Joe Jost's
Best Historic Bar in Long Beach · CA
Schooners and pickled eggs since 1924
Joe Jost's has poured cold beer on Anaheim Street since 1924, making it Long Beach's oldest bar and one of the oldest continuously operating taverns west of the Mississippi. The ritual order never changes: a 'Joe's Special' — split Polish sausage, Swiss, pickle, and mustard on rye — with pickled eggs and fresh-roasted peanuts.
Cash-only, wood-worn, and gloriously stubborn, Joe Jost's is a century-old Long Beach institution whose T-shirts are as famous locally as its beer.
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2025 Centurion Award
Best Historic Bar in Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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