Looking for restaurants? Our top picks are Café Habana, La Contenta and lupe's East L.A. Kitchen, ranked by diner ratings. The full list below updates as menus change.
Discover the top-rated dining experiences
Find the best places for tacos in Chinatown. Curated list of top-rated restaurants serving exceptional tacos.
Chinatown's Premier Tacos Destinations
Chinatown offers a surprisingly diverse taco scene that blends traditional Mexican flavors with coastal seafood and unique international influences. You can enjoy authentic regional plates at La Contenta and Papatzu
13 restaurants in Best Tacos in Chinatown | Top Spots
- Café Habana · rated 4.6/5: Mexican.
- La Contenta · rated 4.6/5: Mexican.
- lupe's East L.A. Kitchen · rated 4.3/5: Mexican.
- San Loco · rated 4.3/5: Mexican.
- Superbueno · rated 4/5: Mexican.
- Los Tacos Hermanos · rated 4/5: Mexican.
- Dorlan's Tavern & Oyster Bar · rated 3/5: Seafood.
- Papatzu Mexican Restaurant: Mexican.
- Son del North: Mexican.
- La Caverna: Italian.
- San Loco: Mexican.
- Essex Taqueria: Mexican.
- La Contenta: Mexican.
How this list is built
Chefi analyzes each restaurant’s menu and tags every dish’s dietary suitability with an ingredient-based engine. Restaurants with at least three matching dishes on their current menu rank first, ordered by diner ratings, with the number of matching dishes breaking ties; owner-verified restaurants are highlighted at the top. Lists refresh as menus and ratings change.
