Best Anniversary Restaurants in Long Beach 2026
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The anniversary pick in Long Beach for 2026 is Heritage, the city's only Michelin star, with a nine-course tasting around $150. Editorial runners-up: Sky Room, 555 East, L'Opera, Queensview.
A nine-course tasting around $150 in a century-old craftsman house, or beef Wellington beneath 1938 chandeliers with the harbor below: Long Beach hands you an anniversary that runs from a Michelin tasting menu to old-Hollywood glamour. Twenty-one Long Beach restaurants sit in our directory; six are worth a milestone, and here is what each one costs.
Six Long Beach Tables for an Anniversary
Heritage is Long Beach's only Michelin star, held with a Green Star, in a century-old craftsman house on a residential Rose Park street. Chef Philip Pretty and his sister Lauren run a closed agricultural loop, their Heritage Farm supplying a nine-course tasting around $150 that changes with the week. Live fire on a Santa Maria grill defines it. The anniversary table when the meal is the event.
The Sky Room opened atop the Art Deco Fairmont Breakers in 1938, the year Clark Gable and Rita Hayworth came to see and be seen beneath its chandeliers. Pink-and-gold booths ring harbor-facing windows; beef Wellington and tableside Bananas Foster run $120 to $200 a head. Recently restored, it is the most theatrical room in the city. Book a window for an anniversary that wants drama.
555 East has been Long Beach's power steakhouse since 1984, dark wood and upholstered booths around a brass-railed bar at 555 E Ocean Boulevard. USDA Prime cuts, a 600-bottle list and a live piano carry a $100 to $180 evening. Not inventive, but the room reads occasion the moment you sit. The anniversary for a couple who measure a milestone in a great piece of beef.
L'Opera has set the downtown Italian standard at 101 Pine Avenue for over thirty-five years, its cellar holding a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence every year since 2005. Handmade pasta and a warm, properly lit room make a $70 to $120 evening feel like an occasion without stiffness. Lingering over a third glass of Barolo here feels natural. The most reliable anniversary downtown.
Saint & Second is Belmont Shore's gathering place on East 2nd Street, chef-driven seasonal plates and a 200-bottle whisky list in a room that never feels too precious. A fire-pit patio and shareable cooking run $50 to $85 a head. The relaxed anniversary, best for the year you want a great dinner without the white-tablecloth weight of downtown.
Queensview Steakhouse sits on the third floor of Parkers' Lighthouse at 435 Shoreline Drive, wrapping 360-degree views of the Queen Mary and San Pedro Bay around the room. Dry-aged ribeye and Ora King salmon share the table with the skyline for $80 to $160 a head, the cellar carrying a Wine Spectator award. The anniversary for the best harbor view in Long Beach.
How to Book, and What It Costs
Heritage wants three to four weeks for a weekend tasting; it opens Tuesday to Saturday with limited covers and is the hardest table in Long Beach. Sky Room and 555 East open two weeks out on OpenTable. L'Opera, Saint & Second and Queensview take weekend tables one to two weeks ahead, with sunset slots at Queensview going first.
The range is wide: $50 to $85 a head at Saint & Second, $70 to $120 at L'Opera, $100 to $200 at the Sky Room, and a $150 tasting at Heritage. Tell the room it is an anniversary; the Sky Room and Queensview will hold a harbor-facing window, and most downtown rooms will send a glass of something sparkling.
Frequently Asked Questions
For a milestone the editorial pick is Heritage, Long Beach's only Michelin star, where chef Philip Pretty serves a nine-course tasting around $150 in a craftsman house in Rose Park. For glamour over a tasting menu, the 1938 Sky Room atop the Fairmont Breakers plates beef Wellington beneath chandeliers with the harbor below, at $120 to $200 a head.
Plan on $70 to $120 a head at L'Opera, $80 to $160 at Queensview, $100 to $180 at 555 East and $120 to $200 at the Sky Room. The gentlest bill is Saint & Second in Belmont Shore at $50 to $85. Heritage is the splurge, a nine-course Michelin tasting around $150 per person before pairings.
Two rooms compete. The Sky Room atop the 1938 Fairmont Breakers rings harbor-facing windows around pink-and-gold booths, framing Long Beach harbor and the Pacific. Queensview Steakhouse on the third floor of Parkers' Lighthouse wraps 360-degree views of the Queen Mary and San Pedro Bay. Book a sunset window at either; those tables go first on weekend nights.
Book Heritage three to four weeks out for a weekend tasting, as it opens Tuesday to Saturday with limited covers and is the city's hardest table. The Sky Room and 555 East open about two weeks ahead online. L'Opera, Saint & Second and Queensview take weekend tables one to two weeks out, with Queensview's sunset slots the first to go.
Yes. Heritage in the Rose Park neighborhood is Long Beach's only Michelin star, held alongside a Green Star for its closed-loop farm sourcing. Chef Philip Pretty and his sister Lauren run a nine-course tasting menu around $150 that changes weekly with the harvest from their nearby Heritage Farm. It is the city's marquee anniversary table and books three to four weeks out.