A family-run Cambodia Town institution of twenty-plus years
Must-try: Beef lok lak, Cambodian beef jerky, Red curry
📍 3240 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90804
6 ranked family friendly restaurants in Long Beach, Los Angeles — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.
6 picksThese are the 6 best Long Beach restaurants for a family dinner, ranked. Sophy's is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.8 stars across 2,380 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the beef lok lak at Sophy's. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Long Beach punches well above its reputation — a diverse, ambitious dining scene that competes with anywhere in LA, usually at better prices.
A family-run Cambodia Town institution of twenty-plus years
Must-try: Beef lok lak, Cambodian beef jerky, Red curry
📍 3240 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90804
Michelin-listed ramen in Long Beach — 20-hour tonkotsu broth and fresh-made noodles every morning
Must-try: Tonkotsu ramen with black garlic oil, Crispy chicken karaage, Spicy cold dipping noodles
📍 610 E Carson St, Long Beach, CA 90807
modern Mexican on Retro Row that never gets too carried away
Must-try: Carne asada ribeye, Scallops in aguachile, Fried potato tacos
📍 1731 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90802
a homey family-run place with a retro wood-panel dining room
Must-try: Carne asada nachos, Wet burritos, Menudo
📍 2901 E 7th St, Long Beach, CA 90804
a cheffy pizza spot running both sourdough and New York styles
Must-try: The LBC pizza, The Heights bar pizza, Fennel sausage
📍 3950 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814
a strip-mall gem layering Southeast Asian flavors onto a crisp crust
Must-try: Tom yum pizza, Papaya salad, Pad see ew
📍 929 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90804
Sophy's — 4.8 stars across 2,380 reviews, the highest on this list. A family-run Cambodia Town institution of twenty-plus years.
None of the 6 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The beef lok lak at Sophy's, the tonkotsu ramen with black garlic oil at HiroNori Craft Ramen and the carne asada ribeye at El Barrio Cantina. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 6 of the 6 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.