1. Guisados
8.7
541 S Spring St (at 6th St), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · 106 tips and reviews
Edgar Sarmiento: You can't go wrong with the sampler. The Mole is amazing.
Eve Paradox: Been here many times. The mole and tinga are tried and true favorites. Arrive by 11:45 for the quickest service.
Joe Viseur: This place is authentic, affordable, and has the best mole tacos I've maybe ever had. The only ones that come close came from a family in Tecate, Mexico, who home made something similar. Eat here!!!
2. Bar Amá
8.7
118 W 4th St (at Main St), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Gallery Row · 109 tips and reviews
Sarah Ann: The mole enchilada is a winner!
Lauren Balson: Best food in LA other than his other restaurants! LOVED the potato puffy taco, cauliflower, and mole enchiladas. Ceviche was to die for. El bramble and the margaritas were great drinks!
Kelly Bone: The Mole Eggplant is not to be missed!
3. Rosa Mexicano
800 W Olympic Blvd (btw Cottage Pl. & Figueroa St.), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · South Park · 73 tips and reviews
Amber Lovell: Try the Mole Xico!
JENNY GONZALES: Authentic upscale Mexican, the waiter was knowledgable and friendly. Try the Platinos Fritos. The fish tacos come fajita style, very flavorful. The enchilada suiza has a taste of mole sauce. All good.
Alex "HDee": fast service & very delicious food. highly recommend the salmon with mole, frickin WOW
4. Broken Spanish
1050 S. Flower St, Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · South Park · 33 tips and reviews
Connie Chiu: The magic this place makes on your taste buds. Get the lamb beck tamales, chicharron, and duck mole. I'd skip the oxtail quesadillas and whipped carnitas fat (sounds better than they taste).
Lydia B: Such a great happy hour! Margarita, Oaxacan Old Fashioned and Rabbit Abondigas.
Hannah Davis: Amazing full red snapper, goat cheese, pepper and chipotle tamales and oxtail quesadilla. Don't forget the abuelita hot chocolate!
5. Yxta Cocina Mexicana
8.0
601 S Central Ave (at E 6th St.), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles · 29 tips and reviews
Callie Miller: Try the Martini de Albaca — hendrick’s gin, basil, cucumber. The guac is fantastic. If they have the stuffed squash blossoms as a chef's special...get 'em!
Adrian Phillips: Margaritas, get a spicy one. Happy hour before 7pm is great with tacos, ceviche and guacamole. There is usually plenty of parking, you can enter on central or 6th St.
D B: A whole other world inside these doors. Never in my life have I had so much satisfaction from a chicken salad!
7. Veranda Bar
8.7
939 S Figueroa St #500 (at W Olympic Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Hotel Bar · South Park · 8 tips and reviews
Mathieu Sabourin: Beautiful little hidden bar with a nice terrace.
Curbed: This Moroccan-themed hotel has all the over-the-top decor one might expect, but in an unlikely location in South Park. A swell place to get a drink before or after a show or ballgame. Read more.
Derek Fromson: The pool bar is a little hidden oasis in the middle of downtown, which now glitters with all new expensive places. If you're hungry, the burgers and taquito plates are pretty tasty.
9. Otium
8.2
222 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, CA
New American Restaurant · Bunker Hill · 64 tips and reviews
Liran Grinberg: Falafel - brilliant! Strong special tastes
Doug de Wet: Their killer kale salad features complimentary flavors and textures: salty, sweet, sour, nutty, crunchy with great mouthfeel. Satisfying and clean, it plays well with other dishes.
Doug de Wet: Fabulous first impression: kale salad, hangtown fry, and avocado toast all delicious, Dwell worthy design, vibrant energy, a powerhouse, destination worthy addition to DTLA's culture boom
10. Preux & Proper
840 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · South Park · 31 tips and reviews
Honghui Yu: Good happy hour specials and there's a mini shuffleboard downstairs!
Connie Chiu: The shrimp beignet, duck and grits, pork belly bites, and just about everything is amazing. Daiquiris are delicious too! Waiters are fab. And such a cute decor with shuffle board!
Aria Scott: I found heaven in the Sazerac...
11. Grand Central Market
9.0
317 S Broadway (btwn 3rd & 4th St), Los Angeles, CA
Market · Downtown Los Angeles · 339 tips and reviews
g oconnor: Authentic and broad selection of Molé along with cheeses, perfect protein, and a fantastic people watching opportunity!
g oconnor: C-12 is the home of the Molés. Come and buy by the pound. They keep for months in the fridge.
Michelle Arnaiz-Dela Rosa: Who doesn't love the hustle and bustle of a market? Nice place to shop fresh produce and have some great meals as well.
13. Nickel Diner
524 S Main St (btwn 5th & 6th St), Los Angeles, CA
Diner · Central City East · 180 tips and reviews
HereComsTrouble W: Fabulous Patty Melt & french fries. La la LOVE the Arnie Palmer- ->Tea/Lemonade !
Burns!: have the bacon doughnut. Awesome!
LA Weekly: The BLTs come with arugula; the hash is made with spicy pulled pork instead of canned corned beef; and all the toast, including the cinnamon-dusted Nickel Bag, is made with bread baked fresh in-house! Read more.
15. Lemonade
7.0
505 S Flower St City National Plaza (5th St), Los Angeles, CA
Restaurant · Financial District · 18 tips and reviews
Robert Vallejos: Skip the sandwiches (If you want a sandwich, go to Mendocino Farms across the street) and go for the poached salmon and lentils or one of the delicious pot roasts - chicken basque is my favorite.
Juicy Couture: This souped-up lemonade stand is yummy beyond words. Rosemary watermelon lemonade! Peach ginger flavor! And grilled cheese with ham and quince on pumpernickel. Can you even?
Johnason Silver: 1$ lemonade every tuesday