Guides
L.A. TACO’s Most-Read Investigations and News Stories of 2025
Our reporters were on the ground this past year conducting that street-level reporting necessary for showing what's really happening in our city.
L.A. TACO’s Most-Read Food Stories of 2025
These were L.A. TACO's most-read food features of the year.
The Longest Metro Food Crawl: 48 Great Spots to Eat Along the Longest Light Rail Line in the World
Metro's 57.6 mile-long A Line offers riders the chance to access foods from so many countries, regions, and cultures. We picked one favorite restaurant from every stop to guide you on an epic eating tour of Los Angeles.
The 24 Best Tamales, From East L.A. to Long Beach
L.A. is the most competitive U.S. city when it comes to tamal season. Here’s your guide to the best banana leaf tamales, sweet tamales, and more.
The 69 Best Tacos You’ll Eat in L.A. County in 2025, Ranked
As L.A.'s first and only publication dedicated to finding the best tacos, we are excited to present you with this year's list. It's the guide to end all other taco guides, and it is dedicated to our members who support us and to the best damn city in the world—complete with a map.
Your Favorite Jumbo’s Clown Room Dancer’s Favorite Meal
Once the Jumbo’s pizza oven disappeared and the poles showed up, its legacy as an adult entertainment hub for off-duty chefs, line cooks, celebrities in the food world looking to blow off steam after service was sealed.
L.A.’s 13 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.
Forget Spotify, Here Are L.A.’s 27 Best Record Shops
Whether you’re a dedicated digger of crates, a touring name in turntablism, or merely a tocadisco-dilettante hoping to start your collection, we can promise you, you’re in the right town.
Ten L.A. Restaurants Where Toddlers Are Welcome, From Casual to Fine Dining
L.A.'s insane food scene isn't reserved only for adults. If parents can't take their kids out to eat without judgement, we risk losing the messy, joyful humanity that makes sharing a meal special in the first place.
A Guide to The Best Bite at Every Spot in Mercado La Paloma
Including one insider's tips for skipping the line at Holbox.
