The Potholder Cafe
Best Breakfast in Long Beach · CA
Long Beach's breakfast headquarters
The Potholder Cafe has been a downtown Long Beach breakfast fixture since the 1970s, a bustling, come-as-you-are room serving a huge roster of egg scrambles, pancakes, and breakfast burritos to a loyal, tattooed-to-tourist cross-section of the city.
Generous portions, strong coffee, and an easygoing vibe made the original Broadway location a Long Beach staple — the sort of no-fuss breakfast joint the whole town claims as its own.
Customers said it first.
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Why this business cleared the bar.
This record was published by The Centurion Awards from the public record. Selection follows the published criteria; The Potholder Cafe met them on that evidence. The business can claim the listing or ask us to remove it.
- ✓Years in operation. Operating in Long Beach since 1976 — 49 years of continuous business.
- ✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Long Beach.
- ✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Long Beach has kept The Potholder Cafe busy for 49 years.
- ✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Long Beach regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
- ✓Recognition in the local community. Named best breakfast in Long Beach for 2025 for decades of overloaded omelettes and weekend lines on Broadway.
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The details, verified.
- Legal / trading name
- The Potholder Cafe
- Category
- Restaurant
- Founded
- 1976, Long Beach, CA
- Location
- Long Beach, CA
- Centurion Award
- Best Breakfast in Long Beach — 2025
- Record last verified
- July 2026
Frequently asked questions.
What is The Potholder Cafe?
A Long Beach breakfast fixture since 1976, where the omelettes are huge and the weekend wait is a local ritual.
Is The Potholder Cafe award-winning?
Yes — The Potholder Cafe is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Breakfast in Long Beach, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best breakfast in Long Beach for 2025 for decades of overloaded omelettes and weekend lines on Broadway.
Where is The Potholder Cafe?
The Potholder Cafe is in Long Beach, CA.
Every award, on the record.
Each Centurion Award is its own dated annual record, and staying current means clearing the bar again each new year. The verification above is from the latest published award. Open a year for that year’s citation.
2025 Centurion Award
Best Breakfast 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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