La Mascota Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

1. La Mascota Bakery

8.1
2715 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Bakery · Boyle Heights · 16 tips and reviews

Jonathan D.Jonathan Diaz: Better than Lilliana's. The best tamales in East L.A. Their pan dulce is pretty good too.

Rainy L.Rainy Liang: Perfect tamales... the masa is fluffy and not too dense.

Chris L.Chris L: Tamales ($1.50): Order tamale with Monterey jack, spicy sliced jalapenos, and light tomato sauce OR pork tamale with tender chunks of shredded pork shoulder slathered with a mildly spicy salsa

Los Cinco Puntos is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

2. Los Cinco Puntos

8.5
3300 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Boyle Heights · 20 tips and reviews

Jaysyn L.Jaysyn Longoria: The tamales are huge and amazing! Why wait to get home and eat? Grab a bite in the parking lot!

Carolina M.Carolina Miranda: The best cheese and green chile tamales, as well as tacos de carnitas (order with everything!). They also sell their spongy hand-made corn tortillas to go.

Jose V.Jose Velazquez: After growing up in Los Angeles my family has become a regular at this store. We mainly know it for it Totillas that are made by hand and the Tamale Masa.

El Cholo Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

3. El Cholo Restaurant

7.8
1121 S Western Ave (at W 11th St), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 67 tips and reviews

Jacki M.Jacki Morie: Best old Los Angeles mexican restaurant. Hollywood 40s atmosphere and awesome green corn tamales in season!

Josh F.Josh Furie: Get the green corm tamales when they are in season ( may - oct)

Will M.Will Moody: The margaritas are amazing, as are the green corn tamales.

Tamale Man is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

4. Tamale Man

8.4
3320 N Eastern Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · El Sereno · 6 tips and reviews

Trudy W.Trudy Wang: Best Tamales...the name said it all.

Noemi S.Noemi S.: Be here early Saturday for fresh tamales and piping hot pozole. Yum-o!!!

Jason B.Jason Berti: tamales are the best around and nice thrift shop next door!

Hugo's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

5. Hugo's Restaurant

8.7
8401 Santa Monica Blvd (at Kings Rd), West Hollywood, CA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · 142 tips and reviews

Oz L.Oz Lubling: One of the best breakfast places of all times. The green tamales and eggs are excellent and so is the strawberry lemonade.

Kelly S.Kelly Silva: The green tamales are the best!

Kailyn S.Kailyn Sue: Tamales, green juice, veggie burger, are all awesome

El Cholo is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

6. El Cholo

8.0
1025 Wilshire Blvd (at 11th St.), Santa Monica, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Wilshire-Montana · 79 tips and reviews

BarclayBarclay: Order the green corn tamales, in season May-Oct only. Yum!

Anna P.Anna Poore-Cordova: The guacamole is awesome. Tortilla soup is flavorful and now we are going to try the green chile - corn - cheese tamales that the restaurant is known for - okay first bite delicious

Chad M.Chad Miller: The Blue Corn Enchiladas are the best singular item, but A Taste of History wI'll get you a pork tamale, chile relleno, cheese enchilada, and beef taco.

Studio City Farmers Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

7. Studio City Farmers Market

9.1
12052 Ventura Pl (Btwn Laurel Cyn & Radford), Studio City, CA
Farmers Market · 53 tips and reviews

Dan K.Dan Kim: Try the tamales!

mishkamishka: The tamales are great!! Love the sun-dried tomato and goat cheese one! Ask for extra sauce :)

Austin H.Austin Henry: The tamales are truly amazing, some of the best I've ever had

Playa Vista Farmers' Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

8. Playa Vista Farmers' Market

8.6
6400 Seabluff Dr (at Discovery Creek), Playa Vista, CA
Farmers Market · 35 tips and reviews

John K.John K.: They have gluten-free tamales. And try the vendor with the hummus, roasted red peppers/feta cheese. He sells ready made mini-meals - 3 for $10.

Christine C.Christine Callas: Tamales are amazing - esp the BBQ chicken ones

BB: Love the tamales

Tito's Tacos is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

9. Tito's Tacos

8.1
11222 Washington Pl (at Sepulveda Blvd), Culver City, CA
Taco Restaurant · West Los Angeles · 258 tips and reviews

LA WeeklyLA Weekly: Tito's has two types of tacos: a beef taco with cheese, and a beef taco without cheese! Around since 1959, the traditional style tostadas, enchiladas and tamales are all under three bucks.

Chris L.Chris Lamberth: Tamales or Meat (Shredded Beef) & Bean Burrito also exceptional.

Alwyn L.Alwyn Loa: The tacos are legendary but this is one of the only places I love the tamales. Give one a try they come with a special sauce that's delicious.

The Tamale Man is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

10. The Tamale Man

7.9
1654 W Carson St (at S Western Ave), Torrance, CA
Mexican Restaurant · 5 tips and reviews

OliverOliver: The green sauce is soooo good and so fresh all the time! Their tamales are huge. My favorite so far is their quesadillas.

OliverOliver: Tamales. Burritos. Green sauce!!!

Silver D.Silver Daniels: Don't let the name fool you. You get more than just tamales here, and everything is f*#king delicious. The burritos are the BEST!

Tamales Alberto is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

11. Tamales Alberto

8.1
1644 W Temple St (Belmont Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · East LA · 5 tips and reviews

Brandon H.Brandon Hoang: Cheap but tasty tamales. Head to the bar next door at night to get a free tamale with every beer!

RonRon: Delicious tamales at a great price. The chicken mole, pork w/red sauce & chicken w/green sauce were excellent but they're all tasty.

Offbeat L.A.Offbeat L.A.: Opened in the year 2000. Excellent tamales.

La Esperanza Restaurant and Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

12. La Esperanza Restaurant and Bakery

8.5
22832 S Western Ave (Sepulveda), Torrance, CA
Bakery · 11 tips and reviews

ReishReish: Tamales are good

Tim C.Tim C: The tamales are awesome!

Kike R.Kike Rojas: Los tamales más genuinos que he probado en CA. También el pan dulce y el atole son muy ricos.

Guelaguetza Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

13. Guelaguetza Restaurant

8.7
3014 W Olympic Blvd (at Normandie Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 94 tips and reviews

JenniferJennifer: I don't know if this place is worth the wait. I thought the mole was... just okay; the tamale was the best part of the meal. But I couldn't hear my dining companions over very loud music.

Ben K.Ben K.: Super authentic Oaxacan food in Koreatown. Try the Festival de Moles, tamales, and enchiladas.

Paola D.Paola D: The nachos and the sauce were delicious. We ordered the horchata and tamarind water. Wow, so delicious. The mole tamal was absolutely wonderful. Great vibes and courteous service!

Hollywood Farmer's Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

14. Hollywood Farmer's Market

9.2
Ivar Ave (btwn Sunset & Hollywood), Los Angeles, CA
Farmers Market · Central Hollywood · 142 tips and reviews

Shelly B.Shelly Brown: EVERY Sunday!!! Vegan tamales, a Taste of Life and all the produce you could dream of! Stop by and give love to the animal rescue pets and peeps on the corner of Cahuenga and Selma!

Peggy A.Peggy Archer: Hollywood Farmer's Market for fresh veggies and tamales!

Molly B.Molly Bendell: The sweet corn tamales are so good. If you're looking for deals, arrive after 12:30pm on Sundays.

Hugo's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Tamales in Los Angeles.

15. Hugo's Restaurant

8.4
12851 Riverside Dr (at Coldwater Canyon Ave), Studio City, CA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · 81 tips and reviews

Andrew D.Andrew Deutsch: Check out the vegan spring rolls, turkey meatloaf or green tamale plate. Sometimes they have a gluten-free, vegan choc brownie that is amazing.

Melanie P.Melanie Peplow: My ultimate favorite ... The Green Tamale Plate then the Chocolate Crepes... Yummy!!!!!

Kristine M.Kristine Morgan: Vegan mac and cheese is amazing! Also try green tamales and the brownie!