{"id":82730,"date":"2025-12-05T12:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/82730\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:57:10","slug":"belles-review-this-highland-park-jewish-deli-is-an-all-day-haven-of-pickletinis-and-matzo-ball-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/82730\/","title":{"rendered":"Belle\u2019s Review: This Highland Park Jewish Deli Is an All-Day Haven of Pickletinis and Matzo Ball Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">Since its opening in August 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellesbagels.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Belle\u2019s<\/a> \u2014 also known as Belle\u2019s Bagels, Delicatessen, and Bar \u2014 has <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/2024\/8\/7\/24215502\/belles-bagels-delicatessen-bar-jewish-deli-restaurant-highland-park-los-angeles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quickly established itself<\/a> as an all-day fixture on foot-traffic-heavy York Boulevard, slinging gravlax bagels in the morning before shifting to chicken schnitzel and pickle martinis come sundown. After <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/2015\/2\/6\/7992969\/belles-bagels-highland-park-pop-up-dates-photos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more than a decade as a pop-up<\/a>, the deli has emerged as the rare new restaurant that feels like it\u2019s been there forever thanks to its upgraded-greatest-hits Jewish diner menu, retro-cool d\u00e9cor, and spacious back patio complete with a crackling fire. A rotating menu of bar snack specials and a notably inventive cocktail program ensure that repeat visits feel fresh, even for regulars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">Long life chats over pickletinis and scallion latkes on a \u201ccold\u201d 59-degree Los Angeles night; a cheeky martini at the bar (solo or with a might-be-a-date); restoring your will to live with hair of the dog and a bowl of matzo ball soup after a karaoke night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">The back patio is secretly one of the best private-party spots in Northeast LA, with ample seating and an ambiance-enhancing fireplace where you can gather your guests for cocktails and shared plates of elephant fries smothered in pastrami and sherry-caramelized onions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since its opening in August 2024, Belle\u2019s \u2014 also known as Belle\u2019s Bagels, Delicatessen, and Bar \u2014 has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55569,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[28829,48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":{"0":"post-82730","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-dining-reports","9":"tag-la","10":"tag-la-headlines","11":"tag-la-news","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","14":"tag-los-angeles-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}