Food & Drink
Group behind “A Restaurant” in OC to open “A Pacific Coast Highway” at 2nd+PCH
Known for its base, minimal monikers—A Restaurant, A Crystal Cove, A Market...—the River Jetty Restaurant Group is about to expand beyond the Orange Curtain and into Long Beach with its "A Pacific Coast Highway" concept.
Food & Drink
DTLB’s 4th Horseman to show ‘f*cked up, weird, obscure’ films every last Wednesday of the month
The monthly event not only further cements The 4th Horseman as the epicenter of the macabre in Long Beach but highlights its owners' vast knowledge and love of strange if not outright peculiar and perturbing filmmaking.
Food & Drink
Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: April 2023
Brian Addison's 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.
Food & Drink
Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Pickle Banh Mi Co. soft opens; Mai Tai Festival coming; 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
Dave’s Hot Chicken will open its first Long Beach location on April 21
Having already opened a Lakewood location mid-pandemic, the massive, nationwide chain continues its expansion into Long Beach proper with its Belmont Shore location opening April 21.
Food & Drink
Your first look inside Long Beach’s newest brewery, Altar Society Brewing
With owners Jon Sweeney and Chris Evans bringing on master brewer Derek Wasak—classically trained in Germany, brewed in San Diego and elsewhere—there is little doubt that Altar Society will join the greats of the Long Beach beer scene.
Food & Drink
Essential Long Beach pizza list: 2023 Edition
Our city's pizza game has never been stronger: From Neapolitan and Roman to Californian and American, Long Beach has a love for the pie that is finally rivaling our sister city to the north.
Food & Drink
Sadly, it’s last call for one of Long Beach’s best Mexican restaurants, Fonda Tobalá in DTLB
Chef Manuel Bañuelos and his right-hand woman and wife Fernanda can no longer make the restaurant-within-a-bar concept Fonda Tobalá work, shuttering its doors on April 29.
Food & Drink
Best Burgers in Long Beach: 2023 Edition
The humble and mighty burger is not just an American go-to but a worldwide staple, with seemingly endless iterations—and Long Beach is home to some of the best.
Events & Festivals
LA Wine Fest returns to Long Beach with unlimited tastings from nearly 40 wineries, breweries
The annual event—which moved from Los Angeles to Long Beach in 2019—is one of the region's largest wine-centric events (but don't worry: there's beer to break up the grape crushing).
