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Best tacos in LA, worth the drive

Los Angeles does not owe you a taco—but certain counters do earn a freeway hop. This is the short list of trompos, blue-corn houses, and Sonoran flour builds that still feel like a destination once you park. Skip the tourist al pastor selfie circuit; fight traffic for the ones that taste like lineage.

8 picks, places checked 2026-09-22 · Read the full Tacos Worth the Drive guide with photos · See them on the map

Our taco picks

  1. 1 Taquería Frontera

    Cypress Park · 700 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90065

    Cypress Park taquería from a Tijuana taco-chain family—chile-forward trompo, sidewalk stools, adobada al pastor with cilantro crema.

  2. 2 Villa's Tacos

    Highland Park · 5455 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042

    Highland Park handmade blue-corn house with Baja seafood and mesquite-grilled builds—Figueroa flagship.

  3. 3 Angel's Tijuana Tacos

    Echo Park · 1185 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

    Tijuana-style stand energy on Sunset in Echo Park (plus Eagle Rock)—adobada and classic street builds for late runs.

  4. 4 Perro Exquisite Taco

    Cerritos · 12731 Towne Center Dr #H, Cerritos, CA 90703

    Cerritos oversized Sonoran/Tijuana-style tacos on handmade flour tortillas—Southeast County drive that pays.

  5. 5 Mírate

    Los Feliz · 1712 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 · Reserve

    Los Feliz modern Mexican where tacos arabes (beef tongue, octopus, or oyster mushroom) sit inside a cocktail-forward multi-level room.

  6. 6 Tacos Villa Corona

    Eagle Rock · 4400 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041

    Eagle Rock breakfast-shift classic—potato tacos and papas burritos on hand-pressed tortillas.

  7. 7 Made in Havana

    Hollywood / Melrose · 7168 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

    Melrose/Hollywood Cuban sandwich counter—pressed sandwiches as a Latin lunch pivot on taco day.

  8. 8 Pampas Grill

    Beverly Grove (Original Farmers Market) · 6333 W 3rd St #618, Los Angeles, CA 90036

    Farmers Market Brazilian churrascaria by the weight—picanha, linguiça, and feijoada when the run wants a grilled-meat turn.

By neighborhood

Beverly Grove (Original Farmers Market), Cerritos, Cypress Park, Eagle Rock, Echo Park, Highland Park, Hollywood / Melrose, Los Feliz.

Late-night tacos

Also on our late-night guide: Angel's Tijuana Tacos. Check hours before you go.

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Questions

Where are the best tacos and Mexican food in LA?

Our ranked list starts with Taquería Frontera in Cypress Park, Villa’s Tacos in Highland Park and Angel’s Tijuana Tacos in Echo Park, plus Mírate’s modern Mexican in Los Feliz. Each pick lists its neighborhood and address.