Mitsuwa’s cherry blossom mochi
Head to Mitsuwa hungry and you’re bound to walk out with a week’s worth of food, pulled in first by the market’s perfect produce then lured back for a second spin by the inevitable impulse buys. On top of all that, there’s a full food court that supplies everything from restaurant-bettering ramen [...]

Surviving the seven deadly sins at Anjin

PHOTO by RICK POON
Dining at Anjin is a practice of patience, a lesson in how to temper your hunger while you wait at a place so perpetually packed that it logs hour-long lines 10 minutes after opening. But every eater at Anjin knows this. Some decide to kick around [...]

Coco Reno’s Taco Salad
Everyone in Long Beach probably already knows about the tofu tacos and mushroom tacos at Coco Reno’s. Those who don’t are bound to sound about as ignorant as someone who can’t find the Pacific Ocean. But the restaurant’s vegetarian taco salad is a different story, an equally tasty meal that sometimes goes [...]

Paradise bridges Rainbow Row’s bar gap

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Even if you’ve never eaten at Paradise, chances are you can probably describe the place—a brick box that stands out in mid-’90s Miami style, with checkered tiles and metal planters and neon lights pulling your eyes away from the road. The restaurant/bar needs to stand out, though, [...]

Saison

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Saison is a Belgian-style beer that is historically linked to the Wallonia region in the south of Belgium. Also known as “farmhouse ale,” saisons were first brewed many centuries ago to quench the thirsts of farmworkers during the harvest season. (In the course of the summer, some farmers would drink as much [...]

BLONDIE’S
$2.50 Screwdrivers
Sat&Sun Morning | 2259 N Lakewood Blvd | Long Beach 90815
BELMONT STATION
$2.50 Coronas
All Day Fri | 5300 E Second St | Long Beach 90803
ANTHILL PUB
$3 American Craft Beers
Mon-Fri 4-7pm | C-215 Student Center, UC Irvine | Irvine 92697

Breakfast at Natraj
Most Sundays it’s eggs Florentine and coffee—Bloody Mary, too, if you’re living on the edge—but sometimes having breakfast for breakfast just doesn’t sound so good, especially if brekkie gets rolling around 1 in the afternoon. So. What to eat—pizza? Burgers? Soup? How about tandoori chicken with a side of champagne? It’s certainly not [...]

Sliding past the sushi bar at Koi

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Scoot up to the sushi bar at Koi and you begin a familiar ritual: figure out the day’s freshest fish, order a couple cuts and then snap your chopsticks apart, shaving away splinters until the things are whittled down to dull little spears. It’s a second-nature [...]

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Sure, our much-loved Portfolio Coffeehouse might have a myriad of mochas, lattes and other coffee bean-based bastions of pleasure, but what if you’re looking to get off the java train for a little while? Look no further than the Orange Delight, a refreshing treat that lives up to its . . . [...]

CLANCY’S
$2.75 WELL DRINKS
Mon-Fri 4-7pm | 803 E Broadway | Long Beach 90802
THE V-ROOM
$2.50 MILLER LITE
All Day Thurs | 918 E Fourth St | Long Beach 90802
EJ MALLOY’S
$3.50 HEFEWEIZEN PINTS
Thurs 5pm-close | 4306 Atlantic Ave | Long Beach 90807