🏙️ Downtown & The Waterfront · 9 spots
Pine Ave, The Promenade, the East Village Arts District and the harbor front — brewery sandwiches, wine-bar tapas, deli BLTs and chowder with a view.
Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Pulled chicken sandwiches · $18.00 for two
Two Pulled Chicken Sandwiches at $9.00 each = $18.00 — the downtown craft-brewery taproom pairs award-winning beer with genuinely affordable BBQ sandwiches.
Dog Haus Biergarten
Build-your-own burgers · $19.98 for two
Two Build Your Own Burgers at $9.99 each = $19.98 — served on King's Hawaiian rolls with standard toppings at the downtown biergarten on 3rd Street.
District Wine
Wine-bar tapas · $16–18 for two
Tapas run $5–15 — pulled-pork sliders, gorgonzola honey crostini, prosciutto bon bons, curry mac and cheese — so two plates land at $16–18 for two at the East Village wine bar.
Thai District
Small tom yum soups · $18.00 for two
Two small lemongrass tom yum soups at $9.00 each = $18.00 — wonton soup works at the same price — at the East Village Thai kitchen on Linden Ave.
Modica's Deli
8-inch BLTs · $19.90 for two
Two 8-inch BLTs at $9.95 each = $19.90 — substantial deli sandwiches from the Ocean Blvd Italian deli, priced off its own Toast ordering page.
George's Greek Cafe
Small Greek soups · $18.00 for two
Two small soups — tomato, lentil or avgolemono at $9.00 each = $18.00 — at the Pine Ave taverna that anchors downtown's Greek table.
Gladstone's Long Beach
Lunch fish chowders · $19.00 for two
Two Manhattan-style fish chowders at $9.50 each = $19.00 off the lunch menu — full soup bowls with a harbor view on the downtown waterfront.
The Ordinarie
Beet salad + soup · $18.00 for two
Beet salad ($10.00) + a cup of soup ($8.00) = $18.00 — a fresh-plus-hot real meal at the Promenade's modern tavern.
🎨 Retro Row, 4th Street & Broadway · 4 spots
E 4th Street's vintage strip and the Broadway corridor — Peruvian empanadas, naturally leavened pastries, toast-and-jam breakfasts and a hole-in-the-wall slice joint.
Aji Peruvian Cuisine
Peruvian empanadas · $17.00 for two
Two carne empanadas ($5.00 each) + an order of fried bananas ($7.00) = $17.00 — Peruvian comfort food on E 4th Street, priced through the restaurant's own Toast page.
Gusto Bread
Crostini + medialuna · $12.50 for two
Crostini ($8.00) + a medialuna pastry ($4.50) = $12.50 at the naturally-leavened panadería on Retro Row — mornings only, and the case sells out.
The Attic
Toast & jam · $12.00 for two
Two Toast & Jam orders at $6.00 each = $12.00 — four slices and seasonal jam apiece at the craftsman-house-turned-restaurant on Broadway famous for its Hot Cheetos mac.
Canadian Pizza
4th St slices — Two for $18.60
A hole-in-the-wall 4th Street slice joint locals swear by. On its own Slice page the two-slice-and-drink special is $9.30, so two eat four slices with drinks for $18.60 — or grab a whole 1-topping pie ($11.99) plus garlic bread ($3.99) for $15.98.
🐚 Belmont Shore & The Coast · 14 spots
The 2nd Street strip, the pier and the PCH corridor out to 2nd & PCH — happy-hour fish tacos, weekday pizza specials, nigiri and beachfront soup-and-sandwich combos.
Taco Shore
Happy-hour tacos & nachos · $8.49 for two
Happy hour: two fish tacos ($2.75 each) + nachos with cheese dip ($2.99) = $8.49 — the cheapest verified meal on this page — or Taco Tuesday's soft corn tacos at $3.25 each.
Roe Seafood
Happy-hour fish tacos · $13.00 for two
Happy hour (Mon–Fri 3–6pm): two fish tacos at $6.50 each = $13.00 — or the $15.00 Taco Tuesday plate (4–9pm) — at Belmont Shore's seafood-forward kitchen.
Belmont Brewing Company
Soup & sandwich combos · $15.00 for two
Soup-and-salad combination ($6.00) + grilled cheese with tomato soup ($9.00) = $15.00 — at the beachfront brewpub at the foot of the Belmont Pier.
Dogz Bar & Grill
Munchie Monday spread · $17.90 for two
Munchie Monday: two $2.00 street tacos + two bean-and-cheese burritos ($6.95 each) = $17.90 — or pair the tacos with Teenie Tuesday's $3.00 mini dogs for a $10.00 night. The 2nd Street sports bar stacks weekday specials.
Domenico's Italian Restaurant
Pizza & salad lunch specials · $19.98 for two
Weekday lunch (Mon–Fri until 3pm): two Pizza & Salad specials — an individual two-topping pizza plus house salad — at $9.99 each = $19.98, or two Soup & Salad specials with garlic bread at $8.99 each = $17.98. A Belmont Shore fixture since 1954.
Nick's on 2nd
Little Starter Salads · $18.00 for two
Two Little Starter Salads at $9.00 each = $18.00 — mixed greens with cheese, bacon, carrots and croutons at the 2nd Street patio that's always full.
Sushi Nikkei
Striped bass nigiri + edamame · $17.00 for two
Striped bass nigiri (two pieces at $6.00, ×2 = $12.00) + edamame ($5.00) = $17.00 — a minimal but genuinely Japanese-Peruvian meal at the Belmont Shore counter.
La Creperie Cafe
Avocado toast + onion soup · $17.90 for two
Avocado toast ($9.95) + French onion soup ($7.95) = $17.90 — the crêpe house on 2nd Street does its best two-person budget math at lunch.
Natraj Cuisine of India
Samosa, aloo tikki & naan · $19.82 for two
Samosa ($7.99) + aloo tikki ($7.99) + naan ($3.84) = $19.82 — an appetizer-and-bread spread for two at Belmont Shore's long-running Indian and Nepalese kitchen.
Tantalum Restaurant
Slide Bites happy hour · $13.00 for two
Happy-hour Slide Bites — two Kobe sliders, two BBQ pork sliders and two fish tacos for $13.00 — feed two at the Marina Pacifica waterfront room; a $9.00 Kobe burger plus $4.00 edamame also lands at $13.00.
Bushfire Kitchen
Empanada + veggie bowl · $17.70 for two
Cage-free chicken empanada ($4.75) + Mixed Veggies Bowl ($12.95) = $17.70 at the health-minded grill at 2nd & PCH — or double up on $4.75 empanadas and add a drink.
Nomad Asian Bistro
Spring rolls, soup & wontons · $19.75 for two
Vegetable spring rolls ($5.00) + hot and sour soup ($10.50) + wonton stars ($4.25) = $19.75 — plenty of shareable builds under $20 at the pan-Asian bistro out on PCH.
The Crooked Duck
Egg breakfasts · $18.00 for two
The 2 Egg Breakfast ($8.50) + the 3 Egg Breakfast ($9.50) = $18.00 — a full diner breakfast for two at the PCH favorite.
Long Beach Pizza Co
Belmont Heights cheese pie · $9.95
A Broadway neighborhood pizzeria in Belmont Heights. Off its own Slice menu a whole mozzarella cheese pie is $9.95 and fries $4.50 — two eat a full pizza-and-fries for $14.45, one of the best raw values in the city.
🌳 Bixby Knolls & Uptown · 5 spots
Atlantic Ave and Long Beach Blvd up north — an old-school pancake institution, weekday enchilada lunch combos, German beer-garden soups and North Long Beach gumbo.
Bake n Broil
Old-fashioned pancakes · $16.90 for two
Two orders of old-fashioned pancakes at $8.45 each = $16.90 — the Bixby Knolls home-cooking landmark where the bakery case is half the reason to come.
Ancestros
Enchilada lunch combo · $14.00 for two
The chicken-enchilada combo lunch special — two enchiladas with two sides, served Tue–Fri 12–4pm — feeds two for $14.00, or two Calabacita salads ($9.99 each) run $19.98 any time.
Rasselbock Kitchen & Beer Garden
Lentil soups · $19.00 for two
Two lentil soups at $9.50 each = $19.00 at the Bixby Knolls German beer garden — priced off its own Toast page, with the rest of the budget for a half-liter.
Blackbird Café
Breakfast burritos · $19.90 for two
Two breakfast burritos (#3, #4 or #5 at $9.95 each) = $19.90 off the café's own Toast ordering page — a neighborhood breakfast counter worth the line.
🌮 Across the City — Willow, Clark & PCH · 12 spots
The citywide spread that doesn't fit one strip — Clark Ave's taco institution, pupusas, gumbo-adjacent Cambodia Town borders, sushi rolls and the pho spot on Willow.
Baja Sonora
Hard tacos $4.99 — Two for $9.98
A Long Beach institution since 1998 out on Clark Ave. Off its own menu, hard-shell tacos are $4.99 — two for $9.98 — with soft tacos at $6.00, vegetarian at $3.95 and three street tacos for $6.75, so a two-person taco spread stays well under $20. Closed Mondays; Sundays until 3pm.
Hole Mole
Four tacos · $11.36 for two
Two asada tacos ($2.69 each) + two Ensenada fish tacos ($2.99 each) = $11.36 — the local Mexican mini-chain's taco math stays deep under budget.
Kique's Taqueria
Four carne asada tacos · $15.00 for two
Four carne asada tacos at $3.75 each = $15.00 for two — a family taquería doing the fundamentals right.
Pupuseria Brisas de Acajutla
Four pupusas · $11.00 for two
Four pupusas — revuelta, cheese, bean & cheese or spinach & cheese at $2.75 each — feed two for $11.00 at the Salvadoran counter.
Selva
Wings & arepas · $10–16 for two
Two wings orders ($8.00 each) = $16.00, two arepas ($5.00 each) = $10.00, or two patacón con hogao ($5.00 each) = $10.00 off the Colombian kitchen's happy-hour and industry-night bites menu.
Chiang Rai
Shareable appetizer platter · $18.95 for two
The Chiang Rai Platter ($18.95) — two shrimp blankets, three egg rolls, three crab-cheese wontons and three crispy gyoza — is built to share between two.
LV Seafood Restaurant
Crab rangoon for the table · $19.90 for two
Two crab rangoon appetizers — six pieces each at $9.95 — come to $19.90, and the lunch menu keeps multiple soup-and-appetizer builds under $20.
Sushi Mafia
Cucumber + California rolls · $15.00 for two
Cucumber roll ($6.00) + California roll ($9.00) = $15.00 — traditional 6–8 piece rolls, two of which make a real meal for two.
The Carvery Prime Rib Restaurant
Happy-hour sliders · $18.00 for two
Happy hour: cheeseburger sliders (two for $9.00) + pulled pork sliders (two for $9.00) = $18.00 — four sliders between two people at the prime-rib specialist.
Buono's Pizzeria — Willow
6-inch cold subs · $17.80 for two
Two 6-inch cold sandwiches at $8.90 each = $17.80 — torpedo, ham & cheese, turkey, roast beef, salami or vegetarian — from the old-school Italian pizzeria family that's fed Long Beach for decades.
Pho Long Beach
Pho + egg rolls · $19.80 for two
A no-frills, spotless hole-in-the-wall that's been somebody's favorite pho in town for years. Per the restaurant's own online menu a bowl of pho runs $13.25–13.95, so the honest two-for-$20 build is sharing a bowl plus an order of crispy egg rolls ($6.55) — about $19.80.
La Chancla Mexican Grill
Chanclazos · birria queso · $18 for two
A local go-to for tacos with a toasted-cheese layer wrapped around your filling — the "chanclazos" — plus standout birria-queso tacos with consommé on the side and fillings like mole, tinga and a sleeper-hit rajas. The 3-taco combo with rice and beans is worth every dollar. Two eat for around $18.
Pro tip: Long Beach's best prices are time-boxed — Taco Shore's happy hour and Taco Tuesday, Roe Seafood's Mon–Fri 3–6pm fish tacos, Dogz's Munchie Monday, Domenico's and Ancestros' weekday lunch specials, and happy-hour menus at Tantalum, The Carvery and Selva. Hit the right window and dinner for two drops under $15 — and note a few counters around Cambodia Town and Anaheim Street are cash-only, so bring some.
📍 Regional & National Chains · 6 spots
Chain deals verified from each company’s own menu that hold up at their Long Beach-area stores — the fire-grilled quesadilla play, 1946-style chili burgers, wing bundles and $9.99 burger combos.
California Pizza Kitchen
One Margherita Pizza Split Two Ways · $17.69
CPK — the chain that invented the BBQ chicken pizza in 1985 — prices like the sit-down restaurant it is: two people each ordering a main start at $33.58. The honest under-$20 route is to split. Every pizza is a 6-slice thin crust, and the cheapest, the Margherita, reads $17.69 at the 6417 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. store, the cheapest of the 2 in the city on CPK's own online ordering, August 2026 — $8.85 a head when two people share one. The Traditional Cheese is $18.69 and the Mac 'N' Cheese, the cheapest main plate at $16.79, splits the same way. With actual kids along the math turns kind: every CPKids pizza and pasta entrée is $8.49. The traps are ordering like two separate customers and the specialty list — pizzas beyond the basic three start at $19.69, and drinks push even a split pizza to the line, so it's a water-and-share play. CPK runs exactly three price tiers nationally — $16.69 to $18.69 for the same Margherita — so confirm at yours; the dine-in menu can read slightly different from the ordering site.
MOD Pizza
One 11" Pizza Split Two Ways — $15.84, Unlimited Toppings
MOD fast-fires an 11-inch build-your-own pizza in about three minutes, and the model is one price however many of the 40-plus toppings go on it — the chain's own words are "the price always stays the same." The 11-inch Regular with unlimited toppings reads $15.84 at the 3861 N Lakewood Blvd store on MOD's own ordering system, August 2026 — $7.92 a head when two people split it, which is the cheapest honest way through the door. MOD sizes a salad it labels "Large (Feeds 2)" outright at $17.09, so one order is dinner for both of you without touching the pizza menu. Want your own pie each? Two 6-inch minis with cheese run $18.18. Worth knowing before you go: your first purchase as a MOD Rewards member earns a free MOD-size pizza or salad, which makes round one genuinely two for the price of one. The trap is drinks — two 16 oz fountains add $7.18 and put the loaded 11-inch at $23.02, past the line, so drink water or drop to the $12.84 cheese build. MOD prices by store, so confirm at yours — the spread across the cities we checked runs $11.89 to $16.59 for the same pizza.
El Pollo Loco
À La Carte Quesadillas $7.99 — Two for $15.98
The LA-born fire-grilled chicken chain keeps eight Long Beach stores per its own locator. Off the à-la-carte board a chicken quesadilla is $7.99 — two for $15.98 — and the just-cheese quesadilla $2.49, while chicken combos push close to the line. Prices vary by store, so confirm on yours in the app.
Original Tommy's
Chili Cheeseburgers 2 for $13.40 · Chili Burgers $5.75
The chili-burger stand Tom Koulax opened at LA's Beverly & Rampart in 1946 keeps a Long Beach store per its own ordering site. Off this store's own online menu: the chili-topped Hamburger is $5.75 — two for $11.50 — the chili Cheeseburger $6.70 (two for $13.40) and the Double Cheeseburger $7.95 (two for $15.90).
Buffalo Wild Wings
Pick 6 — Meal for Two from $19.99
The Pick 6 lets two people build a shared meal — choose six items across wings, tenders, and sides — starting around $19.99. A reliable two-for-$20 play at any BWW. Dine-in or takeout; pricing varies slightly by market.
Applebee's
Two $9.99 Really Big Meal Deals — $20
Each $9.99 Really Big Meal Deal pairs an entrée — Classic Bacon Cheeseburger, Big Cluckin' Chicken Sandwich, or Big Bangin' Burger — with endless fries and a fountain drink. Two combos feed two for about $20, dine-in.
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