Alegria Cocina Latina Restaurant Review:
At night, downtown Long Beach is a happening place, in part because of Alegria, a sister restaurant to adjacent L'Opera. Walk into the bar, with its murals of Spanish haciendas, pitchers of potent sangría, and hot and cold tapas, and you're likely to be pulled up on stage, where a live band plays music for Flamenco dancing. In the quieter dining room, sample chef Walter Cotta’s small plates,...
A "wonderful variety" of Nuevo Latino dishes turns up at this Downtown Long Beacher, where highly "drinkable" sangria fuels the "party atmosphere" amid mosaic-adorned surroundings; flamenco dancers provide "evening entertainment" some nights, so though some gripe that the "food could be better", for a "fun" atmosphere, this "is the place to go."
At night, downtown Long Beach is somewhat of a happening place, in part because of Alegria, a sister restaurant to adjacent L'Opera. Walk into the bar with its murals of Spanish haciendas, pitchers of potent sangria and hot and cold tapas…