Sourdough comfort

Lodge Bread Company (Beverly Hills)

GOODS & SERVICES • FOUND Bakery

Cinnamon rolls as big as your head, the city’s best shakshuka, and a smoked pastrami sandwich stacked with havarti to rival LA’s Jewish deli greats — these are just some of the plates drawing locals to the new Lodge Bread Company in Beverly Hills. Popular belief aside, Los Angeles is a bread town, after all, and Lodge Bread Co.’s paean to the sourdough movement is a testament to that truth. With the original location in Culver City and another in Woodland Hills, the brand’s latest, airy outpost on South Robertson is already a fast favorite among locals. (A fourth branch is coming soon to Pasadena.)

In addition to chef Or Amsalam’s long-fermented, high-hydration loaves, toasts and sandwiches are popular choices on menus that also include a “salads & stuff” section. That’s where the shakshuka lives, along with a couple of other breakfast dishes and a chopped salad — with more havarti. The pick among the breads is the olive loaf with herbs and citrus: Kalamatas and Castelvetranos are folded into the dough, along with dill, lemon, and coriander. I eat it in torn chunks, but toast and top with olive oil and sea salt if you must. –Caitlin White

→ Lodge Bread Company (Beverly Hills) • 295 S Robertson Blvd • Daily 8a-4p.