Seafoodrestaurant

Bavel

Name: Bavel
Address: 500 Mateo St #102, Los Angeles, CA, 90013, US
Telephone: (213) 232-4966
Price range: $$$$
Rating: 4.6

Ori Menashe’s Middle Eastern follow-up to his always-packed Bestia, with a similar downtown vibe serving small plates, meat and fish dishes, plus desserts.

★★★★½4.6(1,847 Google reviews)$$$$

“Ori Menashe’s Middle Eastern follow-up to his always-packed Bestia, with a similar downtown vibe serving small plates, meat and fish dishes, plus desserts.”

500 Mateo St #102, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 232-4966

Dine-inTakeoutMonday: 5:00 – 11:00 PM

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Full Menu

17 sections, 135 items

SPREADS

7 items

HUMMUS CANNELLINI MASBACHA - creamy & chunky cannellini bean puree, tomato, lemon, garlic, green zhoug17.00
HUMMUS MASHUASHA - creamy & chunky white & black garbanzo, tomato, lemon, black pepper, zhoug, blistered pita16.00
HUMMUS 'NDUJA - tahini, parsley, cilantro, sumac, pita19.00
BABA GHANOUSH - smoked eggplant & kashkour honey hummus, walnut, marash, cilantro, fried pita19.00
FARM CHEESE - borage za'atar, savory, black sesame buckwheat toast23.00
CHICKEN LIVER PATE - prune jam, thyme, urfa, marash, black sesame buckwheat toast24.00
ADDITIONAL BREAD - blistered pita, fried pita, black sesame buckwheat toast, or laffa5.00

APPETIZERS

15 items

MARINATED OLIVES - cinnamon, citrus, sheep's milk feta9.00
GRILLED DATES - aged lamb merguez, yogurt, brown butter, nigella seed, almonds24.00
BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD - green tahini vinaigrette, kohlrabi, bulgarian feta, sesame, pickled cabbage, lime leaves22.00
MOROCCAN CARROTS - slow pickled carrots, whipped feta, coriander, dill24.00
'DRY' AGED TROUT CRUDO - coconut citrus broth, charred chili & onion, golden beets, turmeric ginger oil, kaffir lime32.00
ROASTED SPROUTING CAULIFLOWER - vegetable curry sauce, coriander yogurt, green fenugreek, cilantro24.00
GRILLED CALAMARI - eggplant salad, coconut, port onion jam, tahini, cilantro32.00
TUNA KIBBEH NAYYEH - tuna tartare, house miso, toasted bulgur, cumin herb puree, onions, pinenuts, sumac laffa31.00
FRIED ARTICHOKE - herb serrano aioli, smoked licorice salt, mint, chili threads28.00
GRILLED KOHLRABI - honey mushroom tzatziki, brown butter, harissa powder, dill, red vein sorrel25.00
OYSTER MUSHROOM KEBAB - lovage & avocado purée, sumac, meyer lemon, cilantro26.00
GRILLED PRAWNS - harissa marinade, cured zucchini & cucumber tzatziki, fresh herbs, lime36.00
FRIED QUAIL - cumin chili xo, tomato & cucumber raita, rose petal, cilantro, fried mustard seed28.00
SWEET POTATO FLATBREAD - eggplant, feta, hawaii walnuts, brown butter, wildflower honey, fried rosemary28.00
MALAWACII - ancient grain crispy layered bread, grated tomato, dill crème fraîche, soft egg, strawberry zhoug26.00

ENTREES

7 items

GRILLED DORADE - smoked whole seed chernoula, cilantro, lime, turnips52.00
SLOW ROASTED LAMB NECK SHAWARMA - tahini, sumac onions, ajika, pickles, pomegranate glaze, laffa58.00
WAGYU BEEF CHEEK TAGINE - pomegranate, herbs, cipollini agrodolce, sage, cinnamon, crispy shallots, koshari rice64.00
WHOLE LAMB RACK - green amba rub, garlic yogurt, charred avocado, savory, fried curry leaf92.00
28OZ WANDERER RIBEYE - fermented mushroom cream, marinated cucumbers, dill130.00
POMEGRANATE GLAZED OXTAIL - fried shallots, herbs, cinnamon, koshari rice, pine nuts120.00
26 OZ MARGARET RIVER RIBEYE - fermented mushroom cream, marinated cucumbers, dill190.00

DESSERTS

11 items

PINK LADY APPLE TURNOVER - walnut miso ice cream, soft whipped cream17.00
SPICED PEAR CAKE - brown butter, date vinegar, tahitian vanilla calvados whipped cream17.00
PAVLOVA - chamomile cream, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries16.00
NOUGAT ICE CREAM BAR - dark pecan caramel, chocolate butter cake, chocolate shell17.00
FRESH PEACH TART - tarragon cream, sonora crust, peach glaze16.00
POMEGRANATE HIBISCUS GRANITA - yogurt sorbet, pomegranate syrup, raw almond and fennel pollen praline17.00
CHOCOLATE LAVENDER DONUTS - malted milk chocolate ice cream, soft whipped cream16.00
BAKED ALASKA - pineapple & satsuma mandarin sherbets, chiffon cake, toasted meringue18.00
APPLE PRUNE CAKE - date toffee sauce, whipped crème fraîche18.00
BAKED ALASKA - persian mulberry ice cream & raspberry buttermilk sherbet, chiffon cake, toasted meringue16.00
STRAWBERRY SUMAC & SWEET CHEESE PASTRY - pistachio ice cream, sheep milk's ricotta, cured sumac18.00

COCKTAILS

7 items

DINAH highball - aperitivo & amaro blend, soda water, expressed lemon, candied black walnut18.00
LEYLA cobbler - amontillado sherry, raspberry three ways, lemon, borage flower18.00
HADAR swizzle - mezcal, pineapple two ways, ipa, genepy, lime, sage17.00
RAPHAELIA sour - tequila, arak, charred bell pepper, cinnamon, lemon, marigold18.00
SHAMIR white negroni - pink peppercorn botanical spirit, gentian, blanco vermouth, alpine herbs, grapefruit oil19.00
ABADON slightly wet martini - alpine gin, carrot eau de vie, fennel, pickled carrot20.00
NEBUCHADNEZZAR old fashioned - lamb fat bourbon, rye, kashmiri, date, bitters, lemon peel20.00