diff --git a/src/eatlocal/__main__.py b/src/eatlocal/__main__.py
index b537eec..08358dd 100644
--- a/src/eatlocal/__main__.py
+++ b/src/eatlocal/__main__.py
@@ -71,10 +71,16 @@ def download(
         is_flag=True,
         help="Overwrite bite directory with a fresh version.",
     ),
+    level: str | None = typer.Option(
+        None,
+        "--level",
+        "-l",
+        help="Filter bites by difficulty level.",
+    ),
 ) -> None:
     """Download and extract bite code from pybitesplatform.com."""
     config = load_config(EATLOCAL_HOME / ".env")
-    bite = choose_bite(clear)
+    bite = choose_bite(clear, level=level)
     with Status("Downloading bite..."):
         bite.platform_content = download_bite(bite, config)
         if bite.platform_content is None:
diff --git a/src/eatlocal/eatlocal.py b/src/eatlocal/eatlocal.py
index e7d8717..0d2008e 100644
--- a/src/eatlocal/eatlocal.py
+++ b/src/eatlocal/eatlocal.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 from os import environ, makedirs
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import FrozenSet
 
 import install_playwright
 import requests
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@
     CACHE_DB_LOCATION, backend="sqlite", expire_after=timedelta(days=30)
 )
 
+VALID_LEVELS: FrozenSet[str] = frozenset(
+    ["newbie", "intro", "beginner", "intermediate", "advanced"]
+)
+
 
 @dataclass
 class Bite:
@@ -286,8 +291,8 @@ def choose_local_bite(config: dict) -> Bite:
     return Bite(bite, bites[bite])
 
 
-def choose_bite(clear: bool = False) -> Bite:
-    """Choose which bite will be downloaded.
+def choose_bite(clear: bool = False, *, level: str | None = None) -> Bite:
+    """Choose which level of bite will be downloaded.
 
     Returns:
         A Bite object.
@@ -307,7 +312,26 @@ def choose_bite(clear: bool = False) -> Bite:
                 style=ConsoleStyle.SUGGESTION.value,
             )
             sys.exit()
-        bites = {bite["title"]: bite["slug"] for bite in r.json()}
+        if level is not None:
+            # Filter bites by level (case-insensitive)
+            if level.lower() not in VALID_LEVELS:
+                console.print(
+                    f":warning: Invalid level: {level}.",
+                    style=ConsoleStyle.WARNING.value,
+                )
+                console.print(
+                    f"Valid levels are: {', '.join(VALID_LEVELS)}.",
+                    style=ConsoleStyle.SUGGESTION.value,
+                )
+                sys.exit()
+            bites = {
+                bite["title"]: bite["slug"]
+                for bite in r.json()
+                if bite["level"].lower() == level.lower()
+            }
+        else:
+            # Display bites of all levels.
+            bites = {bite["title"]: bite["slug"] for bite in r.json()}
     bite_to_download = iterfzf(bites, multi=False)
     if bite_to_download is None:
         sys.exit()