Mirate
Mexican restaurant · Los Feliz
1712 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Highlights
Mírate serves vibrant Californian-Mexican dishes in a lush, multi-level Los Feliz space with two top-notch bars and a stunning live tree centerpiece.
Mírate serves vibrant Californian-Mexican dishes in a lush, multi-level Los Feliz space with two top-notch bars and a stunning live tree centerpiece.
"Mirate is a multi-level, mostly open-air restaurant in the heart of Los Feliz. Wander up a set of street-level stairs to find a lush outdoor space, with vines climbing the walls and trees sprouting out of planters. Alan Sanz, who previously worked at the now-closed Maizano Costa Mesa and Enrique Olvera’s renowned Mexico City restaurant Pujol, now leads the kitchen, serving a menu of dishes like kanpachi aguachile negro, Yucatán-style cochinita pibil, and honey-roasted carrots with salsa macha. Book a reservation through Resy." - Rebecca Roland
"The food at Mírate can be hit-and-miss, but it does have one major superpower: its courtyard. This labyrinth of a Mexican spot in Los Feliz looks like a luxurious, multi-story treehouse built for a billionaire evading the IRS in the jungle. The massive tree rising through the middle warrants a moment of quiet appreciation usually only reserved for mountain peaks or a perfectly ripe avocado. Whether you’re seated at one of the candlelit tables or the separate bar area, this place is unquestionably romantic. Stop by for a few tacos and some very impressive cocktails, like a spicy margarita made with lacto-fermented chorizo." - brant cox, arden shore, sylvio martins, cathy park
"Mírate’s kitchen is now led by Alan Sanz, who previously worked at the now-closed Maizano Costa Mesa and Enrique Olvera’s renowned Mexico City restaurant Pujol. Tucked away up a set of stairs, the dining room at Mírate may be the lushest space in Los Feliz, with vines climbing the walks and small palms sprawled throughout. At Mírate, Sanz serves dishes like kanpachi aguachile negro, Yucatán-style cochinita pibil, and honey-roasted carrots with salsa macha. Mezcal expert Max Reis mans the bar, serving drinks like the El Guero margarita, the Tu Compa paloma, and La Sonadora clarified milk punch. Find the semi-hidden entrance on Vermont, just before neighboring bar High Tops. Valet parking is available out front since Los Feliz parking tends to not be the easiest. Book a reservation through Resy." - Rebecca Roland
"A modern Mexican multi-level restaurant in Los Feliz, recently brought on chef Alan Sanz, who introduced new dishes such as kampachi aguachile negro, Yucatán-style cochinita pibil, and salsa macha and honey-roasted rainbow carrots." - Mona Holmes
"Before dismissing this Los Feliz spot as a restaurant, even its former chef considered the food a complement to the cocktails. Bar manager Max Reis’s menu features drinks inspired by classics but taken to a whole other culinary level that spotlights the flavors of Mexico, such as a spicy margarita with lacto chorizo, a Jungle Bird with housemade tepache, and an Oaxacan Old Fashioned with house mole bitters and sal de chapulín. The bar also boasts one of the city’s best agave spirit collections with bottles that can’t be found elsewhere except in Mexico. Unsurprisingly, Mírate earned the No. 46 spot on North America’s 50 Best Bars list for 2024." - Caroline Pardilla
