A street cart turned taqueria, still making the chewiest flour tortillas in the Valley
Must-try: Sonoran tacos, Chile colorado, Mesquite-grilled ribeye
📍 10624 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
The best Tacos restaurants in Los Angeles — 5 ranked picks across the city, with ratings, dishes and live availability.
5 picksThe 5 best Tacos restaurants in Los Angeles, ranked. El Ruso Taqueria takes the top spot at 4.9 stars, and El Ruso Taqueria is the one the most people have weighed in on — 4,109 reviews. If you only order one thing, make it the sonoran tacos at El Ruso Taqueria. They are spread across 5 neighborhoods, so there is probably one near you. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Los Angeles has 5 Tacos restaurants on our list, spread across 5 neighborhoods.
A street cart turned taqueria, still making the chewiest flour tortillas in the Valley
Must-try: Sonoran tacos, Chile colorado, Mesquite-grilled ribeye
📍 10624 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
a curbside taqueria grilling ribeye over mesquite for handmade tortillas
Must-try: Hermosillo-style ribeye tacos, Salsa macha, Handmade tortillas
📍 723 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90038
a Sonoran-style stand grilling prime beef over mesquite
Must-try: Asada tacos, OG taco with frijoles de fiesta, Mesquite-grilled prime beef
📍 2511 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
a Baja taqueria whose signature garlic sauce does most of the talking
Must-try: Vampiro taco, Smoky grilled asada, Garlic sauce
📍 702 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
a spinning tornado of marinated pork carved straight onto the tortilla
Must-try: Tacos al pastor, Pineapple, Salsa verde
📍 5525 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
El Ruso Taqueria — 4.9 stars across 4,109 reviews, the highest on this list. A street cart turned taqueria, still making the chewiest flour tortillas in the Valley.
None of the 5 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
Studio City, with 1 on this list, followed by Hollywood with 1. In total these 5 picks span 5 neighborhoods.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 5 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.