Thursday, January 22, 2026

Food & Drink

With brunch, Ruta 15 solidifies itself as one of Long Beach’s best restaurants

Ruta 15, Long Beach's finest purveyor of mariscos proper, has unveiled its weekend brunch—and it's a definitively Ruta 15 brunch.

Port City Tavern creates one of the warmest Long Beach holiday takeovers

Port City Tavern's 'Nauti or Nice' is an unaggressive, warmly welcoming addition to Long Beach's crazy love for holiday takeovers.

Nonna Mercato’s tasting series proves the Long Beach space should always be open for dinner

Nonna Mercato's stellar tasting series proves the Long Beach space should always be open for dinner on a more regular basis.

Ammatoli, Sonoratown, Tokyo Noir named among best in region by L.A. Times

Three Long Beach establishments—Ammatoli, Sonoratown, and Tokyo Noir—were honored by the Los Angeles Times in their annual rankings of restaurants and drink spaces.

With holiday menu, Beachwood Distilling proves to be an incomparable cocktail bar concept

Beachwood Distilling's head beverage maestro, Sarah Foss, has unveiled her holiday cocktail menu, dubbed "Sleigh Bar."

Chef Matthew Roberts’s first wine dinner at Alder & Sage shows new approach to such events

Alder & Sage's Chef Matthew Roberts hosted a wine dinner with Paso Robles's MAHA—and it was a gem of an addition to the food scene.

This hot chocolate from Lola’s in Long Beach is (literally) the last of its kind from Oaxaca

Lola's in Long Beach is offering a cup of hot Oaxacan chocolate, using the mole paste of the late and great Oaxacan chef, Susana Trilling.

Long Beach’s Bamboo Club’s ‘Tinsel Club’ is the region’s best ode to tiki Christmas

Every December, The Bamboo Club morphs its purely tiki skin into something decidedly more… jinglier: The Tinsel Club.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: ICE takes restaurateur mid-appointment; Buvons hires Petit Trois alumnus; more

Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.

The Social List in Long Beach releases one of its best holiday cocktail and food menus

The Social List has released its holiday cocktail and food menu—and it is one of their best in a long while.
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