Guide to Long Beach Food Scene Week
Love to eat, and love Long Beach’s local restaurants? Then Long Beach Food Scene Week is for you! Presented by the Port of Long Beach and Visit Long Beach, this event is a 10-day celebration of our city's rich and diverse culinary scene.
EVENT DETAILS
From August 1 to 10, 2025, more than 80 local restaurants and pop-ups will offer discounts as well as prix fixe menus, collaborations and special dishes showcasing their creativity. For the full list of participating restaurants and their special offerings, visit longbeachize.com. A searchable map is available at lbfoodsceneweek.com.
HISTORY & BACKGROUND
Long Beach Food Scene got its start as a Facebook group run by local food journalist Brian Addison. With nearly two decades of experience as a journalist in Long Beach, Addison covers food, culture, events, and development in Long Beach on his website, Longbeachize.com. The Facebook group is an active message board where nearly 84,000 local food enthusiasts discuss their experiences at restaurants, exchange recommendations, and share news about openings and closures. Addison has parlayed the group’s popularity into public events like Long Beach Food Scene Week and Last Call, which celebrates local bars.
FEATURED DISHES
Long Beach restaurants across the city will be rolling out new and exciting dishes just for the Long Beach Food Scene Week’s limited run, and these are just a small fraction of what’s available: Enjoy the incredible flavors of Spain at Telefèric Barcelona, which will offer a Toro Paella and Wagyu Empanadas. Speak Cheezy, known for their sourdough crust, will serve up a Pesto alla Trapanese pizza. Check out the Pimento and Tomato Sando at Olive & Rose and Coq au Vin at Noble Rotisserie. Rance’s Chicago Pizza will have a lunchtime combo plate featuring wings with your choice of fries or salad. Try gnocco fritto at L’antica Pizzeria da Michele, Mexican sea bass in a roasted pineapple molé at Lola’s, and a corn and chorizo chicken salad tartine at Alder & Sage. El Barrio Cantina will have Carne en su Jugo and a fusion La Jefa Sushi Roll. At Casa Chaskis, try the Seco de Cabrito Norteño, a Peruvian goat stew.
PRIX FIXE MENUS
Some restaurants have opted to create a prix fixe menu for Long Beach Food Scene Week. In the Belmont Shore area, these include Marlena, Open Sesame, and Roe Seafood. The Attic on Broadway will serve a three-course prix fixe menu, and in downtown, Ammatoli prix fixe also features an optional wine pairing. Broken Spirits will serve a four-course prix fixe menu. At the Fairmont Breakers hotel, Sky Room will offer a prix fixe menu during Long Beach Food Scene Week, and Nettuno will host an Oyster Night on August 8, featuring fresh oysters, an oyster pasta dish, and braised short ribs with spinach and oyster puree.
BURGERS
Burger lovers will have a ball during Long Beach Food Scene Week, with such choices as the spicy Altar Ghost Burger at Altar Society Brewing and the double-decker Ned Divine Burger at the Auld Dubliner. ISM Brewing will offer a slider platter, and The Social List will serve up a tempting Truffle Burger. If you want an alternative to beef, The Ordinarie has created the McOrdinarie Fish Sandwich for the occasion and will also be serving special mustard wings and red beans and rice dishes. At Coffee Parlor, try the Food Scene Week combo of a ground brisket bacon cheeseburger with housemade strawberry lemonade.
DRINK SPECIALS
Culinary creativity during Long Beach Food Scene Week will not be limited to just food; some restaurants are also offering special drinks. At The Breakfast Bar, you can try three special dishes during the event, as well as a special Raspberry Lemon Drop cocktail. Fuego at Hotel Maya is serving up two Latin dishes, plus a Rainbow Margarita Flight. At Michael’s on Naples, try the show-stopping Impasta-burger topped with a massive egg yolk raviolo and pair it with a glass of Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, a rare by-the-glass serving.
SWEET TREATS
Leave room for dessert! Foodologie, a cookie and brownie shop in Belmont Shore, is offering a special three-pack of cookies and 12-piece variety bag of mini brownies during Long Beach Food Scene Week. At Gemmae Bake Shop you can check out both a savory dish and a delicious Ube Tiramisu. I Luv Ur Buns at SteelCraft will have some savory buns on the menu as well as two sweet “baognets.” Union @ Compound has created a menu of Shaved Ice Desserts, including a Filipino-style halo-halo, Thai-style nam kang sai, and a boozy shaved ice made with melon syrup, cucumber, and gin.
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