The LBC keeps its whiskey underground, literally. The Blind Donkey pours whiskey and craft beer in the basement speakeasy of the 1928 Broadlind Hotel on Linden. Know another room the family should list? Send it in, the guide grows by word of mouth.
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Underground whiskey and craft beer bar in a true former speakeasy, the basement of the 1928 Broadlind Hotel.
Pip’s Tip Underground in a true former speakeasy, the basement of a 1928 building.
Belmont Shore's Roaring-20s throwback, pouring from 450-plus whiskeys under chandeliers and button-tufted booths, Long Beach's newest whiskey heavyweight.
Pip’s Tip Over 450 whiskeys under chandeliers. Opens 3pm most days, 1pm on Sunday.
A vintage-styled Promenade fixture with 75-plus whiskeys, wine, microbrews and charcuterie built for slow, unhurried sipping.
Pip’s Tip Open till 2am daily on the Promenade. Seventy-five whiskeys and charcuterie built for a long sit.
A Roaring-20s speakeasy hidden behind a phone booth inside a Cal Heights dive bar, dress code, password, and a whiskey list worth the theater.
A polished Belmont Shore restaurant and bar with a rooftop pour list and cocktails built to match its New American menu.
A no-frills neighborhood corner bar in Long Beach's oldest district, with a solid whiskey, tequila and mezcal lineup and free pool on Mondays.
An exposed-brick, cash-only neighborhood bar in the East Village, pool table, jukebox, and the kind of unpretentious whiskey pour that built its regulars.
Named for Early America's original taverns, a comfort-food-and-cocktail room on the Promenade with live music and a well-stocked whiskey shelf.
East Village's kinda-dive, kinda-specialty bar, an evolving whiskey and cocktail list in a room that never takes itself too seriously.
Downtown Long Beach's own distillery and tasting room, turning out house-made whiskey and rye alongside smoked barbecue in a speakeasy-styled space.
Down the stairs, into the 1928 basement, whiskey in hand, Long Beach's speakeasy is the real article. A short stroll from the 2nd Street cigar rooms.
One lounge, one whiskey bar, one golden evening. Members hear first.
Every whiskey bar here pairs with a PIPS cigar lounge across town, see the Lounge Guide for the other half of the evening.
