Quick Guide to restaurants, hotels, sightseeing and more in Long Beach, California

Food and Drink

  • Sura’s Korean BBQ and Tofu House

  • Ammatoli

  • Panxa Cocina

  • The Breakfast Bar (two locations)

  • The Potholder (three locations)

  • Long Beach Creamery 🍦

  • Panini Kabob Grill

  • Green Olive

  • Guacho Beach (eatery near the water, never been though)

  • Food Halls: The Hangar, Steelcraft, 2nd & PCH

  • Generally good eats: Most restaurants on 2nd Street!

  • Pizza: Big E’s Pizza, Sorento’s, and Pizza x Two

Coffee and Tea

  • Tierra Mia

  • Rose Park Roasters

  • Ground Hideout Coffee

  • Viento y Agua Coffee Co.

  • Wrigley Coffee Co.

  • Adler & Sage

  • Ding Tea Bar

  • Cha for Tea (college go-to for boba and snacks)

Bars and Breweries

  • Roxanne’s (my fave little watering hole!)

  • Sweetwater Saloon (and more gay bars on Broadway between Orange and Junipero)

  • Ten Mile Brewing

  • Ballast Point

  • Altar Society Brewing and Coffee Co.

Hotels

Near the Long Beach Airport:

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Things to See

  • Museum of Latin American Art

  • Farmers Markets Around Town

  • Aquarium of the Pacific

  • Hilltop Park for a full view of Long Beach

  • Shoreline Village (Tequila Jack’s has some pretty big margaritas,..)

  • Bluff Park and walk path along the beach

  • El Dorado Nature Center

  • Retro Row

  • Pigeon’s Roller Rink

  • 2nd and PCH: Shopping, Dining and Mini Golf

  • Rancho Los Cerritos

  • First Fridays in Bixby Knolls (Aug. 1!)