Chichen Itza Restaurant is a yucatecan budget eat in Los Angeles.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Private tour · 3 hours
Explore Downtown LA on a private food tour. Taste local favorites and hidden gems, from the original French dip to the best taquitos in the city, and discover the flav...
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Walk, dine, and wine like a local with rare access to the real Beverly Hills on a walking tour. Delight in five food tastings, over two adult drinks, and one major fas...
2h 30m
Learn to make authentic Spaghetti alla chitarra in an apartment complex in Los Angeles. Enjoy a full Italian meal with crostini, tiramisu, and Italian espresso.
Address: 3655 S Grand Ave, Mercado la Paloma, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Tortas Ahogadas Ameca in East LA serves the Guadalajara-style drowned pork torta. A birote bun filled with carnitas and submerged in chile sauce.
TryDrowned pork torta
Noodle ST in Westwood near UCLA, Los Angeles pulls Lanzhou-style hand-pulled noodles to order and serves them in a long-simmered beef broth from an open.
TryLanzhou hand-pulled noodles
Philippe the Original on North Alameda, Los Angeles claims the 1918 invention of the French dip and still serves it on sawdust-floored cafeteria benches.
TryOriginal French dip sandwich
Sarita's Pupuseria inside Grand Central Market, Los Angeles griddles Salvadoran pupusas to order from the same family-run counter since 2003. Cash and card.
TrySalvadoran pupusa with curtido
Langer's Delicatessen on Alvarado, Westlake, Los Angeles has hand-sliced pastrami since 1947. The #19 with Russian dressing, coleslaw and Swiss is the order.
TryHand-sliced pastrami #19 sandwich
Lucky Boy in Pasadena, Los Angeles serves a foil-wrapped breakfast burrito that locals queue for from 06:00. At 640 S. Arroyo Parkway. Booking recommended.
TryBreakfast burrito
