Long Beach Food Scene
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.
Long Beach Food Scene
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.
Long Beach Food Scene
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.
Long Beach Food Scene
With Second Owl, the Owl Owl team takes Thai and Lao food to innovative heights
For Chef Regan Chantrirak—who, with his wife Pason, opened The Second Owl in Belmont Shore—the journey to what he feels is a "proper space to experience the food of our cultures" isn't just a story of evolution.
Long Beach Food Scene
After four decades, Colonial Bakery permanently shut down following vermin infestation
After four decades under its current ownership and nearly 100 years of operation as a brand, Colonial Bakery has permanently closed.
Long Beach Food Scene
Yes, OMG Burgers has the best cheesesteak in Long Beach—but it has much, much more
When Valerie Page and her husband Billy opened OMG Burgers & More in Belmont Heights earlier this year, they weren’t just bringing cheesesteaks and water ice to the city.
Long Beach Food Scene
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: #9 Pho to permanently close; Afro-Caribbean market coming to Broadway; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
Long Beach Food Scene
Immigrant-owned LaMon Bakehouse wants to meld European and Filipino flavors with Long Beach style
For Monica Recio, the owner of the petite (but with punch) LaMon Bakehouse on Broadway near Temple Avenue, baking began long before she ever stepped into a professional kitchen.
Long Beach Food Scene
El Barrio Cantina updates menu, leaning into folding influences into Mexican cuisine (including sushi rolls)
Continuing to meld the worlds he that influence him, Chef Ulises Pineda-Alfaro pushes El Barrio Cantina into the future.
Long Beach Food Scene
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Fronk’s, Hug Life permanently close; Taste to reopen; more
Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
