Creole & Soul · Jefferson Park, Los Angeles · Est. 1969
New Orleans in Los Angeles, one gumbo pot at a time.
Family recipes carried west from the Bayou and served on West Jefferson Boulevard for more than fifty years — gumbo, jambalaya, charbroiled oysters, and a weekend brunch worth the wait.
Same family, same recipes, same welcome since 1969.
Every Week
More reasons to come back this week
Weekend Brunch
Mimosas, Bayou brunch plates, and Sunday flavor on Saturday too. Bottomless mimosas, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM.
Happy Hour
Drink and bite specials in the dining room.
Taco Tuesday
Bayou-style tacos and burritos, all day long, every Tuesday.
Wine Down Wednesday
Ladies Night — 1/2 off a bottle of wine, up to 48.
Thursday Night Football
Wing Special — free order of fries with any order of wings.
Customer Favorites
3rd Generation Family Owned
Fifty-seven years of Sunday-dinner cooking, every day of the week.
Harold & Belle’s opened its doors in 1969 with a promise: bring the Bayou to Los Angeles, and never cut a corner on a family recipe to do it. That promise is still what comes out of the kitchen today, in the same Jefferson Park neighborhood, for the grandchildren of the customers who walked in that first year.
“New Orleans in Los Angeles” isn’t a slogan here — it’s the menu, the music, and the welcome at the door.
From the Kitchen
Signature dishes, since 1969
A handful of the plates regulars order by name. The full menu covers Bayou classics beyond these — this row is the highlight reel.
Gumbo
Slow roux, Bayou spice, made the way it’s always been made.
Shrimp & Crawfish Étouffée
Crawfish tails smothered in our rich, spicy gravy over rice or pasta.
Charbroiled Oysters
Grilled over an open flame with garlic butter and cheese.
Weekend Brunch
10:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday. Come hungry.
A Taste of the Bayou
From the kitchen and the events we host
