Bavel
- 500 Mateo St., Los Angeles, 90013, United States
- 49 - 75 USD • Middle Eastern, Californian
Take Away
Middle Eastern specialties available for takeout
Bavel
- 500 Mateo St., Los Angeles, 90013, United States
- 49 - 75 USD • Middle Eastern, Californian
MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View
Everyone wants a piece of this Middle Eastern spot, exuding all the downtown feels thanks to an open-air setting. A wall of dangling greenery greets you at the entrance, and a sense of bonhomie permeates the air. Bread, in all its wonderful variations, gets a starring role here—from fresh pita to savory black sesame and buckwheat loaves. Dinner standouts include succulent whole prawns, marinated with harissa and grilled to tenderness over a blazing flame, then paired with a creamy and cooling zucchini tzatziki. Slow-roasted lamb neck shawarma is equally divine and juicy with edges seared like a great steak.
If you can exercise some restraint at dinner—and it certainly won’t be easy—save room for the delightfully rich and addictive house-made ice cream.
- ‹ The MICHELIN Plate: Good cooking
- ó Comfortable restaurant
Commitment to sustainable gastronomy
Initiatives
Dedicated to zero waste practices and sustainability
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