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L.A. Taco Guides

A Guide to The Best Bite at Every Spot in Mercado La Paloma

Including one insider's tips for skipping the line at Holbox.

October 28, 2025

From Bettie Page to Alfalfa: Six People You Didn’t Know Were Buried In Los Angeles

If you think L.A.’s studios, supermarkets, and freeways are stacked with Hollywood stars, you should see its cemeteries.

October 23, 2025

L.A. TACO’s Ultimate Guide to Día de Muertos Events in Los Angeles

Day of the Dead lowrider cruises, arts workshops, ofrenda contests, Indigenous dancing, and a brand-new festival in Downtown mark this big year in remembrance and community perseverance.

October 21, 2025

L.A.’s Most Iconic Horror Movie Houses and Where To Find Them

The most iconic movie addresses in scary films are right here in our backyard, perfect for planning your own Halloween tour of horror’s greatest film locations.

October 15, 2025

Five Killer Tacos To Eat In L.A. On National Taco Day

From puffy San Antonio-style tacos from a fine-dining chef to a a blue tortilla from freshly nixtamlized corn that just so happens to be topped in French fries, these are the L.A. tacos to celebrate with.

October 7, 2025

The Eight Sickest Halloween Haunts In L.A. and O.C.

Honoring the kind of immersive atmospheres and talented actors that aren't recognized with Hollywood statuettes, but instead in thrills off giving you a good ol' fashioned jump scare.

October 1, 2025

The 43 Best Mexican Restaurants in Los Angeles, Ranked

These are the L.A. restaurants that make this the most exciting city in the world outside of Mexico to enjoy peak Mexican cooking and hospitality.

September 25, 2025

L.A.’s 24 Best Independent Bookshops to Support Instead Of Amazon

Los Angeles, despite what its haters say, is a reading town, from its bookworms to its script-readers. It's full of great independent and time-honored bookstores that are almost as plentiful as the inspired authors this city has spawned.

September 24, 2025

The Best L.A. Movie Theater Popcorn, Ranked

L.A. TACO went on a mission to decide which local movie theaters sell the best popcorn in Los Angeles.

September 12, 2025

Nine of L.A.’s Oldest Family-Owned Hardware Stores to Support Instead Of the Home Depot

From live baby chicks and Big Green Eggs to keys painted with pink leopard print, these old-timers have things the big box stores don't. And are much friendlier, too, so you won't be left to wander aimlessly and helplessly down the aisles looking for that single 5/16" torque washer by yourself.