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Best of Long Beach.
A working port with a beach-town soul — Cambodia Town, Retro Row, and the Queen Mary on the skyline.
The 2025 winners, by category.
Every winner below cleared the same published bar. Only winners are published — no rankings, no runner-up lists, no sponsored placements.
Restaurants · 4 winners · 2025
Domenico's Italian Restaurant
Best Italian Restaurant in Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Since 1954 2025
Hof's Hut
Best Family Restaurant in Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Since 1951 2025
Schooner or Later
Best Waterfront Breakfast in Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Since 1985 2025The Potholder Cafe
Best Breakfast in Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Since 1976 2025Every category in Long Beach
Categories open as their first winner is verified. If a category is still accepting nominations, the fastest way to open it is to put a business forward.
Why Long Beach is worth the fuss.
Long Beach eats like the crossroads it is: the largest Cambodian community in the country makes Anaheim Street a destination, fish markets work the harbor’s edge, and Retro Row’s Fourth Street mixes vintage shops with neighborhood kitchens that regulars guard jealously.
Bike paths trace the shoreline, the Queen Mary anchors the view, and the aquarium and port keep the city honest about being a working town. Long Beach character is port-city grit with beach-town ease — diverse, unpretentious, and proud of both.
Long Beach, in short
What locals would tell you first:
What “best” means in Long Beach.
This guide is built for people who want a better local signal than vote drives, paid badges, or anonymous directory rankings.
Each category starts with public evidence: years in operation, sustained online presence, a real customer track record, positive community sentiment, and recognition in the local community. Open a category to see the winner, the reasons it cleared the bar, and links back to the business itself.
Only winners are published. We don’t sell sponsored placements, publish negative verdicts, or let a business buy its way onto this list. The exact thresholds stay internal so the award can’t be gamed, but the methodology is public and applies the same way in every market.
Know a Long Beach business that deserves a serious look?
Nominate it for the next evaluation. Free, takes a minute, and nothing is ever published unless it clears the bar.