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The 38 Essential Tacos in LA
Leo's Taco Truck is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

1. Leo's Taco Truck

9.1
1515 S La Brea Ave (at Venice Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · 81 tips and reviews

2. El Atoron - Tacos de Canasta

Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · Fashion District · No tips or reviews
Gish Bac is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

3. Gish Bac

7.1
4163 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Arlington Heights · 8 tips and reviews
Mexicali Taco & Co. is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

4. Mexicali Taco & Co.

8.3
702 N Figueroa St (at Bartlett St), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · Chinatown · 62 tips and reviews
Tire Shop Taqueria is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

5. Tire Shop Taqueria

8.0
4069 Avalon Blvd (41st Street), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · South LA · 7 tips and reviews
Bar Amá is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

6. Bar Amá

8.7
118 W 4th St (at Main St), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Gallery Row · 109 tips and reviews
Coni'seafood is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

7. Coni'seafood

8.0
3544 W Imperial Hwy (at Yukon Ave), Inglewood, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 30 tips and reviews
B.S. Taqueria is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

8. B.S. Taqueria

514 W 7th St (at S Grand Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Financial District · 52 tips and reviews
Los Originales Tacos Arabe de Puebla is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

9. Los Originales Tacos Arabe de Puebla

8.7
E Olympic Blvd (at Esperanza St), Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · 5 tips and reviews
Barbacoa Estilo Texcoco is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

10. Barbacoa Estilo Texcoco

McKinley Ave (E 57th), Los Angeles, CA
Food Stand · South LA · 2 tips and reviews
Los Guichos is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

11. Los Guichos

762 E Slauson Ave (Main), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · South LA · 3 tips and reviews
Cielito Lindo is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

12. Cielito Lindo

8.4
23 Olvera St (at Alameda St.), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Chinatown · 43 tips and reviews
La Flor De Yucatan Catering & Bakery is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

13. La Flor De Yucatan Catering & Bakery

7.2
1800 S Hoover St (Hoover & 18th St between Washington & Venice Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Pico Union · 5 tips and reviews
Birrieria Nochistlan ZAC is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

14. Birrieria Nochistlan ZAC

3201 E 4th St, Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Boyle Heights · 1 tip
Tacos La Guera is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

15. Tacos La Guera

Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · 1 tip
Guerilla Taco Truck is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

16. Guerilla Taco Truck

2000 E 7th St, Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · Downtown Los Angeles · No tips or reviews
HomeState is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

17. HomeState

9.0
4624 Hollywood Blvd (at Vermont Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Breakfast Spot · East Hollywood · 77 tips and reviews
El Coraloense is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

18. El Coraloense

7.5
6600 Florence Ave, Bell Gardens, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 7 tips and reviews
Sonoratown is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

19. Sonoratown

9.0
208 E 8th St (at S Los Angeles St), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · Fashion District · 35 tips and reviews

20. Tacos La Carreta

413 N Wilmington Ave (Arbutus), Long Beach, CA
Taco Restaurant · No tips or reviews
Carnitas El Momo is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

21. Carnitas El Momo

7.7
Fairmount St (Soto), Boyle Heights, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews
Chichen Itza Restaurant is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

22. Chichen Itza Restaurant

8.6
3655 S Grand Ave #C6 (inside Mercado La Paloma), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · South LA · 59 tips and reviews
Tacos Quetzalcoatl is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

23. Tacos Quetzalcoatl

4827 E Olympic Blvd (S. Ferris Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · No tips or reviews
Aqui es Texcoco is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

24. Aqui es Texcoco

6.8
5850 S Eastern Ave (Slauson Ave), Commerce, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 5 tips and reviews
Guisados is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

25. Guisados

9.0
2100 E Cesar E Chavez Ave (at N St Louis St), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · Boyle Heights · 107 tips and reviews
Taco Maria is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

26. Taco Maria

3313 Hyland Ave (Sunflower Avenue), Costa Mesa, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 30 tips and reviews
Cacao Mexicatessen is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

27. Cacao Mexicatessen

8.5
1576 Colorado Blvd (at Townsend Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Eagle Rock · 87 tips and reviews
Burritos La Palma is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

28. Burritos La Palma

9.0
5120 Peck Rd, El Monte, CA
Burrito Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews
Ricky's Fish Tacos is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

29. Ricky's Fish Tacos

1400 N Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · Los Feliz · 36 tips and reviews
Tacos Cuernavaca is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

30. Tacos Cuernavaca

7.4
Whittier Blvd (at Eastmont Ave), East Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · 23 tips and reviews
Mariscos Jalisco is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

31. Mariscos Jalisco

9.0
3040 E Olympic Blvd (at Dacotah St), Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · 46 tips and reviews
Tacos Tamix is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

32. Tacos Tamix

2402 Pico blvd (Westmoreland Ave.), Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · Pico Union · 1 tip
Loteria Grill is one of The 38 Essential Tacos in LA.

33. Loteria Grill

6333 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mid-City West · 25 tips and reviews