Sunday, April 12, 2026

Food & Drink

Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2019 Edition

Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2019 Edition on Longbeachize.

The glorious, anti-bar bar food Chef Melissa Ortiz offers at Long Beach’s Bamboo Club

Chef Melissa Ortiz has done what many consider impossible at Bamboo Club: redfined bar food while bringing people from LA.

DTLA’s famed Yang Chow opens ‘2.0’ concept in Long Beach

Yang Chow opened its newest concept in Long Beach.

Chef Thomas Ortega’s Amorcito shines as one of Long Beach’s best taquerias

Amorcito, Chef Thomas Ortega's second Long Beach outfit and third overall food space, has officially opened at The Hangar inside Long Beach Exchange.

Finally, Long Beach’s Peninsula community gets the foodie space it deserves with Vibes

Vibes has quietly entered the equally quiet Peninsula—but it plans on making much more noise.

Ammatolí’s brunch is beautifully unique, cementing its place as one of the city’s best restaurants

Shakshuka. Pita chilaquiles. Beet-labneh toast. The Ammatolí brunch spread is spectacular.

TikiTiki in Downtown Long Beach is hidden behind a wall just for you

Yes, TikiTiki is a tiki bar hidden inside Beer Belly in Downtown Long Beach. And it just opened. But there's more to it than...

There’s a tiki bar hidden behind a wall at Rosemallows

Yes, there is indeed a hidden tiki bar inside Rosemallows—and it is awesome.

Underrated Long Beach restaurants: 2018 Edition

Brian Addison's annual list of the most underrated Long Beach restaurants continues with the 2018 Edition.

Stuffed between a design firm and burger joint sits the magic of Ammatolí’s food

Ammatoli, with its minimal light gray, golds, and dark woods creating a peaceful ambiance, had an equally peaceful opening this past weekend with little fanfare—and perhaps that is best for now since it is offering some of the best Middle Eastern food in the city.
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