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Where to eat in Long Beach: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of lunch and dinner, with breakfast where FoodTrip has a pick, in Long Beach, CA, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 23 picks in the city, of which 3 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 3 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Long Beach for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $66 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Gusto Bread

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 2710 E 4th St

James Beard finalist

Outstanding Bakery 2024: finalist; Outstanding Bakery 2025: finalist; Outstanding Bakery 2026: semifinalist

12:30 PM · Lunch

Ramen & Tsukemen TAO

Japanese & Sushi · $$ · about $32 a person · Buena Park · 10488 Valley View St

Bib Gourmand

7:00 PM · Dinner

Amor Y Tacos

Mexican · $ · about $20 a person · Cerritos · 13333 South St

Bib Gourmand

Day 2: about $103 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Top BBQ Grill & Pocha Cafe

BBQ · $$ · about $26 a person · Buena Park · 8948 Knott Ave

Eats Ranked pick

Buena Park Korean BBQ with grills at the table (also styled Top BBQ Grill & Pocha Cafe).

12:30 PM · Lunch

Sonoratown

American & Other · $$ · about $32 a person · 244 E 3rd St

Eats Ranked pick

Sonoran-style taqueria (Long Beach) with house-made flour tortillas made with pork lard.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Ammatoli

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · about $45 a person · 285 E 3rd St

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: California 2024: semifinalist (Dima Habibeh); Outstanding Hospitality 2026: semifinalist

Day 3: about $77 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Guisados

American & Other · $$ · about $32 a person · 1201 Redondo Ave

Eats Ranked pick

Braise-based (guisado) tacos on handmade corn tortillas; Long Beach.

7:00 PM · Dinner

La Parolaccia

Italian · $$ · about $45 a person · 2945 E Broadway

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: California 2024: semifinalist (Michael Procaccini and Stefano Procaccini)

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Long Beach for this day.

About $246 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

15 more places to eat in Long Beach

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Heritage · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
Baja Sonora Mexican Restaurant · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
King Taco Restaurants · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Tacos La Carreta · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Arisu Korean BBQ · Korean · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Gangnam Station Korean BBQ · Korean · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Lunasia Dim Sum House · Chinese · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Gen Korean BBQ House · Korean · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Taco Surf Surfside · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Taco Surf · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Tacos la Rueda · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Grand Fish Tacos & Ceviche · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Pocket Burger Shack · Burgers · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Tacos 1986 · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Leo's Tacos Truck · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.