Long Beach- Restaurants
 

As some may know The Tour Of California is rolling in Long Beach on Sunday afternoon at 1pm PST. They will do all the Final award presentations that day also.http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com...es/stage7.html

We would like to know what restaurants you would recommend? Is there anything that is a "must" do for places to eat.

Thanks in advance! We totally appreciate it. Little baby included so this may change where we can eat.:)

I enjoy L'Opera, but it may not be baby friendly.

Hooters is across the street from L'Opera :D

The Original Park Pantry at Broadway and Juinipero is excellent. Or George's Greek Cafe (there's one on Pine & one on 2nd - the one on 2nd is better IMO).

A trip to Long Beach is incomplete without a visit to Joe Josts. Kid friendly, at least I take my young ones there. Not really a restaurant, but a "special", a handful of pretzels, and a beer make a great meal. It's one of the oldest bars on the west coast, established in 1924.

I never been to Joe Josts! (Of course, bars are not Lisa friendly for the most part)

As for Restaurants:

2nd Street in Belmont Shore has a variety of non-chain really excellent restaurants and is our most frequent haunt.

• La Creperie is fantastic food and atmosphere
• Next door is Zen Sushi
  Next to that is Bonos (Owned by Sonny and Cher's daughter)
• Down the street is Open Sesame - a Lebanese restaurant that we end up at probably once a week and home of the "Heroin Chicken" (You eat it and, an hour later you crave more).
• There are 2 more new Lebanese restaurants on the street as well.
• Super Mex is always good for fantastic Mexican food (although they've now expanded quite a bit and would be considered a chain)
• La Strada is decent Italian
• Biggs has decent Tapas but I had bad service there when they first opened and haven'tbeen back
• George's Greek is WONDERFUL (there's one on Pine and 5th downtown as well)
  

Everything on 2nd street is a short walk, so just park anywhere and walk the street. It's a fun atmosphere.

Downtown has more chains, but you might try:

• Madison for steak (fancy and expensive)
• L'Opera (fancy and expensive)
• Geoge's Greek (wonderful)
• Sevilla for Tapas
• There's also your run of the mill stuff like PF Changs, Lone Star, Islands, CPK etc.

Call when you're in town. :)

Many thanks for the response. I will check them out, maybe one of each for lunch and dinner.:D :cheers:

Rock Bottom Brewery is also really good - on the corner of Ocean and Pine. :)

(I presently work in that building.) ;)

Ken and I will be going to a bridal show in Long Beach that day - maybe we can join you for lunch! We'd love to see TicTocBaby! :D

I'm nitpicking but she's actually Sonny's daughter but not Cher's. I've been wanting to try that place.

Either way, we could all have a big lunch get together! It would be great. :)

I'm up for lunch...as long as I'm home in time to watch the red carpet.