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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated August 2026.
Holbox · Historic South Central
Infatuation's top-rated LA Mexican (9.5). Gilberto Cetina's Michelin-starred Mercado La Paloma mariscos counter, the city's most celebrated Mexican seafood seat.
Damian · Arts District
Infatuation's #2 (9.0). Enrique Olvera's LA outpost of Pujol next door to Bestia; upscale classics with pineapple-butter pollo al pastor and pescado a la brasa.
Loreto · Frogtown
Infatuation pick (8.7). Jonathan Perez's Frogtown masa-and-live-fire project; some of the city's best handmade tortillas and wood-grilled meats.