Central American

The Koreatown area of Los Angeles has a sizable Central American population — mostly Salvadoran and Guatemalan.

You can tell someone is of Salvadoran heritage instead of from somewhere else by their insistence on saying “Salvadorean.”

 
Guatemalan Restaurant Los Angeles

Amalia’s Restaurant


Address: 4210 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 644-1515

Guatemalan restaurant

Salvadoran restaurant LA

Jaragua


Address: 4493 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 661-1985

Salvadoran restaurant with a full bar

Pupusas food truck

Vchos Truck


Address: 3600 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010

LA’s first gourmet Pupusa truck has visited Koreatown LA multiple times.

Pupusas are traditional items on the Salvadoran plate, and those of the Vchos food truck are known for not being greasy.

Olocuilta Restaurant LA

Olocuilta Pupusería


Address: 3958 W 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90020
Phone: 213-383-3070 (Spanish speaker)

Cuisine of El Salvador

El Rinconcito Salvadoreño – Closed


Address: 4010 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 388-9273

El Rinconcito Jutiapense was a restaurant on Third Street that served Salvadoran food such as pupusas (thick tortillas stuffed with pork meat, fried beans, and melted cheese).