Food & Drink
Katsu burgers are returning, Long Beach: Burger Daddy is reopening in DTLB
The city's first and sole restaurant dedicated to the katsu burger was much-loved in its two-year existence—and its return hopes for that same love to come back.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Chronic Tacos closes Ocean Blvd. location; Picarelli’s is not becoming a new restaurant; 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.
Events & Festivals
What to (unquestionably) drink at Taste of Downtown in Long Beach (and places to explore beyond that)
In partnership with the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA), Longbeachize is highlighting essential summer cocktails from some of Downtown’s finest, while previewing several cocktails that will also be available at DLBA’s upcoming Taste of Downtown event on Long Beach's waterfront.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach has scored its first Michelin star—but the Guide’s importance in SoCal (and the world) needs to be dismissed in the modern world
There is no question this is an accolade—but therein lies another question: Should this accolade mean something for an organization that dismissed our entire region?
Food & Drink
Shlap Muan—Long Beach’s best spot for chicken wings—expands its flappin’ fowl empire
Opening last year, Shlap Muan has gone from a tiny North Long Beach storefront to multiple spaces—even beyond the borders of Long Beach.
Food & Drink
From OC to LB: ‘A PCH’ restaurant at 2nd & PCH retail complex opens July 19; reveals inaugural menu
Known for its base, minimal monikers—A Restaurant, A Crystal Cove, A Market...—the River Jetty Restaurant Group is about to open its first restaurant beyond the Orange Curtain: A PCH.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Famed L’Antica pizzeria moves forward in the Shore; Nick the Greek opens July 25; 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
Gaucho Beach—Long Beach’s soon-to-open, full-service restaurant and cafe on the beach—reveals menu
After years of setbacks and an optimistic announcement about their opening this summer, the largest of the beach amenity upgrades—Gaucho Beach at Alamitos Beach—has released its menu.
Food & Drink
Now Anaheim Street: Bamboo Club, Good Time, Pho Hong Phat latest victims of summer burglary string in Long Beach
As more burglaries begin to frustrate business owners across the city, police officials have no formal word on if and how they are connected.
Food & Drink
Candified doesn’t just give The Candy Queen a storefront—it represents everything beautiful about women friendships
Through the power of serendipity, commiseration, and sisterly love, Jackie Sorkin and Amy Mason have created a world which celebrates candy, color, and community.
