Mateo's Ice Cream & Fruit Bars

Ice cream shop · Mid-City

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"Easily my favorite place on Earth. Seriously, I come here like, five times a week. They have an entire wall stocked with 30+ flavors of Oaxacan-style paletas, in flavors like fresa/strawberry, sandia/watermelon, and creamy leche quemada, a.k.a. smoked milk, which tastes exactly like someone took a gallon of dairy, then kippered it over an open flame. Which is all good and fine, but the ultimate popsicle here, the paleta of the palace (and my personal go-to) is their mango flavor. Made with nothing more than fresh, blended fruit (and no artificial flavoring), this sweet, tropical popsicle is simultaneously every purist’s dream and my dentist’s worst nightmare." - kat hong

Infatuation Staff Writer Kat Hong's 5 Favorite LA Restaurants Right now
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4234 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019 Get directions

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