Travel Reference
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Long Beach & San Pedro
Pier 76
SEAFOOD
562-983-1776;
www.pier76fishgrill.com
; 95 Pine Ave, Long Beach; mains $8-19;
11am-9pm)
A terrific, affordable seafood house in downtown Long Beach. Step to the counter and order
yellowtail, salmon, trout, mahi mahi or halibut glazed and grilled, and served with two
sides. The fries and kale salad are both good. It does fish tacos and sandwiches, poke and
ceviche too, and a $19 lobster.
James Republic
MODERN AMERICAN
7-10:30am & 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, 10:30am-3pm Sat & Sun, 6-10pm Mon-Sat, 6-9pm Sun)
The best new restaurant in Long Beach offers farm-to-table Modern American eating,
though some dishes have a South Asian twist. It grills cauliflower and hangar steaks,
spoons a rabbit bucatini, and makes grass-fed burgers, a pastrami sandwich with gruyere
and beer mustard, and a wonderful roast chicken.
San Pedro Fish Market & Restaurant
SEAFOOD
(
www.sanpedrofishmarket.com
; 1190 Nagoya Way, San Pedro; meals $13-18; 8am-8pm; )
Seafood feasts don't get more decadent than at this family-run, harbor-view institution. Pick
from the day's catch, have it spiced and cooked to order with potatoes, tomatoes and pep-
pers, lug your tray to a picnic table, fold up your sleeves and devour meaty crabs, plump
shrimp, melty yellowtail and tender halibut.
San Fernando Valley
Daichan
JAPANESE
11:30am-3pm & 5:30-9pm
Mon-Sat; )
Stuffed with knickknacks, pasted with posters, and staffed by the sunny and sweet owner-
operator, this offbeat Japanese diner offers the best (and one of the tastiest) deals on sushi
