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Where To Preorder Tamales In LA
If your masa looks like wet cement, order from these 17 spots instead.
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Los Cocos Panaderia y Pupuseria
Los Cocos in Del Rey is a Salvadoran bakery that serves great pupusas.
Jaraguá Restaurant
Jaraguá in Oakwood is one of LA's most recognizable Salvadoran spots and does excellent versions of the classics.
Two Guys Plaza
Two Guys Plaza in Koreatown is a cluster of Central American food vendors, including some excellent Salvadoran pupusas.
Delmy's Pupusas
Delmy's pops up at various farmers markets, so you'll have to plan. But it's worth it because these pupusas have a flawless masa-to-filling ratio and ooze mozzarella.
La Pupusa Urban Eatery
DTLA's La Pupusa Urban Eatery makes oversized pupusas, including a ten-pound pizza version. But gimmicks aside, the Salvadoran food is very good.
El Guanaco
El Guanaco is a strip mall spot in East Hollywood that makes golden pupusas stuffed with high-quality ingredients.
Mama’s International Tamales
Mama’s International Tamales in Westlake makes the best vegan pupusas in LA, including a jackfruit revuelta with crunchy curtido.
Don Lencho Restaurant
Don Lencho is a South LA classic that makes great grilled fish, but not everything on the Salvadoran menu works.
Cojutepeque Restaurant
Cojutepeque is a roadside diner in Westlake that's great for eating a hearty Salvadoran breakfast while you watch telenovelas.
Mis Raíces
This casual Salvadoran spot in Reseda has 26 different kinds of pupusas, each one crispy, golden, and absolutely delicious.
Arroz & Fun
Arroz & Fun is a Chinese/Salvadoran cafe in Lincoln Heights with a nice back patio. Come by for a bowl of congee or a coffee spritzer on a sunny day.
Where To Preorder Tamales In LA
If your masa looks like wet cement, order from these 17 spots instead.
California Grill
California Grill is a Salvadoran restaurant in Virgil Village that serves great pupusas.
Drive Thru Pupusas
Drive Thru Pupusas is a food truck in Eagle Rock that specializes in huge pupusas.
Panadería El Salvador
Panadería El Salvador is a Salvadoran bakery in East Hollywood with excellent quesadillas salvadoreñas.
La Numero Uno
La Numero Uno in Hollywood is a Salvadoran-Mexican cantina that serves excellent pupusas.
Mi Bandera Pupuseria Y Restaurante
Mi Bandera Pupuseria in the South Figueroa Corridor is a pupusa spot with weekend karaoke nights.
Paseo San Miguel
Paseo San Miguel in South Park is a Salvadoran spot serving very generously-stuffed pupusas.
Tortas Hula Hula
Tortas Hula Hula is tiny stall in South LA that serves excellent Salvadoran sandwiches.