The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Year in Los Angeles, 2025 | Eater LA

"One of the best ways to experience Los Angeles, to me, is pulling up to a food truck on a busy street and plopping down on a plastic stool with a spread of half the menu. Not all food trucks are built the same, but one definitely worth scoping out is Mariscos El Faro (which has locations in Highland Park and Culver City). You’ll find seafood splendors galore — from octopus cocteles loaded with diced cucumbers and a Clamato broth to zippy tuna tostadas and Baja-style fried fish tacos. My favorite dish of the bunch were the empanadas de camaron, a crispy pocket of shrimp and cheese topped with a sliver of avocado that’s especially good with lashings of hot sauce. Wash everything down with a cold bottle of Mexican Coke to complete the experience. — Kat Thompson, audience editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest" - Matthew Kang