The Sixth Street Viaduct, built in 1932, then rebuilt and reopened in July, is probably the most famous bridge in Los Angeles now. It connects the downtown Arts District to Boyle Heights, looks handsome and photographs well at just about all hours. But sunset can be seriously dramatic, especially when it comes to the span's 10 arches.
Every neighborhood in Los Angeles brings its own unique culture to the city, but perhaps none as proudly as Boyle Heights. Ask any local to define it and they’ll say it’s the real Eastside — and that it has an identity that’s separate from neighboring East L.A.
Now along the First Street Corridor, vibrant scenes of art spaces, bars and restaurants are mixed in with shuttered storefronts. On weekdays you can find mariachi musicians grabbing a bite at La Santa Cecilia between booking gigs.
If a more hearty meal is what you’re looking for, the tiny kitchen in the back whips up traditional home-cooked Mexican dishes like huevos rancheros, chiles rellenos and tacos with handmade tortillas. Don’t forget to load up at the salsa bar — no one’s judging if you try a scoop of each.You know you’ve arrived when you’ve made your way to an indoor mini-mall, past stalls with flower vendors, tailors and even a barber shop.
Stopping by during lunch hour? Milpa Grille has got you covered with ingredients indigenous to Mesoamerica . The milpa salad and bowl are fan favorites, with the option for chicken, pork or grilled cactus, along with beans, corn, grilled veggies and pickled onions. The crema de elote soup will satisfy your comfort food cravings. There is limited indoor seating available so prepare to get cozy on the streetside patio.
If you’re looking for a unique find, or feel inspired to write a book yourself in the community corner, Libros Schmibros welcomes any and all to its tiny nook.If you’re searching for a place to feel the pride of Boyle Heights, look no further than Espacio 1839. The three-floor indoor shopping center offers stalls with a variety of Mexican goods, including crafts, clothing, spices, religious relics and authentic food. Although the third floor restaurant known for hosting mariachi performances has been closed since the pandemic, you can still find eateries serving up breakfast and lunch favorites such as gorditas and mariscos.
Its green mushroom pozole is equally spicy as it is flavorful — and suitable for any weather, but especially a nice cold day. Try the al pastor taco, packed with flavorful slivers of mushroom meat marinated in sweet pineapple. If you have room for dessert, take a banana-date almond milkshake for a walk to explore what the 1st Street corridor has to offer.
Its take on tabbouleh salad is also a must-try. Soft nopales replace the bulgur, balancing the already citric salad. The texture itself is playful, with the little squares of cooked cactus feeling almost gummy-like.The oldest Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles is not in Little Tokyo, but in Boyle Heights. Otomisan is a marker of the neighborhood’s more diverse era, as the now majority Latino neighborhood was once home to one of the largest residential communities of Japanese immigrants.
Its mid-sized space, which can hold up to 400 people, provides an intimate artist-guest experience. The full bar serves specialty drinks and chef-driven bites. Try its Boyle Heights Iced Tea for a remake of a classic drink, or Hollenbeck Girl if you’re looking for a fruity sparkling buzz.Playwright Josefina Lopez, author of “Real Women Have Curves,” founded CASA 0101 in 2000 to nurture the future storytellers of Los Angeles.
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