{"id":24149,"date":"2026-09-08T19:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/24149\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T19:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:13:16","slug":"livs-restaurant-in-belmont-shore-is-celebrating-5-years-of-oysters-and-community-with-a-special-menu-friday-eat-see-do-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/24149\/","title":{"rendered":"Liv\u2019s restaurant in Belmont Shore is celebrating 5 years of oysters and community with a special menu Friday \u2022 Eat. See. Do."},"content":{"rendered":"

After working in the restaurant industry for a decade, chef Rob White dreamed of someday opening a place of his own. He envisioned a small, intimate spot where people could have a full meal or just some oysters and a drink.<\/p>\n

From that vision, White opened Liv\u2019s on Second Street, where customers can enjoy chilled East Coast oysters and locally sourced seafood dishes, including lobster rolls and chowder bread bowls. Now five years on, the business is still going strong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To celebrate the anniversary, White invited Loquat Oysters to join them for a fun, collaborative dinner on Friday. The special menu they have been developing for weeks features items like white peach and mint cr\u00e8me-dressed oysters and a halibut po\u2019 boy sandwich. Reservations can be made online under the \u201cExperiences\u201d section on OpenTable, with a $16 deposit and dishes priced between $16 and $34.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just another day, but it\u2019s cool that they\u2019re joining us because, you know, the five-year thing seems like a big deal,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Liv\u2019s restaurant dining area as the establishment celebrates its fifth anniversary in Long Beach on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n

White is excited to have reached this milestone, but he thinks there is still more work to be done before he can call it a true success.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt still feels the same as when we first opened, in the sense that it doesn\u2019t feel, to me personally, like we\u2019ve made it,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n

Despite feeling like he\u2019s still trying to prove himself, Liv\u2019s isn\u2019t going anywhere, White said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d love to be on the street like the other restaurants for, you know, 20, 30 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Over the past five years, Liv\u2019s has changed a lot, particularly in their approach to food and the menu, and White said he is really the only thing that has stayed the same. These changes come from team members bringing in fresh ideas and a commitment to continuously work to make Liv\u2019s better.\u00a0 That work will continue as the restaurant moves forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite part of owning Liv\u2019s is probably the constant evolution,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Liv\u2019s restaurant celebrates its fifth anniversary in Long Beach on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n

When White opened the restaurant in 2021, he named it after the daughter he someday hoped to have. Though he doesn\u2019t really see himself having kids in the future anymore, the name has grown to really fit his restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gives us a blank slate at times to be creative and do things that we want to do,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n

Within this blank canvas, White is creating the restaurant he has always dreamed of in a community that he really loves.<\/p>\n

Liv\u2019s, 5327 Second St., is open Mondays and Wednesday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday from noon to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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