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- Savor a meal or sip on a cocktail at the Sky Room, a Breakers and Long Beach icon since the late 1930s. Just as popular as Hollywood hotspots like Coconut Grove and The Brown Derby, the restaurant was once a favorite of Tinseltown stars, who would make the short journey from Los Angeles to eat, listen to music, and retreat from the limelight for a while. With the revival of Fairmont Breakers Long Beach, the Sky Room is also reveling in its own renaissance, evoking the glamorous dining experience that made it a hit during the 1930s and 1940s. Here, guests can indulge in high-end fine dining complete with tableside preparations and a maître d', all while drinking in the restaurant’s spectacular views, just like the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Clark Gable would during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- Sample some of the best Khmer food in the United States in Cambodia Town. Home to the largest population of Cambodians outside of the actual country itself, Long Beach also lays claim to the tastiest Cambodian food this side of the Pacific. Best of all, these Asian eateries are all relatively near each other, allowing diners to easily compare dishes like Phnom Penh noodles, lok lak (beef accented with ingredients like black pepper and oyster sauce), grilled meat skewers flavored with fragrant lemongrass, and prahok ktis (ground pork dip with coconut milk and fermented fish). While devouring the best that Cambodia Town has to offer, be sure to check out the rest of the neighborhood, which boasts temples, jewelry stores, outdoor murals, and more.
- Take a bite out of the city’s globally inspired culinary landscape at a food hall. Long Beach’s official motto is “The International City,” a proud nod to its standing as one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse big cities in the United States, according to the U.S. Census. So, naturally, its food scene is equally varied and vibrant. The best way to try a taste of it all is at one of the city’s food halls, with each offering a kaleidoscope of cuisine and a unique atmosphere all its own. Constructed out of shipping containers (an appropriate touch for a city with one of the biggest ports in California and a top-10 port for the most foreign trade in the country), SteelCraft tantalizes diners’ tastebuds with Mexican cuisine, wood-fired pizza, and more. Taking inspiration from its days as a former manufacturing site for McDonnell Douglas/Boeing for military and commercial aircraft, The Hangar takes up residence in an aviation-inspired space, with 14 vendors cooking up cuisines like Turkish, Canadian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.
