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Best Tacos Restaurants in LA

The best Tacos restaurants in Los Angeles — 5 ranked picks across the city, with ratings, dishes and live availability.

5 picks

The 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.

El Ruso Taqueria

Tacos  ·  Studio City  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.9

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

Asadero

Tacos  ·  Hollywood  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.9

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

Tacos Royale

Tacos  ·  Silver Lake  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.5

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

Mexicali Taco & Co.

Mexicali Taco & Co.

Tacos  ·  Chinatown  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.4

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

Leo's Taco Truck

Tacos  ·  East Hollywood  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.3

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Tacos restaurant in Los Angeles?

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.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

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.

Which neighborhood has the most Tacos restaurants in Los Angeles?

Studio City, with 1 on this list, followed by Hollywood with 1. In total these 5 picks span 5 neighborhoods.

How were these picked?

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.