El Jalapeño


Address: 854 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (213) 365-0048

Rebranded from “Tacos” to “Charbroiled Chicken”

El Turco Meat Market


Address: 1111 S Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (213) 388-5098

Salvadoran grocery store with a butcher and many Central American fruits and products.

Ilobasqueño Restaurant


Address: 5027 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Phone: (323) 468-0119

Very small Latin American restaurant on Melrose Avenue in North Koreatown.

Serves all sorts of pupusas.

Antequera De Oaxaca


Address: 5200 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Phone: (323) 466-1101

Oaxacan restaurant serving authentic regional Mexican dishes such as tlayudas and traditional favorites like caldo de res for dine-in and takeout.

Atlacatl Restaurant


Address: 301 N Berendo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 663-1404

Salvadoran food in North Koreatown / East Hollywood

La Nueva Flor Blanca


Address: 4271 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 660-0798

Salvadoran and some Guatemalan dishes. Next to “Cindy Club” Last updated: January 2014 UPDATE (2016-2019): “Restaurante La Nueva Flor Blanca. Comida Salvadoreña y Guatemalteca. 323 660 0798” next to Chavocho Restuarante As of 2021, the entire space has been rebranded on the outside as Chavocho. ❌ (323) 662-9493

El Baron – Closed


Address: 2757 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (323) 734-5612

Salvadoran restaurant located just south of Koreatown proper, by Normandie & Pico

El Chipilín Restaurant


Address: 4170 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (213) 380-4305

Central American restaurant