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Twelve Iconic Tacos to Try When Visiting Los Angeles

Tacos vary by region in Mexico, but in L.A. you can find many styles in one single place. We've published this guide in collaboration with Financial Times listing the 12 best taquerías to blow your mind. Plus, five essential rules for finding the city's next best taco.

July 24, 2025

What the Hell Is a ‘French Taco?’ Find Out For Yourself At This New Spot in L.A.

There’s cheese, there’s crème fraîche and gruyere sauce, there’s French fries, and sometimes there are other things, all origami-ed into a rectangular slab that looks like a long lost taco cousin that is somewhere between a microwaved Tina’s burrito Crunchwrap. 

July 24, 2025

Weekend Eats: Chicago-Style Hot Dogs and Wild Pita Sandwiches For CHIRLA

Plus liquid waffles from an acclaimed chef, Himalayan dumplings covered in Cheetos dust, and a Japanese cafe by day that becomes a Japanese speakeasy at night.

July 3, 2025

‘10,000 Tacos!’ Why Eating Tacos Is An Act Of Rebellion Right Now

I don’t know if eating tacos can stop ICE. I know that spending money at Latino-owned restaurants keeps families afloat. I know that showing up for your community matters. And I know that fear thrives in silence, in emptiness, in absence.

June 25, 2025

This Front-Yard Restaurant In Watts Offers a Taste of Palestine

The couple behind Mid East Eats cooks to survive, remember, and resist, serving ancestral foods like falafel, hummus, fatayer, and manoushe. In an L.A. twist, there are also tacos and nachos.

June 25, 2025

These L.A. Taquerías Are Temporarily Closing Doors As ICE Raids Continue

Many have taken this move to protect their employees and customers.

June 13, 2025

BREAKING: ICE Confirmed Abductions at Taco Truck in East L.A.

"They snatch you like a dog. The streets ain't safe, that's all I gotta say," says the Jason Devora after witnessing it all and still in shock about it.

June 12, 2025

So, What Kind of Taco Would Trump Be?

We're pretty sure a Doritos Loco tortilla and gold-plated, mayonnaise-dispensing spackle gun would somehow be involved.

The 11 Best Tacos In And Around West Hollywood

From late-night legit taco stands to a luxe Mexican restaurant serving the original sweet potato tacos that started it all, here are the best tacos in and around West Hollywood.

May 29, 2025

The 11 Best Tacos In Whittier

Whittier is one of L.A.'s best cities for tacos. From a tender steamed tongue, to a taquero specializing in tacos de costilla, served with a grilled rib bone. Here is our vetted neighborhood taco guide to get you started on your own crawl.