Open Sesame

Since its inception in 1999, Open Sesame has been a Lebanese staple in Long Beach, serving flavorful lunch and dinner options to hungry locals and tourists. Sharing is encouraged—start with some small plates of hummus, olives and tabouleh before moving on to Lebanese-style pizza, shawarma and kabobs. The Open Sesame combo is a popular order, with skewers of kafta, chicken tawook and beef kabob over basmati rice. Save room for dessert, though—the baklava here is to die for.