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Is Schooner or Later Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 21 Long Beach, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Schooner or Later is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated August 2026 shows over 2,250 reviews and continued activity, and the restaurant maintains an active Toast ordering page and Facebook page. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? 2 episodes

Part 1 — Season 21, Episode 15 Aired

Schooner or Later has served waterfront breakfast and lunch on Long Beach's Marina Drive since 1985 and was one of the first Long Beach stops for 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,' according to Tasting Table. The 'Best of Breakfast' compilation (S21E15, aired 2014-12-23) revisited that original segment; the restaurant has since been named a top brunch spot in Beachcomber's Best of Long Beach polls, according to Tasting Table.

Part 2 — Season 2, Episode 11 Aired

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Schooner or Later, a breakfast and sandwich restaurant on Marina Drive in Long Beach, California, on the episode "Off the Hook Specials" (aired 2008-01-14), highlighting the restaurant's all-day breakfast plates and sandwiches served near the marina. Schooner or Later operates at 241 N Marina Drive in Long Beach. A Yelp listing updated August 2026 shows more than 2,250 reviews and continued photo activity, and the restaurant maintains an active Toast online-ordering page and a Facebook page under the same name. The combination of the August 2026 Yelp update and the active ordering page indicates Schooner or Later remains open at the same Marina Drive address associated with the show's original visit. This record's address was located through a web search.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 15
Aired
Title: Best of Breakfast · What was featured: Marina-view breakfast and lunch classics at the 1985 institution
Season 2, Episode 11
Aired
Title: Off the Hook Specials · What was featured: All-day breakfast plates and sandwiches at a marina-area restaurant
How Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Season 21: 48 of 75 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/schooner-or-later-california.html
  2. tastingtable.com https://www.tastingtable.com/2194240/best-diners-drive-ins-dives-restaurants-featured-california/
  3. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/schooner-or-later-long-beach
  4. Toast https://www.toasttab.com/local/order/schooner-or-later-241-marina-drive/r-3d2ce377-2c47-4ecc-bb4c-ea7025ad1fcd
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Record ddd-0070 · checked by Cal Marchetti.