Los Angeles/ Food & Drinks
Published on November 21, 2019
Long Beach's 4 best spots to score cheap Italian eatsLW Pizza | Photo: Vivi T./Yelp

Looking to satisfy your appetite for Italian fare?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Italian restaurants around Long Beach, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fulfill your urges.

1. Deli News Pizza

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Topping the list is Deli News Pizza. Located at 5555 Stearns St., Suite 104 in Long Beach, the deli and Italian spot, which offers pizza and more, is the most popular affordable Italian restaurant in Long Beach, boasting four stars out of 1,282 reviews on Yelp. It offers daily pasta specials, as well as specialty pizzas and hot and cold sandwiches.

2. Santa Fe Importers

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Next up is Long Beach's Santa Fe Importers, situated at 1401 Santa Fe Ave. With 4.5 stars out of 293 reviews on Yelp, the deli and Italian spot has proven to be a local favorite for those looking for a low-priced option. The restaurant serves cold and hot deli sandwiches, pasta, lasagna, pizza and salads. See what else is on the menu.

"Santa Fe Importers is a unique Italian-style deli offering delicious food-to-go and Italian specialties," it states its Yelp page. "If you are looking for an Old World Italian delicatessen with delicious homemade meals, a large variety of Italian groceries, great prices and fast, courteous service, come to Santa Fe Importers."

3. Roma Pizza

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Long Beach's Roma Pizza, located at 730 Long Beach Blvd., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the low-priced Italian and traditional American spot, which offers pizza and more, four stars out of 56 reviews. The menu features personal-size and large-size pizzas.

4. LW Pizza

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LW Pizza, a restaurant that offers pizza and sandwiches in Long Beach, is another low-priced go-to, with four stars out of 262 Yelp reviews. Head over to 2201 N. Lakewood Blvd. to see for yourself. The restaurant offers a build-your-own-pizza option with regular or gluten-free crust. Specialty pizzas include Chicken Enchilada, Kansas City BBQ and Alfredo Chicken. It also serves pasta, salads, sandwiches and calzones. View the menu here.

"LW Pizza was started by two brothers (Jason and Gannon) in 2008," per the business' Yelp page. "We wanted to give Long Beach great pizza and awesome customer service at fair prices."


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