Top 10 Best Mexican Street Food in Los Angeles, CA

Mariscos Jalisco

Renowned for deep-fried shrimp tacos and fresh ceviches. Offers signature tacos dorado de camaron and legendary tostadas like Poseidon. Locations in Boyle Heights, Downtown, Pomona, and La Cienega.

Leo’s Taco Truck

Known for serving some of the best al pastor tacos in LA. Offers burritos, mulitas, and huaraches along with trompo al pastor topped with juicy pineapple. Operates seven cash-only trucks across the city.

Mercado Olympic

Downtown street food destination offering dishes from all over Mexico and El Salvador. Features vendors selling aguas frescas, birria, tacos, pupusas, churros, and elotes. Located in the Piñata District.

El Salvador Corridor

Bustling stretch of Salvadoran street food vendors outside Koreatown’s Two Guys Plaza. Serves iconic pupusas, seafood cocktails, quezadillas, and yuca con chicharrón. Offers a variety of Salvadoran street food, sweets, and groceries.

Corn Man

Famous for serving the best elote in town to the Northeast LA nightlife crowd. Slathers corn in butter, mayo, cotija cheese, lime, and chili. Located at 2338 Workman Street in Lincoln Heights.

Radna Silom

Family-run sidewalk operation outside Silom Supermarket offering budget-friendly rice and noodle dishes until midnight. Specializes in radna and pad thai with crispy shrimp. Located in Thai Town.

Siam Night Market

L.A.'s first Thai night market offering made-to-order pad thai and grilled octopus. Features vendors like PangAeng, Kamoo, and Yum Slut. Located in Hollywood.

Kogi BBQ

Pioneering food truck offering Korean-Mexican fusion flavors. Signature dishes include short rib tacos, kimchi quesadillas, and blackjack quesadillas. Locations across LA, including Palms.

Tacos Y Birria La Unica

Cash-only taco truck in Boyle Heights and Mid-City known for its birria tacos. Offers tender birria tacos in goat and beef varieties, as well as deep-fried quesatacos. Also serves cuts of tender beef offal.

Dollar Hits

Historic Filipinotown grocery store offering $1 DIY Filipino street food-style meats skewers. Features offal selection, fish balls, longanisa sausage, and turon. Located in Historic Filipinotown.