Guides
L.A. TACO’s Most-Read Culture Stories of 2025
These were L.A. TACO's most-read culture stories of the year.
The 25 Best L.A.-Centric Books Of 2025
While a book cannot stop evil forces, it can educate us, warn us, and prepare us for what’s coming. The books listed here not only meditate on current events like the Los Angeles wildfires, late stage capitalism, and rising xenophobia, they also reflect our vibrant local literary culture.
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 In Los Angeles
Banana leaf tamales, tamales filled with savory corn pudding, sweet tamales, and those that can only be described as "unique." Los Angeles really is the best U.S. city for tamal season.
The 69 Best Tacos in Los Angeles, Ranked
To live and eat tacos in Los Angeles. As the L.A.'s first and only publication dedicated to finding the best tacos, we are excited to present you all 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. Happy 69ing. TACOS FOREVER.
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.
