2 mexican spots in Pico, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Pico's food · All mexican in Santa Monica.

Gilbert's El Indio ★ 4.3

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Gilbert's El Indio has run its family Mexican dining room on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica since 1974, taquitos, shrimp plates and jalapeno margaritas.

OrderTaquitos with guacamole and a Tajin-rim margarita

TipIt won Santa Monica's 2024 Most Loved Mexican Food award; Sunday closes at 14:00, so go for breakfast burritos.

Lares ★ 4.0

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Lares has served Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica since 1968, an old-world Mexican dining room with mariachi nights and vegan-friendly southern dishes.

OrderMole plates from the southern-dishes side of the menu

TipAsk about mariachi nights before you book a quiet dinner; breakfast from 08:00 is the sleeper move.

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