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Santa Canela is a Mexican bakery in Highland Park from the Loreto team with top-tier pastries, creative pan dulce, and focaccia sandwiches.
This Mid-Wilshire restaurant has solid Mexican food, fun drinks, and room for every person you know.
Holbox, a Mexican seafood counter inside the Mercado La Paloma in South Central, is eating in LA at its best.
Unless you’re in desperate need of a rooftop drink in Culver City, there’s no need to head up to Butterfly.
Head to this Boyle Heights landmark for the gloriously simple bean and cheese burrito.
The taquitos at Cielito Lindo on Olvera Street are an iconic LA snack that everyone should experience at least once.
Our favorite Mexican restaurants in the city known for great Mexican food.
Evil Cooks is a heavy metal-themed Mexican spot in El Sereno that goes full blast with its food and decor. It’s unlike anything you’ll find in LA.
Quiadaiyn is an Oaxacan spot in Mar Vista with solid moles, colorful party decor, and a spacious back patio for group dinners.
Simón is a mariscos truck in Highland Park that serves dishes that would impress us in a fine-dining restaurant.
Tacolina is a Baja-inspired Mexican spot in Silver Lake with one of the city’s best patios. Come here for the vibes over the food.
There’s never a bad time for tamales—here are the best spots to get some in LA.
Tamales Elena Y Antojitos is a Mexican food truck in Watts that serves LA’s only Afro-Mexican menu. Prioritize the namesake tamales.
A Tí is an Echo Park pop-up serving elevated Mexican bar food that works great for a night of snacks and cocktails.
Yeya's is a Mexican diner in Boyle Heights that makes an impressive range of dishes in its tiny kitchen, from tacos with fresh tortillas to whole-fried mojarras and chilaquiles.
El Dorado is a bare-bones Sinaloense spot in Sylmar with a big menu featuring Mexican breakfasts, ceviche, and, our favorite, the pozole rojo.
Corazon Cocina is a fantastic seafood-heavy Mexican food counter in the Santa Barbara Public Market.
Komal is a daytime Mexican antojitos counter that nixtamalizes its corn in-house. It sounds fancy, but a meal here is beautifully simple (and special).
Santa Playa Mariscos is a casual Mexican seafood spot on State Street where you can split chiltepín-laced botanas and order beer by the pitcher.
Carolina Tamales is a bright pink Mexican spot in Bellflower that serves delicious and hearty Mexican breakfast plates.
Carnal is a fantastic Oaxacan restaurant in Highland Park that serves showy, creative versions of classics.
From Mexican shrimp tacos to Peruvian ceviche, great mariscos are as essential to LA as sunshine and traffic. Here are our favorite places to get them.
Mariscos El Moreno is a Lynwood spot that specializes in family-style Sinaloan seafood, including shrimp ceviches, oyster shots, and spicy aguachiles.
