LA’s Best Gluten-Free Bakery Just Opened in Beverly Hills

Gluten-free bakery Breadblok just opened its fourth LA location in Beverly Hills at 260 N. Beverly Drive. The nearly 1,800-square-foot space designed by Commune includes indoor and outdoor seating, retail space for the bakery’s line of cookies, crackers, granolas, and merchandise, and a grab-and-go case with food and drink options. “We’re most excited to be in such an iconic location and to cater to the community of Beverly Hills,” Chloe Charlier, owner and CEO of Breadblok, tells Eater in an email.

In addition to Breakblok’s classic line of organic and gluten-free bread and pastries, the Beverly Hills menu includes a smattering of new offerings, like sweet and savory crepes, pastas, grain bowls, and shareable charcuterie, cheese, and crostini boards. To drink there are gluten-free beers, wines, coffee, and tea. Happy hour is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily with $5 beers, $13 mimosas, $11 cocktails, and $3 off wines by the glass.

With this latest opening, Breadblok Beverly Hills joins existing stores in Santa Monica, Studio City, and Silver Lake. A fifth location in Venice and plans to expand beyond Los Angeles and California are in the works.

Breadblok Beverly Hills is open daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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