31 tamale spots, listed.Suggest a restaurant
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1 KomalHeirloom-corn tamales and Guatemalan chuchitos🏆 👶🏻 Historic South CentralDowntown & Central Book on Website
Fatima Juarez's molino makes tamales from heirloom corn masa, including round Guatemalan chuchitos and weekly specials like tamales verdes, at Mercado La Paloma. Infatuation's second pick; Eater LA added it in 2025.
3655 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007Google Maps ↗Chef Fátima JuárezRecognitions2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand2026 LA Times 101 #202026 James Beard Finalist, Emerging ChefLast reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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2 Broken Spanish ComedorTamal en cazuela with mushroom and honeynut squash🏆 👶🏻 Culver CityWestside Book on OpenTable
Ray Garcia's revived Broken Spanish serves a vegetarian-friendly tamal en cazuela with roasted mushroom, spinach, honeynut squash and salsa tatemada. Eater LA's 2025 add.
12565 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066Google Maps ↗Recognitions2026 Michelin Recommended2026 LA Times 101 #18Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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3 GuelaguetzaShare-sized black mole chicken tamal🛵 🏆 👶🏻 KoreatownDowntown & Central Book on WebsiteOrder on DoorDash
The Oaxacan Koreatown institution wraps a large black mole chicken tamal in banana leaf, big enough to share. Third on The Infatuation's list; holiday orders draw lines.
3014 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006Google Maps ↗Recognitions2026 Michelin RecommendedLast reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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4 La Indiana TamalesForty-year Eastside tamale shop for pork and elote🚚 👶🏻 Boyle HeightsDowntown & Central Book on WebsiteOrder on Uber Eats
Family tamale shop since 1979, on all three lists: pork and sweet corn elote are the Infatuation favorites; red beef, chicken, green chile and cheese are the standards. Order ahead.
1142 S Indiana St, Los Angeles, CA 90023Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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5 MalénaGuerrero-style tamales verdes and rojos in corn husks🚚 👶🏻 West AdamsDowntown & Central Book on OpenTableOrder on Uber Eats
Heidi Irra's Maydan Market stall carries on Tamales Elena's recipes: spicy chile-stained pork and milder chicken with jalapeño salsa, steamed in corn husks. Ranked first by The Infatuation and named by Eater LA.
4301 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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6 Chichen ItzaYucatecan tamal colado with achiote chicken🚚 🏆 👶🏻 South Los AngelesDowntown & Central Book on WebsiteOrder on Uber Eats
Mercado La Paloma Yucatecan counter whose tamal colado is a sweet, moist masa tamal with shredded achiote chicken. Eleventh on The Infatuation's list.
3655 S Grand Ave #C6, Los Angeles, CA 90007Google Maps ↗Recognitions2026 OAD Cheap Eats N. America RecommendedLast reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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7 Me Gusta Gourmet TamalesFactory-scale corn husk tamales with long holiday lines🛵 👶🏻 PacoimaValley & Conejo Call (747) 227-3085Order on DoorDash
Pacoima tamale factory with classic fillings: beef, pork, chicken, pineapple, cheese and chile, plus sweet corn and vegetarian. Named by The Infatuation and Eater LA.
13754 Van Nuys Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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8 Mi Ranchito VeracruzVeracruz tamales in banana leaf and hoja santa🛵 🚚 👶🏻 North HollywoodValley & Conejo Book on WebsiteOrder on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
Veracruz-style tamales wrapped in banana leaf and hoja santa and served with mole negro. Named by The Infatuation and the LA Times.
13363 Saticoy St, North Hollywood, CA 91605Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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9 Los Cinco PuntosPork tamal from a big-batch Mexicatessen🚚 👶🏻 Boyle HeightsDowntown & Central Book on WebsiteOrder on Uber Eats
Boyle Heights carnicería and deli steaming tamales at scale; The Infatuation calls the pork tamal the house specialty, and Eater LA likes the beef in red and chicken in green.
3300 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90063Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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10 La Flor de YucatanYucatecan colado and vaporcito tamales by the dozen🛵 🚚 👶🏻 Pico-UnionDowntown & Central Book on WebsiteOrder on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
One of LA's oldest Yucatecan bakeries: colados with chicken and vegetables, vaporcitos, dzotobichay and giant holiday tamal pies by order. On The Infatuation and Eater LA lists.
1800 S Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90006Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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11 Tamales AlbertoCheese-and-jalapeño tamales plus salsa verde chicken🛵 👶🏻 Historic FilipinotownDowntown & Central Book on WebsiteOrder on DoorDash
Family-run tamale shop whose cheese and jalapeño tamal is the Infatuation's pick, with chicken in salsa verde and pork in red sauce close behind. Known for unusual fillings.
1644 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90026Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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12 La 27th RestauranteNacatamal: pork, potato and olives, Nicaraguan style🛵 🚚 👶🏻 Pico-UnionDowntown & Central Book on WebsiteOrder on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
Nicaraguan nacatamal, a large pork tamal with potato, tomato and green olives. The Infatuation's pick for the dish.
1830 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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13 La Mascota BakeryChicken chile verde and spicy pork rojo🚚 👶🏻 Boyle HeightsDowntown & Central Order onlineOrder on Uber Eats
Boyle Heights bakery with decades of tamale-making: chicken chile verde and spicy pork chile rojo are the recommended orders, per The Infatuation.
2715 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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14 Tamales Liliana'sPre-dawn lines for chili verde and elote tamales👶🏻 Boyle HeightsDowntown & Central Book on Website
Boyle Heights tamale shop on East 1st Street, the smaller original location, that The Infatuation sends you to for chili verde or sweet elote tamales.
3448 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90063Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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15 Lupita's TamalesPork or beef in salsa roja, plus pineapple🚚 👶🏻 Glassell ParkDowntown & Central Call (323) 258-0667Order on Uber Eats
Glassell Park tamale shop: pork or beef in salsa roja are the standards, with pineapple and strawberry sweet versions too, per The Infatuation.
3027 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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16 Auntie's KitchenBelizean chicken tamales on Saturdays from a trailer👶🏻 South Los AngelesDowntown & Central Call (323) 708-2765
Sherlette Williams' Little Belize trailer sells pudding-like Belizean tamales boiled in banana leaf with bone-in chicken, tomato and peas. Saturdays only until sold out.
1059 E 48th St, Los Angeles, CA 90011Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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17 Carolina TamalesSinaloa-style tamales with olives and potatoes🛵 🚚 👶🏻 BellflowerSouth Bay Call (562) 804-3225Order on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
Bellflower tamalería and fonda from Cosalá, Sinaloa, known for tamales Sinaloenses: pork in red or chicken in green steeped with potato, squash and olives.
9342 Alondra Blvd, Bellflower, CA 90706Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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18 Cena VeganVegan chile verde and rojo tamales🛵 🚚 👶🏻 Lincoln HeightsDowntown & Central Order onlineOrder on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
Vegan Mexican takeout that sells thousands of tamales each season: tofu chile verde and soy-protein rojo, from the founder's mother and grandmother. LA Times pick.
3317 N Mission Rd Unit K-4, Los Angeles, CA 90031Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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19 Doña Bibi'sHonduran nacatamales in December🛵 🚚 👶🏻 WestlakeDowntown & Central Book on WebsiteOrder on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
MacArthur Park's Honduran restaurant takes December orders for nacatamales filled with rice, potatoes, peas and pork, traditionally eaten with ketchup.
2400 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90057Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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20 Guatemalteca Bakery and RestaurantChuchitos and pache potato tamales🛵 🚚 👶🏻 KoreatownDowntown & Central Call (213) 382-9451Order on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
Koreatown Guatemalan market and deli with saucy chicken chuchitos and starchy pache tamales. The LA Times says shop first, then grab a plate.
4032 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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21 Karibbean CuisineDominican pasteles en hoja boiled in banana leaf🚚 👶🏻 Culver CityWestside Book on WebsiteOrder on Uber Eats
Ilonka Garcia's Dominican restaurant makes silky pasteles en hoja, tamal cousins with yucca or plantain masa filled with stewed beef, chicken or pork. Call in a pickup order.
8693 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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22 La Original Panaderia El SalvadorSalvadoran tamales from a neighborhood bakery👶🏻 East HollywoodDowntown & Central Call (323) 284-8368
East Hollywood Salvadoran bakery that the LA Times includes for its tamales.
4015 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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23 Lugya'h by Ponchos TlayudasZapotec banana leaf tamales de amarillo with turkey💰 👶🏻 West AdamsDowntown & Central Book on Website
Poncho Martínez's Maydan Market stall makes tamales de amarillo with turkey and chile de onza, plus rolled black bean tamales, using Komal's masa.
4301 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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24 Rosy's TamalesNayarit-style corn husk tamales with champurrado👶🏻 PacoimaValley & Conejo Call (818) 834-6948
Hidden Pacoima shop with Zacualpan, Nayarit recipes: chicken in red with sliced vegetables, chicken in green with jalapeño, sweet corn and cheese. Eater LA pairs them with champurrado.
10981 Glenoaks Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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25 Sabores OaxaqueñosOaxacan banana leaf tamales in Koreatown🛵 🚚 👶🏻 KoreatownDowntown & Central Call (213) 427-3508Order on DoorDashOrder on Uber Eats
Koreatown Oaxacan restaurant that the LA Times includes for its tamales.
3337 1/2 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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26 Sandra's TamalesWalk-up sweet corn tamales with a quick line👶🏻 East Los AngelesDowntown & Central Call (323) 722-2961
East LA walk-up counter that always smells of sweet corn; the line moves fast. LA Times pick.
5390 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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27 Saucy Chick Goat MafiaCreative tamales at an Indian-Mexican two-in-one🛵 👶🏻 PasadenaSan Gabriel Valley Order onlineOrder on DoorDash
East Pasadena two-in-one restaurant that the LA Times credits with creative takes on the tamal.
203 S Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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28 Sierra Mexican CafeRare Totonac tamales in hoja de papatla🛵 👶🏻 South GateSouth Bay Book on WebsiteOrder on DoorDash
Lucia Ortega's South Gate cafe is the place for Sierra Norte de Puebla tamales wrapped in hoja de papatla, such as mole adobado, plus corn husk tamales with mole dulce.
3008 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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29 Sinaloa ExpressSweet buttery Sinaloan corn tamales🛵 👶🏻 South GateSouth Bay Call (323) 208-5340Order on DoorDash
Sinaloan fonda in South Gate; tamales aren't the specialty, but Eater LA likes the sweet buttery corn tamal and pork in red with olives and potatoes.
4174 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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30 Tamales ElenaAfro-Mexican Costa Chica tamales in banana leaf🛵 👶🏻 WattsDowntown & Central Book on WebsiteOrder on DoorDash
Maria Lorenzo and her daughters serve Guerrero-style banana leaf tamales from a Watts trailer: pork in salsa roja, chicken in verde, cheese and spinach. Corn husk versions too.
11015 Wilmington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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31 Tamales Liliana'sEighteen thousand corn husk tamales a day👶🏻 Boyle HeightsDowntown & Central Book on Website
Cesar Chavez Avenue shop where veteran cooks spread, fill, wrap and steam red and green pork, three sweet tamales and chicken with vegetables in corn husks; Eater LA's pick.
4629 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022Google Maps ↗Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026
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