Sunday, May 24, 2026

Food & Drink

Zarape Long Beach: WeHo Mexican joint to open location in Belmont Shore

Belmont Shore is becoming the epicenter of elevated Mexican cuisine as Zarape Long Beach becomes a reality.

Our Spot Coffee is creating the most innovative coffee drinks in Long Beach

Our Spot Coffee isn't a full-on brick-and-mortar—at least not yet—but it's already churning out the city's most innovative coffee drinks.

Craft Beer LB Fest—the unlimited-pour festival defined by Long Beach culture—returns

When it comes to the independent Long Beach beer scene, Craft Beer LB Fest is an essential cog—with its founder, Dennis Trilles, at its epicenter.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: NYC-style chopped cheese hope; Battambong BBQ hits four years; 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.

This Long Beach pizza tour visits four pizzerias in a double-decker booze bus

Come Sunday, Sept. 22, a red double-decker bus will come to pick up a crew for the inaugural Long Beach Pizza Tour.

Shirley’s Temple, Long Beach area’s sole zero-proof bar, will permanently close on Sept. 29

Shirley's Temple owner Essie Evans has decided to cut operating days to Thursdays through Sundays. And, unfortunately, this will be until the mocktail space's final day on Sunday, Sept. 29.

Roadkill Long Beach is a hidden country bar in Rosemallows—red Solo cups and all

Well, way down yonder on the Chattahoochee—or more like Downtown—Roadkill Long Beach is a hidden country bar inside Rosemallows.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: More closures, openings across city; Queen Mary seeks exec chef; 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.

Albert’s Petite Sweets: How a Filipino chocolatier chose Long Beach as his home

In one very quick year, Albert's Petite Sweets has grown from a kitchen-based passion into a full-fledged chocolatier business.

OBRA HandBakery—Long Beach’s king of baked empanadas—shares the love South America and the Carribean

OBRA Handbakery is the undisputed king of empanadas in Long Beach, having built up a decade-long patronage.
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