Tamales Liliana’s is a classic tamale shop in Boyle Heights - order the chili verde.

La Mascota is a Boyle Heights institution and one of our favorite Mexican bakeries in LA.

La Indiana Tamales is a super-popular shop in Boyle Heights. Make sure you order ahead.

Brooklyn Ave. Pizza Co. is serving blistered, perfectly-chewy Neapolitan pizza in Boyle Heights.

A Boyle Heights taco truck serving the best Sinaloan-style tacos in LA.

Dry River Brewing in Boyle Heights is the perfect summer drinking spot.

Indie Brewing Company is a Boyle Heights brewery and taproom that packs ’em in during Dodgers games.

You cannot - and should not - miss out on the carnitas and chicharron tacos from Los Cinco Puntos in Boyle Heights.

The birria at Tacos Y Birria La Unica in Boyle Heights is some of the best you’ll find in Los Angeles.

On a side street in Boyle Heights, El Momo is a tiny trailer and home to some carnitas tacos you can’t get anywhere else in town.

This Eastside seafood truck is home to one of the best tacos you’ll find in the city.

You won’t know how much you need a chicken shawarma taco until you’ve had one from X’tiosu Kitchen, an order-at-the-window spot in Boyle Heights.

Dough Box is an East LA deep dish pizza joint in the middle of an industrial park.

Barbacoa in a Boyle Heights strip mall.

Quite possibly the best bean and cheese burritos in town.