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The 19 Best Moles in L.A., Ranked

This is L.A. TACO's guide to the best motherf*cking moles paying homage to centuries-old recipes and sticking the landing in L.A. County.

chicken thighs and mole

Broken Spanish Comedor’s almendrado. Photo by Hadley Tomicki for L.A. TACO.

May gray? June gloom? Two perfect excuses to seek comfort in one of L.A.’s best moles.

Los Angeles is a hotbed for remarkable mole, as much as it is a city of masa and the U.S. capital of taco excellence. 

Mole does more than simply fill your belly and delight your palate. It nourishes something deeper—an ancestral memory, a quiet act of Indigenous resistance, and a celebration of the deep regional cooking that built this city’s Mexican food community from the ground up.