Wexler’s Deli Santa Monica – The Newby [$$]. No notes. Two salmon preparations on one bagel.

First time at Wexler's Santa Monica location yesterday and ordered "The Newby," which showcases multiple types of their (excellent) smoked fish: both their lox and their hot smoked salmon. Plus cream cheese, onion, capers, and dill on a Wake and Late everything bagel. Served with potato salad and a dill pickle. $22 + tax and tip. Not inexpensive for a brunch/lunch item, but the fish portion was generous and the price was worth it. The portion was so big that I barely ate dinner after a late lunch.

10/10 would recommend. As I said in the title, I have no notes. I loved the unique combination of both types of smoked fish on a single plate. I've had Wexler's Lox before, but only from their Grand Central location in DTLA, which I read closed recently (Source: Wexler's IG). The hot smoked salmon was just as delicious as the lox. (FYI: hot smoked salmon refers to the preparation style – "hot smoked" – not that the salmon is served hot temperature-wise. It's not out here melting the cream cheese or anything.)

All of the dill (in the potato salad, on top of the bagel, and on the pickle) was a great antidote to my disappointment with HiHo's too sweet bread and butter pickles from Friday night. As for Wexler's, it's all pretty salty, but this is par for the course for smoked fish, and I drank enough water during the meal that I didn't feel dehydrated for the rest of the day.