Dine Out Long Beach Restaurant & Cocktail Week

 The 8th annual Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week begins February 18 and continues through February 28 at nearly 50 restaurants throughout the city. Special menus starting at $10 are featured for breakfast, lunch, plates, and dinner with small plates coupled with wine pairings, beer flights, and handcrafted cocktails. Visit dineoutlongbeach.com for restaurant listings and menus.

5 Reasons You’ll Want to Check Out this Year’s Dine Out Long Beach: 

1. SOMETHING FOR EVERY PERSON AND EVERY PALATE

Long Beach is a melting pot of cuisines and Dine Out Long Beach is proof. Enjoy Peruvian favorites from Aji Peruvian, Chinese from the newly-opened Dan Modern Chinese, authentic Italian at Buono’s Pizzeria, Spanish fare at Café Sevilla, a breakfast smoothie at Salud, and more. 

2. ONE. TWO. THREE. POUR! The art of “cocktailing” has never been more creative than now. Many restaurants are also offering special cocktails, including Saint & Second in Belmont Shore, El Barrio along Retro Row, and The Ordinary on The Promenade downtown. Stella Artois is sponsoring beer specials at various restaurants, too. 

3. A MENU AND PRICE POINT FOR EVERYONE 

Whether you choose to go upscale with a chef-driven meal at L’Opera or Michael’s On Naples, or more casual with a beer and a burger at Long Beach Tap House, tangy wings at K.C. Branaghan’s or sourdough pizza from Speak Cheezy – you have choices. Spend a lot, spend a little. Dine in or take out from select restaurants, it’s all up to you. 

4. DATE NIGHT, GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT OR A BOOK CLUB MEET-UP

Grab your significant other, neighborhood moms, sorority sisters, or your bibliophile bunch, and meet over breakfast lunch, dinner, or drinks. Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week is the perfect setting for getting together. Whether it’s a candlelit table for two or bellying up at the local wine bar, there’s never been a better time to raise a glass to love, friendship, and that bestseller you’re about to discuss than during Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week. 

5. PET-FRIENDLY PLACES 

It’s been said that Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week is going to the dogs. And that’s a good thing. Sometimes the best dining companions are our furry four-legged friends, and many participating restaurants welcome dogs on their sidewalk patios.

Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant and Cocktail Week, presented by the Grunion Gazette, takes place annually throughout the city from February 18-28. For more information, visit dineoutlongbeach.com