Curious where Long Beach's insiders are 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 analyze which local businesses have been seeing especially high review volumes 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 increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are extra hot this autumn.
Long Beach Tap House
Open since August 2019, this cocktail bar and traditional American spot, which offers burgers and more, is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "American (Traditional)" on Yelp.
Citywide, traditional American spots saw a median 1.4% increase in new reviews over the past month, but Long Beach Tap House saw a dramatic 243.8% increase, with a slight downward trend from a 4.5-star rating a month ago to four stars today.
Located at 5110 E. Second St. in Long Beach, Long Beach Tap House offers kale and romaine Caesar, crispy fried chicken sandwich and beer-battered onion rings. View the menu here.
Long Beach Tap House is open from 11 a.m.–11 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.–midnight on Friday, 9 a.m.–midnight on Saturday and 9 a.m.–10 p.m. on Sunday.
R Bar
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Long Beach's R Bar, the well-established bar and New American spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "American (New)" on Yelp saw a median 1.2% increase in new reviews over the past month, R Bar bagged an 8.3% increase in new reviews within that time frame, maintaining a superior four-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining four times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.
There's more that's trending on Long Beach's New American scene: The Pan has seen a 3.9% increase in reviews.
Open at 106 W. Third St. since May 2018, R Bar offers pulled pork shoulder french fries, spicy sriracha pasta and avocado and egg toast. Check out what else is on the menu.
R Bar is open from 11 a.m.–2 a.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m.–2 a.m. on weekends.
Bite Mi
Long Beach's Bite Mi is also making waves. Open since February 2019 at 4150 McGowen St., Suite 5, the popular Vietnamese and Asian fusion spot, which offers coffee and tea and more, has seen an 11.1% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 2.2% for all businesses tagged "Coffee & Tea" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Bite Mi's review count increased by more than 220%.
Bite Mi offers Vietnamese iced coffee, black tea and fresh orange juice with crystal boba and chilled dark roast blended with vanilla ice cream. Over the past month, it's maintained a convincing four-star rating among Yelpers.
Bite Mi is open from 11 a.m.–9 p.m. daily.
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