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What Happened to Tavern on 2 After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 20 Long Beach, California

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Tavern on 2 has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in May 2026 marks Tavern on 2 as closed, and a nightlife guide reports Long Beach Tap House has since opened in the same storefront. How we decide a status →

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

Part 1 — Season 20, Episode 5 Aired

"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" stopped at Tavern on 2 for the October 3, 2014 episode "All Day Dining," where the show highlighted the Long Beach gastropub's scratch cooking built around organic, sustainable ingredients and a craft beer list. The tavern operated in the Belmont Shore area at 5110 E 2nd St. According to a Yelp business page updated 2026-05, that listing marks Tavern on 2 as closed. A Long Beach nightlife guide reports that Long Beach Tap House, a separate bar and restaurant, has since opened in the same 2nd Street storefront. No current website, ordering link, or reopening announcement tied to the original Tavern on 2 ownership was found during the September 2026 search, and the Yelp page for the restaurant has not been updated since the May 2026 closed marking.

Part 2 — Season 23, Episode 17 Aired

On the 'Extra Helpings' episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (aired 2015-11-27), Guy Fieri revisited Tavern on 2 in Long Beach, California. The segment featured the restaurant's Belly and Sucker plate, pairing braised pork belly with deep-fried octopus, according to the show's episode archive at dinersdriveinsdives.com.

The episodes Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Episode 5
Aired
Title: All Day Dining · What was featured: New American gastropub fare with organic ingredients and craft beer
Season 23, Episode 17
Aired
Title: Extra Helpings · What was featured: Belly and Sucker: braised pork belly with deep-fried octopus
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/tavern-on-2-long-beach
  2. longbeach-nightlife.com https://longbeach-nightlife.com/long-beach-tap-house/
  3. dinersdriveinsdives.com https://www.dinersdriveinsdives.com/episode/Extra-Helpings
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Record ddd-0714 · checked by Cal Marchetti.