Unsure where Long Beach's in-the-know crowd is eating and drinking? It's easy to spot lines out the door, but some underlying trends are harder to see.
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to deduce which eateries have been getting outsized attention this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Long Beach businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increase their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots have the momentum heading into summer.
Next Door
Open since November 2018, this Mexican and New American restaurant and bar is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "American (New)" on Yelp.
Citywide, New American spots saw a median 1.9 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, but Next Door saw a 69.8 percent increase, maintaining a superior 4.5-star rating throughout. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Next Door's review count increased by more than 1,500 percent.
Located at 200 Pine Ave., Suite B in Long Beach, Next Door offers classic Mexican dishes like guacamole, queso fundido, quesadillas, fajitas, enchiladas and tacos.
Lou & Mike’s
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Long Beach's Lou & Mike’s, the breakfast and brunch spot, which offers burgers and sandwiches, is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Breakfast & Brunch" on Yelp saw a median 1.7 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Lou & Mike’s bagged a 45.8 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a mixed 3.5-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining 2.0 times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.
There's more that's trending on Long Beach's breakfast and brunch scene: Rose Park Roasters has seen a 36.7 percent increase in reviews.
Open at 3500 Los Coyotes Diagonal since February 2019, Lou & Mike’s offers breakfast options like chilaquiles, eggs Benedict and chorizo scramble alongside lunch selections like turkey and avocado sandwiches, bacon cheeseburgers and fish tacos.
Coffee Parlor
Long Beach's Coffee Parlor is also making waves. Open since April 2019 at 2944 Clark Ave., the coffee and tea spot has seen a staggering 158.3 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 3.4 percent for all businesses tagged "Coffee & Tea" on Yelp.
Coffee Parlor offers espresso beverages, drip coffee, pour over coffee and tea, as well as sandwiches like the breakfast sandwich, the peanut butter and jam sandwich and the mortadella salami sandwich. Over the past month, it's seen its Yelp rating tick down from five stars to 4.5 stars.
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