Spanish restaurants in Los Angeles

Café Hidalgo

305 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832

There are some dishes you experience whose taste lingers with you for days. The pecan-crusted salmon at Cafe Hidalgo is one of them. This thick fillet of salmon is... More »
Matador Cantina

111 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832

A massive bar with solid attempts at high-end Mexican food. The queso fundido, melted cheese mixed with chorizo, will make you forsake its Tex-Mex brother... More »
El Cid

4212 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029

Circa 1900, legendary filmmaker D.W. Griffith built what is currently known as Silver Lake restaurant and club El Cid. Years later, he used the venue to screen his highly... More »

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Recent Critic Reviews

Jennifer Swann writes for LA Weekly on El Cid

A self-proclaimed pervert with a Ph.D, Dixie De La Tour combined her passions for sex and stories by launching the monthly series Bawdy Storytelling, first in her native San Francisco and now in its new L.A. home at the Silver Lake flamenco bar El Cid. The raunchiest show you'll ever see in which everyone keeps their clothes on, Bawdy Storytelling puts sexting to shame by giving your sex...
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Besha Rodell writes for LA Weekly on The Bazaar

L.A. is a city that demands the conceit of dining in someone's outrageous fantasy, should the occasion call for it, and Jose Andres' Bazaar provides just such an option. Located in the SLS Hotel, the dining room looks like it was designed by the Mad Hatter, with museum cases full of curios; a sea of over- and undersized chairs and couches; different, psychedelic-looking...
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Garrett Snyder writes for LA Weekly on Racion

When dating websites describe the ideal place for a first date, you'd have to imagine Pasadena's Ración would hit most of the requirements. Located in a quiet stretch of Old Town, Ración feels like something you'd stumble into on a San Sebastián vacation. The dining room is dark and romantic, and the artfully plated tapas and glasses of sangria are...
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