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The Best Mexican Restaurants In Los Angeles
Our 20 favorite Mexican restaurants in the city known for great Mexican food.
The Best Mexican Food On The Westside
There are a lot of options for Mexican food on the Westside. These are the best of them.
The Best Mariscos Spots in LA
From Mexican shrimp tacos to Peruvian ceviches, Los Angeles has an endless array of great places to eat mariscos. These are our 16 favorites.
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MidEast Tacos
Silver Lake's MidEast Tacos is an unassuming takeout counter with excellent Mexican-Armenian fusion dishes.
Maleza
If you're in the mood for a low-key brunch in downtown Palm Springs, Maleza is one of the best options.
Chica's Tacos
Chicas Tacos in a counter-service taquería inside All Season Brewery in Mid-Wilshire. It's just fine, but hits different when you're a few beers deep.
The Best Mexican Restaurants In Los Angeles
Our 20 favorite Mexican restaurants in the city known for great Mexican food.
Fabby's Sandwicherie
Fabby's Sandwicherie is a tiny lunch counter in DTLA serving tortas filled with things plucked from a French bistro.
Cena Vegan
Cena Vegan is a plant-based taco vendor known for its seitan “meats,” like pollo asado, carne asada, and al pastor.
Hijo De Su Madre
Hijo De Su Madre is a casual, counter-service vegan Mexican spot with a Yucantan-inspired menu.
Doomie’s NextMex
Doomie's NextMex is a Hollywood strip mall spot that makes our favorite vegan meat tacos in LA.
CH y LA Birria
CH y LA Birria is a strip mall spot in Compton that makes some solid birria de res, but we prefer the carne en su jugo.
The Taco Stand
The Taco Stand is a Tijuana-style taqueria that's our favorite spot for grilled meat on a tortilla in Laguna Beach. Get the asada and al pastor.
Carmelita’s
Carmelita’s does margaritas and seafood enchiladas with picture-perfect views of the beach. This is our favorite sit-down Mexican spot in Laguna.
Gaby’s Latin Flavors
Gaby's Latin Flavors is a colorful spot in Big Bear with a split Bolivian-Mexican menu. Get the Bolivian food.
Birrieria Apatzingan
Birrieria Apatzingan is a tiny Michoacan-style spot in Pacoima that serves some of LA's best birria and pozole.
The Best Tamales In Los Angeles
’Tis the season for tamales. Then again, there’s never a bad time for tamales—here are the best spots to get some in LA.
Saucy Chick Rotisserie / The Goat Mafia
Saucy Chick / The Goat Mafia is an Indian-Mexican fusion spot that's great for when you're sick of the standard lunch bowl/wrap/salad.
Birrieria San Marcos
Birrieria San Marcos in Van Nuys does both excellent Jalisco-style and Tijuana-style beef birria.
Birrieria Gonzalez
Birriera Gonzalez has multiple locations across LA and our favorite Tijuana-style birria.
Lupita's Tamales
Lupita's is a tiny Mexican cafe in Glassell Park with delicious tamales sold by the dozen.
Amiga Amore
Amiga Amore serves a Mexican-meets-Italian menu in a cozy Highland Park dining room. It's the perfect example of an LA fusion restaurant done right.
Tacos Los Cholos
Tacos Los Cholos in Huntington Park is the smoky taquería we send out-of-towners to first.