L.A. TACO is embarking on its biggest mission yet: to create a taco guide for every single neighborhood in Los Angeles! Along the way, we will also be releasing brief histories of each neighborhood to understand L.A. a little more and why each and every neighborhood that makes our fine city is unique in its own way. Check out our neighborhood page to get to know why Los Angeles is the best damn city in the world.
It’s impossible to talk about living in Hollywood to people who judge and hate the neighborhood without them immediately assuming you work adjacent to the film industry or spend every strutting up and down the Walk of Fame past the Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan stars and ending up at a gimmick bar like No Vacancy. The neighborhood is synonymous with tacky glamour, but as someone who’s lived there for a brief four years, it hasn’t been too difficult to find some of the more bespoke, consistently rewarding local spots. I’m absolutely not averse to the classics on the boulevard and there are few bars more entertaining than a night at the Frolic Room. But here are some more casual spots you might want to check out even if you’re not trying to meet with an agent or sell a screenplay. These are a few spots in my neighborhood worth trying.