L.A. Taco Guides
Nine Noodle Dishes From Nine Different Regions In Asia to Try in L.A.
You can probably eat a different noodle dish that represents a different region of Asia every day for a year in Los Angeles and still not get through our noodle universe. Here is a list that scratches the surface to get you started, from bone broth beef soups to sizzling lamb stir-fries.
L.A.’s Ten Best Indie Toy Shops And Gift Shops For Holiday Shopping
The perfect places for gift shopping for kids and kids-at-heart, and keep your holiday shopping local.
The 11 Best Swap Meets and Flea Markets for Holiday Shopping
Shopping at a swap meet this holiday season will have a more significant impact because you’ll be supporting people hustling to get by, you won’t be contributing to the backlog of cargo ships polluting the air at the ports, and you’ll find unique gifts that you can gently haggle for.
L.A.’s 14 Best Old-School Pie Shops
From a Hawaiian-inspired chocolate haupia pie in Torrance to a tender gourmet cobbler in Pasadena and a traditional apple pie in Van Nuys in between, this is your ultimate guide to pies that have stood the test of time in L.A.
The Best Hot Chocolate, Champurrado, and Seasonal Warm Drinks in Los Angeles
Rounding up the best seasonal warm drinks across Los Angeles. From champurrado, frothy drinking chocolate, to a fermented hot drink named atol shuco, here's a list of spots to keep you warm as the cold trickles into the city.
The 23 Best Tamales In Los Angeles
Banana leaf ones, savory pudding-like ones, sweet ones...Los Angeles really is the best city in the U.S. for tamal season. Here are our best ones from all corners of the County.
L.A. TACO’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
From a lowrider rug to "bong candles" to a handmade goth Huichol-inspired bead necklace to a cazo for carnitas to decolonized coffee, here is our gift guide that focuses on local small businesses and unique things around. L.A.
Nine L.A. Restaurants That Will Do Thanksgiving For You, From Pupusas to ‘Chinese Turkey’
From 12-hour-roasted brisket in East L.A. to a Thai feast in Atwater and Chinatown’s famous Chinese Turkey, have a stress-free Thanksgiving and buy your dinner this season at these L.A. restaurants.
The 24 Best Tacos Al Pastor, Adobada, and Árabes In Los Angeles
Is al pastor L.A.'s official taco? Judging by the sheer amount of crispy-edged trompos dotted around every single corner of this beautiful city, we can certainly make that argument. Here is our vetted list that took us nearly two decades to compile. ¡Provecho!
Nine L.A. Bars To Eat and Drink Your Blues Away While Watching the Election
These are the watering holes for anyone looking to hang on every minute of the election madness to come, leaning on the shoulders of similarly minded strangers or raging at people you don't agree with.