Saturday, October 3, 2026

Long Beach Food Scene

After decades, Central American staple La Ceiba shutters its doors in Long Beach

La Ceiba, the Long Beach restaurant that has blended Honduran and Salvadoran food at different locations across decades, has formally shuttered its doors.

This $500 cocktail is one of many the Fairmont Breakers will offer for the Long Beach Grand Prix

Perhaps there is nothing more extravagant than serving Louis XIII in a cocktail. That's exactly what the Fairmont Breakers is doing with one of its various Grand Prix-centric cocktail offerings.

Once again, Long Beach’s Gusto is a finalist for prestigious James Beard award

Long Beach’s Gusto bakery, the Latin American-centric space that overtly overthrows Eurocentric ideals when it comes to baked goods, has officially become a finalist for...

Union at Compound—one of Long Beach’s most unique spaces—expands into lunch

Chef Eugene Santiago—the founder of the Southeast Asian fusion pop-up Baryo and the head honcho at Union at Compound—has taken on the lunch hour at his restaurant-inside-an-art-gallery.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Local Spot abruptly closes; new openings; 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.

Long Beach’s BLACK Bar to shutter end of April; sold to owners of Breakfast Bar

BLACK Bar Long Beach will be shuttering at the end of April, marking an end to the women-owned space that has defined the corner of Broadway and Hermosa Avenue for nearly a decade.

Celebrating six years, Ambitious Ales continues to be one the defining cogs of Long Beach’s beer scene

Ambitious Ales, the Bixby Knolls hopped-out gem that churns out some of the region's best beer, is turning six. And to celebrate, the brewery's...

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Due Fiori to open Mar. 26; multiple other openings; 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.

ISM Brewing’s burger menu is popular for a reason, Long Beach

ISM Brewing's burger menu is a hit—and there's plenty of juicy, cheesy reasons as to why.

Black-owned Mangiafoglie is a welcomed addition to a dwindling Long Beach vegan scene

Mangiafolie, Chef Paul Reese's first dive into the world of restaurants after running a vegan pizza popup, has officially opened its doors on 4th.
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