long Beach's first-ever event with permitted open containers.
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Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Johnny Rockets shutters; Taste re-opens in Belmont Heights; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
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East Long Beach’s best pizzeria—Pizza Parlor—is going to expand
Pizza Parlor, East Long Beach's pie-centric gem, is expanding in the best way possible. And that means more tables and a larger menu.
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Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: July 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.
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On July 27, Viento y Agua to shutter after 20-plus years of serving Long Beach
Viento y Agua will be closing its doors at the end of this month after serving the Belmont Heights community for over 20 years.
