A culinary renaissance is alive in Long Beach, including a French-Californian neo-bistro, a vegan, LGBTQ+-friendly coffee shop and the state’s first women-focused sports bar.
Neo-bistro Olive & Rose, which features a French-California menu, recently opened on the ground floor of the renovated City Center motel in downtown Long Beach. During the day, O&R Bagels offers coffee, tea and bagels out of the same space.An electric energy is driving the modern dining scene of Long Beach, with new openings from chefs and restaurateurs born and raised in the city.
Of course, Long Beach has always been a worthy Southern California destination. Parked in the city’s bustling port is the Queen Mary, a nearly century-old ocean liner that’s since transformed into a tourist attraction with restaurants, shopping and overnight suites. Just across the bay sits the largest aquarium in the state, where you can eat a sustainably sourced fish taco with a view of the seal and sea lion exhibit.
“We look at ourselves as a smaller L.A., but it’s really condensed and you have all these different chefs from different walks of life bringing their best, whether it be farm to table, barbecue or tacos and Mexican food,” says longtime local and pitmaster Chad Phuong, whose Battambong BBQ pop-up blends Texas barbecue traditions with Cambodian flavors and techniques. “We have everything, and we want to celebrate it.
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