Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week, presented by the Grunion Gazette and powered by Stella Artois, happening citywide from February 18th through the 28th. Each year, local restaurants compete to impress with exclusive menu items, inventive cocktails, wine pairings, and craft beer, all at great prices. This year’s event is even more special as they are doing a “Pass the Plate” night on February 24th (and February 25th for restaurants closed on Monday) to help raise money for restaurant owners and workers displaced by the wildfire.
Now’s the perfect time to discover Long Beach’s diverse dining scene—whether you’re trying a new spot or revisiting a favorite for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner. Best of all, no passes or tickets are required! Simply head to the Dine Out Long Beach website to check out participating restaurants and their special offerings for Restaurant & Cocktail Week.
At the top of your list of restaurants to visit is The 908. Located at the Long Beach Exchange, the 908 is a setting made for every occasion and time of the day as they never disappoint whether it is brunch, dinner or drinks. If you have not experienced the 908, the Dine Out Long Beach menu will not only introduce you to their spectactular food, but $60 menu is one of the best values you will find anywhere. Your meal provides you with an appetizer, highlight by their creamy New England clam chowder, entrees that allow you to choose from salmon, picanha or their brined buttermilk fried chicken. You can finish it off with their unique pistachio tiramisu and to top off the experience you get your choice of a draft wine or beer or a non-alcoholic drink.
LBX has become has a hot spot when it comes to dining and Bar Becky and Chef Johnathan Benvenuti have quicky garnered consistent praise with their unique flavors in the short year since they have opened their doors. Bar Becky honors Chef Johnathan’s mother, Becky, with every dish. Bar Becky creates every dish with the freshest ingredients in their scratch kitchen, that also allows you to get a close up and person experience with their chefs table setting. The Bar Becky menu is centered around the fresh produce that is sourced from local farmers and artisan producers.
With Mardi Gras around the corner, Louisiana Charlie’s is going to serve you up their rich Cajun flavors that will make you feel as if you are celebrating in New Orleans. The menu is full of authentic Cajun dishes including: mesquite BBQ, spare ribs, or classic Cajun dishes like jambalaya, Po-boys, gumbo and bread pudding. While Louisiana Charlie’s will bring you Louisiana flavors, they do it while always providing an ocean breeze while you dine with a stunning view of Long Beach.
Still need an excuse to get your grub on? Here are 10 reasons why you need to dig in during Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week:
1. RESTAURANTS WILL DONATE 10% FROM SALES TO HELP FELLOW RESTAURANT OWNERS AND WORKERS DISPLACED BY THE WILDFIRES
Restaurants are the first to donate to school auctions, non-profit organizations and local sports leagues. But on February 24, more than half of the restaurants participating Dine Out Long Beach restaurants will donate to their own through Restaurants Care, the non-profit organization of the California Restaurant Association. Restaurant owners will “Pass the Plate” by donating a minimum of 10% of sales to Restaurants Care Fire Fund specifically earmarked for restaurant owners and workers displaced by the recent wildfires. Select restaurants closed on Monday, February 24, will participate in “Pass the Plate” on Tuesday, February 25. *Visit dineoutlongbeach.com for the complete list.
2. THE ART OF COCKTAILING
Whether you like your cocktails shaken or stirred, many restaurants get in the “spirit” of things during Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week by offering at least one signature cocktail during Dine Out Long Beach. In addition, many restaurants also offer special wines and craft beers, too, including Stella Artois on draft and in bottles. Not one to imbibe? Mocktails are always an option, too. The 908 at LBX and Roe in Belmont Shore Beach definitely shaking and stirring up Long Beach’s Cocktail scene.
3. DISCOVER A NEW FAVORITE
It’s easy to fall into the same routine. You’ve got a favorite go-to pizza place, date night is always at the corner bistro, or you’ve been grabbing a latte and muffin at the same café since it opened a decade ago. Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week is the perfect time to get out of your culinary rut and treat your taste buds to something different. You might even surprise yourself and find a new favorite.
4. PALATE-PLEASING FOOD
This is when chefs and restaurateurs like to do a little R&D (research and development) before they commit to putting something new on the menu. It’s your chance to try some “only during Dine Out Long Beach” menu items at landmark restaurants, such as Union in the Zaferia District and Michael’s on Naples. Also, gone are the strict three-course menus, although some restaurants still opt to design their menu this way, but you’ll find the menus to be inviting and flexible. There are more food and wine pairing choices, shared menus (1 appetizer, 2 entrees, 1 dessert), small plates and cocktails, and more. Plus, there is something for every preference and dietary need, including vegan and gluten-free options. And remember, restaurants will also have their regular menus available as well.
5. SUPPORT LOCAL RESTAURANTS, CHEFS AND MIXOLOGISTS
Restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, sommeliers, busboys, servers – these people are our friends, family and neighbors. Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week is the perfect time to show them some love. Help return them to their pre-pandemic profits February 18-28 by visiting a new restaurant, revisiting a favorite or doing both.
6. DATE NIGHT, GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT OR A BOOK CLUB MEET-UP
Grab your significant other, neighborhood moms, sorority sisters or your bibliophile bunch and meet over breakfast lunch, dinner or drinks. Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week is the perfect setting for getting together. Whether it’s a candlelit table for two or bellying up at the local wine bar, there’s never been a better time to raise a glass to love, friendship and that bestseller you’re about to discuss than during Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week.
7. MENU AND PRICE POINT FOR EVERYONE
There’s a misconception that restaurant week mostly consists of fine dining establishments. Nothing could be further from the truth. Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week has its share of upscale restaurants. But it’s also punctuated with casual eateries, gastropubs, pizzerias, fast-casual, smoothie shops, espresso bars and more. There are places to bring the kids, the dogs, beer lovers, wine snobs, carnivores and vegans (often times to the same restaurant). Really, the sky is the limit.
8. PET-FRIENDLY PLACES
It’s been said that Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week is going to the dogs. And that’s a good thing. Sometimes the best dining companions are our furry four-legged friends, and many participating restaurants welcome dogs on their sidewalk patios. Just remember to be considerate by having your pet on a leash and keeping them confined to your space.
9. EXPLORE A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
Long Beach is a big little city with a collection of unique neighborhoods. Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week is a great time to explore a different part of town in search of new culinary offerings. Second Street in Belmont Shore is brimming with individually owned restaurants and sidewalk dining and is just across the bridge from Naples Island and its collection of cuisines and settings. Fourth Street’s Retro Row has a similar, albeit more bohemian, vibe. East Long Beach, near Boeing/Long Beach Airport and Long Beach City College, features a Michelin Chef at Cali Chilli. Downtown, which includes Pine Avenue, Ocean Blvd. and the waterfront, offers both upscale restaurants as well as casual eateries.
10. FOOD WITH A VIEW
The only thing that rivals our fabulous dining scene is the stunning weather. Even in February, when other states are bracing for snow and bone-chilling temperatures, we’re noshing and imbibing outside during Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week. Grab a sidewalk table and people watch, head to a rooftop bar for cocktails and conversation, book a table along the waterfront or head to an umbrella-shaded back patio for a cozy meal (and let the feasting begin!).
Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant and Cocktail Week, presented by the Grunion Gazette and powered by Stella Artois, takes place annually through the city February 18th through Februrary 28th. For more information, visit dineoutlongbeach.com
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