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AMMATOLI
Ammatoli is making a case that Long Beach doesn't need to look north for the real thing.
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GuideUpdated July 15, 2026
6 Best Restaurants in Long Beach, Los Angeles
The best restaurants in Long Beach, Los Angeles — Mediterranean, American and Seafood and more, each rated 4.0★ or higher. Top pick rated 9.0★. Curated by TastyPals.
The best restaurants in long beach in Los Angeles are AMMATOLI, Boathouse on the Bay, Saint & Second, and more. Start with AMMATOLI if you want the strongest overall first pick.
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Who this guide is for
This guide covers the highest-rated restaurants in Long Beach, Los Angeles. Whether you're a local or visiting the neighbourhood for the first time, these picks give you a reliable starting point sorted by quality and review depth.
Quick picks
AMMATOLI
Mediterranean • Long Beach
Ammatoli is making a case that Long Beach doesn't need to look north for the real thing.
Boathouse on the Bay
American • Long Beach
Boathouse on the Bay is an easy american option in Long Beach in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Saint & Second
American • Long Beach
Saint & Second is an easy american option in Long Beach in Los Angeles to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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AMMATOLI
Long Beach • Mediterranean
9.9/10
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Boathouse on the Bay
Long Beach • American
9.0/10
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4.7
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Long Beach dinner
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Long Beach
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Saint & Second
Long Beach • American
8.7/10
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4.6
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Long Beach dinner
Mood
Long Beach
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Parkers' Lighthouse
Long Beach • Seafood
8.4/10
TastyPals Score
4.5
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How we chose
We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →
Room tone
Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.
Food fit
We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.
Useful range
The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.
6 ranked picks
AMMATOLI — Ammatoli is making a case that Long Beach doesn't need to look north for the real thing. This is a Palestinian and broadly Middle Eastern kitchen running at a price point that should embarrass half the lunch spots in LA, and it's doing it without the apologetic modernism that tends to show up when immigrant cooking gets a dining room. No fusion hedges, no 'inspired by' disclaimers. The room is reportedly straightforward; the cooking is the argument.
The menu centers on dishes that diners consistently point to as the reason to come back. The Fattet Hummus — layers of toasted bread, chickpeas, and yogurt — is known for arriving as something architectural before it becomes comfort food. The Muhammara draws attention for its roasted pepper and walnut base, the kind of dip that builds slow and holds. The Palestinian Msakhan is the dish that earns the most loyalty here by reputation: sumac-heavy, onion-rich, built on flatbread that reportedly does serious structural work rather than decorative duty. The Mixed Mashawi Skewers give a group the full range of what the grill is doing, and the Shakshouka rounds out a menu that reads like an actual family repertoire, not a committee's idea of approachability. The Family Brunch format is consistently flagged as the format that matches how this food wants to be eaten — shared, unhurried, with bread doing the heavy lifting.
The move, based on how regulars approach it, is to go with four or more and order wide. Use the Msakhan and the Fattet Hummus as anchors and let the rest follow. Weekend brunch gets you the fullest picture of what the kitchen is doing. Parking in Long Beach being what it is, build in ten extra minutes and arrive with real appetite. View restaurant →
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