A Michelin-guide taqueria is coming to Grand Central Market this fall

Villa’s Tacos Grand Central Market Villa’s Tacos, which makes some of L.A.’s most celebrated tacos, plans to open a location at Grand Central Market downtown as early as next month, bringing freshly pressed blue corn tortillas, char-grilled meats and family salsa recipes to one of the country’s most historic food halls. “Being part of something so amazing like the Grand Central Market, I’m ready for the next step.” Villa’s Highland Park pop-ups began drawing lines down the block in 2018, and the crowds kept coming when it began a nearby residency on York Boulevard. I grew up here at the Grand Central Market.’” 317 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, instagram.com/villastacoslosangeles Calic Bagel The viral bread company that cropped up during the pandemic now has a storefront in Westlake for cream-cheese-stuffed garlic bagels, Korean-inspired pantry goods, black sesame cream cheese and more. Chef-owners and husband-and-wife team Katianna and John Hong opened their restaurant in early 2022 to local and national accolades that included L.A. Times Food critic Bill Addison describing the chef-partners as “vital local talents grafting innovative ideas with the region’s rich Korean restaurant culture.” The restaurant debuted with a casual walk-up format and a large deli-style case rife with banchan and salads such as chilled acorn noodles in perilla-seed vinaigrette.