Dining at Zephyr is like hanging out in your cool aunt’s sponge-painted kitchen: the pea-soup green walls are often decorated with eclectic art from local visionaries and the staff seems to care little for time constraints. For those looking to enjoy a hearty meal, there’s the requisite overflowing bowl mixtures, such as the garden tempeh [...]

Perhaps it’s the creamy hollandaise-looking sauce ladled on top, or maybe it’s the attention to detail, but Crema’s omelet is well above its competitors. Just about any accompanying ingredient you select to be packed inside will make the perfect omelet: dense, firm and generously stuffed. Bacon, avocado and tomato are good choices, but there’s too [...]

Even with the oil islands, trash barges and breakwater, the view at Claire’s remains among the best in Southern California. There is no better way to take in and appreciate Long Beach’s prime spot on the coast than to enjoy a leisurely breakfast or lunch at one of the café’s umbrella-topped tables. If it’s just [...]