Long Beach Food Scene
The Wicked Wolf pushes itself as Long Beach’s most underrated drinking spot
For those that know The Wicked Wolf, they know two things: its cocktails are fabulous and its leading lady, Thea Mercouffer.
Long Beach Food Scene
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.
Long Beach Food Scene
Long Beach Last Call 2025 continues to celebrate bar industry with events, menus
Long Beach Last Call 2025 will return March 1 and run through March 10 with a series of events on each day that celebrates the city’s rich bar culture, community, and its workers.
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Ten Mile Brewing’s Cajun Fest returns, bringing Battambong BBQ and Shady Grove Foods with it
Ten Mile Brewing has long been home to mini-festivals. The recently minted Cambodian food festival and its annual Cambodian New Year celebrations immediately come...
Long Beach Food Scene
Long Beach Japanese legend Yoya Takahashi to open izakaya space, Homareya, in DTLB
Homareya—set to take over the former Mitaki space in Downtown Long Beach, right next to Milana's New York Pizzeria—will be a rarity for Long Beach when it hopefully opens this summer.
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Long Beach’s Shlap Muan named in Top 15 places to eat in the country by Yelp!
North Long Beach and Cambodian chicken wing staple Shlap Muan has been named the eleventh best place to eat in the entire country.
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Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Colossus opens new location; more sweets come to the Shore; 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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Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: Feb. 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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Lunar New Year lion dance event in Downtown Long Beach to include Midnight Oil preview
A Midnight Oil preview will be part of a Lunar New Year celebration on The Promenade in Downtown Long Beach. (Yes, lion dance performance included.)
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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...


