Food & Drink
La Casa de Iris Cocina Boricua opening brick-and-mortar in Long Beach on July 1
La Casa de Iris—the boricua kitchen that epitomizes Puerto Rican cuisine—will open its first brick-and-mortar at the northeast corner of Long Beach Boulevard and Anaheim Street.
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Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Massive California Fish Grill coming; Active Culture to close; 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.
Food & Drink
Ono Hawaiian BBQ’s first Long Beach location to open June 27 (with BOGOF special)
Ono Hawaiian BBQ will open its first Long Beach location, joining some 115-plus locations across California and Arizona.
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Nonna Mercato returns with summer dinner service—and proves they make some of the best pasta in Long Beach
Yes, Nonna Mercato is back with dinner service via its Summer Nights series on June 20, which debuted last year to merited applause.
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Long Beach’s most beloved tiki bar, Bamboo Club, continues to evolve
If there’s one space that embodies Long Beach’s long-standing flirtation with tiki culture, it’s The Bamboo Club. Full stop.
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Three decades in, Belmont Shore’s Stroll & Savor returns to fill Long Beach stomachs
Belmont Shore's Stroll & Savor is a Long Beach tradition—and it returns Wednesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 19 from 5:30PM to 9PM nightly.
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Mendocino Farms to open first Long Beach brick-and-mortar at LBX
Mendocino Farms—the beloved, chef-driven sandwich shop born in Los Angeles back in 2005—is finally opening a proper brick-and-mortar in Long Beach.
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Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Walt’s Wharf prepares to reopen; Wicked Wolf unveils summer menu; 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.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: June 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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Tragically gorgeous, gorgeously tragic: The incredible story behind Long Beach’s wildly popular Zuzu’s Petals
Zuzu's Petals—Long Beach's (rightfully and) wildly popular brunch space on the easternmost edge of DTLB—is surely surrounded by beauty.
