Latin American
Antojitos Bibi
2400 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90057
213-383-8595
Overlooking MacArthur Park Lake, Antojitos Bibi offers Honduran rarities like cashew nut juice and crunchy enchiladas along with soulful coconut milk-based soupsl…
Neighborhood: Westlake
Category: Caribbean, Latin American, Restaurants
Atlacatl
301 N. Berendo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90004
323-663-1404
The interior of this Salvadoran landmark, a former residence on the fringes of East Hollywood, is as frumpy as Grandma’s house…
Neighborhood: Downtown, Koreatown, Los Angeles
Category: Latin American, Restaurants, South American
Baco Mercat
408 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90013
213-687-8808
Josef Centeno’s umlaut-bedecked flagship has all the Moroccan bistilla and Provençal brandade you could want, and the menu weds Catalan, Italian, and Abkhazian ingredients.
Website: http://www.bacomercat.com
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Eat, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Eat, Latin American, Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
Boca at the Conga Room
800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90015
866-952-6642
When the Conga Room relocated to L.A. Live, the club’s culinary component, Boca, moved along with it, and for that we say gracias a Dios…
Website: http://congaroom.com
Neighborhood: Downtown, Los Angeles, Mid-City
Category: Latin American, Restaurants
El Baron de Centro America
4212 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90019
323-954-1384
Food is the draw here, but with colorful jerseys and flat-screen TVs on the walls, soccer vies for equal attention…
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Mid-City
Category: Latin American, Restaurants
Little Belize
217 E. Nutwood Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90301
310-674-0696
The Belizean diet is built around stewed meats with rice, beans, and plantains. Little Belize serves plenty of this as well as something else I desire…
Neighborhood: Inglewood, Los Angeles
Category: Latin American, Restaurants
Los Balcones del Perú
1360 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA, 90028
323-871-9600
Of all the great dishes at this stronghold of Peruvian cuisine—like the warm, hominy-studded, chile-spiked shrimp ceviche known as camarones a la piedra…
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category: Latin American, Restaurants, South American
Lula
2720 Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90405
310-392-5711
Check out what’s happening on Main Street through the open windows, and order the likes of lima bean tlacoyos from Hidalgo…
Website: http://gerrigilliland.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Category: Latin American, Restaurants
Pez Cantina
401 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90071
213-258-2280
Chef Bret Thompson makes regional Mexican dishes distinct in Bunker Hill.
Website: http://pezcantina.com
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Latin American, Mexican, Restaurants
Pollo a la Brasa
764 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90005
213-382-4090
More woodpile than restaurant, this weathered Peruvian-style chicken stand serves the smokiest bird in L.A….
Neighborhood: Koreatown, Los Angeles
Category: Latin American, Restaurants, South American
Zengo
395 Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, CA, 90401
310-899-1000
Richard Sandoval has a string of upscale Latin restaurants across the country. The Santa Monica Place branches of Zengo and its sister restaurant La Sandia are his first in California…
Website: http://www.richardsandoval.com/zengosm/index.htm
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Category: Asian Fusion, Latin American, Restaurants