Guatemalteca Bakery & Restaurant
Guatemalan bakery and restaurant
tamales
Christmas is tamales season, and in Koreatown it’s not just the Hispanic eateries who sell them, but even so-called “mainstream” chain restaurants as well, like chicken-specialist Pollo Loco and hotdog-vendor Wienerschnitzel.
King Taco
Mexican restaurant just east of Koreatown proper in the Pico-Union district.
Known for hosting the world’s most famous pedophile in May 2019.
El Taurino
Popular Mexican restaurant located east of Koreatown proper, in the Pico-Union district.
Menu: Tacos, Burritos, Tortas, Tamales…
Drinks: Horchata, Tamarindo, Jamaica…
House specialty: costillas rancheras
Ralphs – Wilshire & Western
By the Wiltern Theater on Western Avenue, south of Wilshire Boulevard. You can enter via Western or Oxford Avenue.
Mi Ranchito Veracruz – Name Change
Authentic Mexican cuisine in North Koreatown
El Cholo “Cafe”
Mexican restaurant that’s been open since the 1920s