Loreto
Mexican restaurant · Elysian Valley ·
Baja-inspired seafood eatery with stellar raw bar & cocktails
Baja-inspired seafood eatery with stellar raw bar & cocktails
"I visited Loreto for the first time this week and during dinner began plotting my sophomore return. Loreto is, confoundingly, both understated and glamorous; the environment feels casual enough to sidle to the bar for a quick margarita and tostada but still romantic enough for date night when you feel like dressing up. The menu highlights, for me, include a bright scallop tostada dotted with bursts of passion fruit and kumquat; a seafood soup brimming with octopus and shrimp and topped with a square of flaky puff pastry from sister-bakery and Eater Award–winner Santa Canela ; and butterflied whole branzino alongside quesadillas, black beans, avocado, habanero-kissed onions, rice, and vibrant salsas. Desserts by pastry chef Ellen Ramos should also not be skipped, especially the carajillo-inspired chocolate cake topped with a spherical scoop of earthy pecan ice cream." - Eater Staff
"After several years of subdued birthdays, you’re in the mood to go big at a place like Loreto. This upscale Mexican seafood restaurant in Frogtown is a production in every sense. You'll sit in a massive warehouse-y space, drink boozy cocktails, and order large-format platters that will feed every person who shows up to your party. Our favorite dish is the whole fish of the day, which comes with a spread of rice, beans, escabeche, three salsas, blue corn tortillas, and tiny quesadillas that, if you ask nicely, will be refilled by your server. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"Loreto has shipped their outstanding Mexican seafood in from LA for the weekend. Fried shrimp, bang bang mayo, cucumbers, pickled onions, and serrano hummus Mexican prawns, blue corn tortillas, lobster sauce, avocado salsa, and cilantro Yellow sweet corn, queso fresco, lobster mayo, shrimp, and cilantro" - team infatuation
"Loreto is an upscale Mexican restaurant in Frogtown that reminds us a lot more of a spot you’d eat at in the Arts District. The stunning warehouse space has a large wrap-around bar, an outdoor bar, two indoor dining rooms, and a patio that looks out over a park-like courtyard. Which is to say, bring as many people as you want. The menu is almost entirely mariscos, including a very shareable whole grilled fish of the day, which comes with a spread of salsas, beans, rice, and unlimited quesadillas. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - brant cox
"Loreto is one of just a handful of upscale Mexican restaurants in LA, and it’s a particularly good choice for anyone looking to have a baller seafood meal. Get the butterflied whole fish that comes with rice, beans, escabeche, salsas, blue corn tortillas, and tiny quesadillas. The whole package—which costs somewhere between $60 and $80 depending on the day—will easily feed three adults." - team infatuation
