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| @ The Greenhouse |
I've
been attending school in Long Beach for almost a year now and have lived near it for about 10 years and not until recently have I truly explored it. My friend
Belle en Rouge and I have share a 3 hour break between class so we've been leaving campus and exploring Long Beach together. So far our exploring has consisted of trying the coffee at different cafe's walking into the surrounding stores/buildings, and finding cool spots for impromptu photoshoots. With all the stress we have at school it's been nice to get away for a couple of hours and have some fun!
The first place we went to was
The Greenhouse located in the East Village Arts District. The building used to be a hotel that'd lodge naval soldiers! Now it's cut off to two stories and it's a pretty small space but it's comfortable and friendly! I got a (vanilla?) iced latte and it was great! If you go make sure to sit on the second story, it gives you a great view of the busy street!
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| @ James Republic |
This is the "Grass Fed Burger" from
James Repuplic's Brunch menu. The burger was very simple (no fries included :( ). It had two meat patties, cheese and onions. oh, and two pickles on the side. It was a very delicious burger but I felt it was overpriced. I guess I should have seen that coming considering it was attached to hotel, those restaurants are a little more on the expensive side. Other than that it was a great experience! The place itself has a very trendy feel and interior.
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| pictured above is a happy Carolina bc coffee |
Next, we tried
Portfolio Coffeehouse where the ambiance is very comfortable and not to mention the iced lattes are only $2.95! I really enjoyed this place because there was plenty of space to sit inside and even outside, the staff were also very friendly. This place is actually located in
Retro Row aka 4th street. It's called Retro Row because it's full of cute stores full of vintage clothes, furniture and miscellaneous. My favorite stores there are
Imonni and
Goldie's on 4th I'd like to mention that all of these stores are owned by locals which make them even more cool. The last coffee shop we went to was
Steelhead Coffee Company. It's by far my favorite coffee spot. It had it's grand opening on Saturday so we decided it'd be nice to try it out. I tried an iced latte with caramel (obvs) and it was sooooo amazing. It wasn't too sweet or bitter...it was honestly just perfect. The place was very pleasing to the eye as well! There was cute succulents on the table as decor and had a map of the world formed by pennies om the wall! The staff were also very friendly which I always feel is an important detail of any establishment
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| @ MAKE Collectives |
MAKE Collectives is a store on 1st street that sells new and vintage clothes + miscellaneous. This place has quality items such as adorable notebooks, leather key chains, and sunglasses. I think I'm going back for all of those things. It also had a range of records and I've heard that on Friday's they're only a dollar! Not sure if it's true or not but the store is still worth a visit!
This place is actually hosting a photography meet up on Saturday. (more info
here) Us and
Belle en Rouge are going to be there! It would be really cool if you guys came along as well!
Let me know if you do!
Carolina
