The Attic

Owner Steve Massis along with Chef Cameron Slaugh are responsible for this craftsman-style "house" in bustling Long Beach. The bungalow façade gives way to a front porch and fittingly homey interior, featuring a collection of rooms. In the first, there's a brick fireplace and herringbone-style floors; another, set to the left, highlights floral wall paper and black-and-white tiles.
These plates are gorgeous and decidedly Southern, but not without a twist or two, as in bubble and squeak or roasted cauliflower with cracked oats. Fried chicken and biscuits are at the heart of the carte, along with gumbo and fried green tomatoes. Peach salad is a de(light)ful way to start, especially if you plan to end over powdered sugar beignets with strawberry compote.