Best Breakfast in Long Beach · Long Beach, CA
The Potholder Cafe has been a downtown Long Beach breakfast fixture since the 1970s, a bustling, come-as-you-are room serving a huge roster of egg scrambles, pancakes, and breakfast burritos to a loyal, tattooed-to-tourist cross-section of the city.
Generous portions, strong coffee, and an easygoing vibe made the original Broadway location a Long Beach staple — the sort of no-fuss breakfast joint the whole town claims as its own.
Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.
Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page is the standing record for The Potholder Cafe (2025). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
If you’ve put in the years, you may already clear the bar. Evaluation is free, private, and never for sale.