Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Food & Drink

Tucked into the back of a retail complex is East Long Beach’s best hidden bar (with quality vegan dim sum)

Morning Nights didn't open with flying colors—but with some refinement, a made-to-order mandate, and a mini-oasis tucked into the back corner of The Hangar, it is one of Long Beach's most underrated spaces.

Lola’s Mexican Cuisine—the restaurant that introduced Long Beach to birria—celebrates its quinceañera

Lola's Mexican Cuisine is having her quinceañera—15 years serving Long Beach from Retro Row—and her family, led by son Luis Navarro and daughter-in-law Brenda Riviera, want to assure the community that her spirit will never be lost as long as there is an appetite for her food.

The Attic Long Beach’s supper club—one of the city’s best private dinners—allows its chef to finally do a proper flex

Chef Cameron Slaugh came onto the Long Beach dining scene with experience from some of New York's most respected kitchens—including the three-Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park—and now he's ready to show off.

Panxa Cocina to host memorial honoring Chef Arthur Gonzalez’s legacy on May 9

Typically not open on Tuesdays, the memorial will be a casual affair where full-food service will not be accessible; instead, pass arounds will be offered and the bar will open for cocktail purchases.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Epic Wings to open in BK in May; Mom’s Touch closes in North LB; 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.

Beachwood’s DTLB location re-opens kitchen with solid Proudly Serving popup (duck fat fried-fries included)

Beachwood broke some hearts when it announced it was closing its kitchen at its famed DTLB location—but Proudly Serving owner Matt McIvor saw nothing short of a great opportunity.

Taking over former Chianina space, upcoming ‘4 Shore’ bucks trends with dress code, mandatory bottle service

The former Chianina space in Naples, Long Beach—which has long had an application notice for a change of ownership belonging to Drizzy Enterprise LLC—will...

Bar Envie, Long Beach’s NOLA-inspired space, named one of nation’s best new bars

Following Baby Gee Bar's prestigious nod by the Tale of the Cocktail Foundation as one of the country's best new bars, Bar Envie pulls up with a #3 score in Mashed's Best New Bars in the U.S. list.

Baby Gee Bar recognized by the Spirited Awards, the libation world’s most prestigious honor

The Tale of the Cocktail Spirited Awards—what can be called the James Beard Awards of the libation world—have noted Long Beach's Baby Gee Bar as a Top 10 Best New Bar in the U.S West, standing amongst Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland.

Your first look at Bar Envie, the NOLA-inspired concept from the crew behind Selva

The owners and chef behind Selva are off to their second food adventure—and it is another Zaferia restaurant that completely deviates from their previous restaurant.
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