Echo Park Restaurants

This densely populated Los Angeles neighborhood is a family-friendly local spot with great food. As befitting a cosmopolitan city, every ethnic cuisine imaginable is seemingly present and is available in traditional and in more adventurous entrees. Sample a Salvadorian tamale wrapped in a banana leaf or go for the Hongos con Cilantro, a dish featuring mushrooms cooked in onion and cilantro and wrapped in a handmade tortilla. Restaurants specializing in two different cuisines are not uncommon, so you can walk into a place and decide whether you are in the mood for pizza or Cajun; you could simply combine the two and enjoy a slice topped with crawfish and shrimp as well. When it comes to novel cuisine, Echo Park is full of fresh culinary ideas that shouldn't be missed.