not sure if this is still a well-kept secret, but fern's is the best bar in long beach, in my opinion. tucked away in a shaky neighborhood, it has a rocking jukebox (cramps, leonard cohen, jeff buckley), the best selection of hard liquor, pool table, and bands sometimes. i guess you shouldn't go if you're an aged yuppie searching for a young thang at the ""cool places.""
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