Edna’s Filipino Cuisine

This affordable Long Beach lunchtime staple has served the area’s sizable Filipino community for over three decades. The appeal? An alluring assortment of turo-turo dishes which can be ordered as multi-item combo plates. (Turo-turo literally translates to “point-point” in Tagalog, which might clue you into just how you'll be ordering a meal here.) There may not be much in the way of atmosphere here, but the soulful cooking shines through in shades with a pinakbet (a quintessential vegetable dish) rich in bagoong (fermented fish paste) and crisp chicharon bulaklak served with a spicy palm vinegar. The lip-smackingly sour sinigang (tamarind-rich soup) and other staples don’t break the bank either—just note that Edna’s closes its doors at 3pm most days of the week, and 2pm on Sundays.