Sunday, April 12, 2026

Food & Drink

Gaucho Grill to have three different concepts at $9M Alamitos Beach space dubbed ‘Gaucho Beach’

The City of Long Beach continues to expand its beach amenities, with the Alamitos Beach renovation being its most ambitious yet.

How The Attic on Broadway in Long Beach went from Instagram-brunch to Michelin-recognized

Though there was a seemingly endless line of patrons constantly at The Attic, owner Steve Massis and Chef Cameron Slaugh held a mutual sentiment: It could not only be better but it could be great.

Restaurant group that owns El Torito and more to open corporatized taco joint in former Rock Bottom space

Xperience Restaurant Group is home to a ton of major brands, from El Torito and Chevy's to Las Brisas and Acapulco—and they hope their taco spinoff, Solita, will feel at home in DTLB.

Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: October 2021

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.

Bring on the botanas: El Barrio Cantina in Long Beach brings eclectic menu and ambition to former Ashley’s space

Chef Ulises Pineda-Alfaro and his fellow partners, Joe Lin and Jesse Duron, are no strangers to the food game—but their ambitions with their new Long Beach joint are much bigger than anything they've tackled before.

SQIRL founder Jessica Koslow to partner with Long Beach’s Bake ‘N Broil for collaboration

The Los Angeles powerhouse is going to collaborate with the Long Beach legend not out of forced hand but because of a deeply personal connection to one of the region's most beloved diners.

Famed Napoli pizzeria L’Antica expands U.S. presence by moving into Long Beach

Two years after opening its flagship California location in Hollywood, L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele will move into Long Beach, taking over the former Papalucci space in Belmont Shore.

With chef competitiveness at a pandemic high, Chef Jason Witzl returns to old-school Italian

As kitchens reopen to a capacity they haven't seen since before the pandemic, some chefs are aiming high—but Chef Jason Witzl is returning to the simplicity of old-school Italian cuisine.

Rose Park Roasters expands caffeinated empire with third location in Downtown Long Beach

Taking over the former Cuppa Cuppa space in Downtown's historic Cooper Arms building, Rose Park just nabbed not only its second DTLB location but arguably one of the most precious outdoor patios in the urban fabric of Downtown.

A Beautiful Disaster: How the pandemic made Bungalow Long Beach pivot from lounge to full-blown kitchen

The Bungalow Kitchen wasn't always supposed to be, well, a kitchen. Co-owner Brent Bolthouse has long had Michelin Star-winning Chef Michael Mina as an investor and friend, but the Bungalows remained largely lounge spaces where food played second fiddle and Mina was an advisor. Here's how the pandemic changed all that.
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