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Olvera Street

Main and Alameda Streets, Los Angeles, CA 90079

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+1 213 628 2525, +1 323 254 4826

Website:

www.olvera-street.com

Olvera Street is an oasis of Mexican and Latin American culture in the middle of downtown Los Angeles. Visitors can enjoy walking through Olvera Street's colorful outdoor markets where the smell of fresh foods wafts through the air, and cultural festivals can be found with great frequency.

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100% of guests recommend this place.

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If you want to experience a part of old Angeleno culture and history (or want to learn more about it), you'll enjoy olvera street. more on Yahoo! Travel

There you will find everything Mexican form leather goods to candies to clothing to some really good food (La Golondrina) to kick ars Margaritas even a little burro to take a piture on when you are drunk. more on Yahoo! Travel

If you crave traditional Mexican food-this is the place for you. more on GoCityKids

I didn't think this place has that nice of an atmosphere though. more on insiderpages.com

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This place a little of everything. Food, Shops, and Scenery. There are a lot of things to look at and buy. This place also has a history that you can experience on a tour or on your own. The restuarnts ... more on Yahoo! Travel

What I really like is the little stores in the middle you really feel like your in mexico then the smells of the food as you walk down the isle and the music you here there brings back memories from the past that you can once more ... more on Yahoo! Travel

OK you have been walking the streets of downtown LA and you are getting hungry. Jump on the red line to Union Station head across the street and you will be stepping back in time to a when LA was just a Pueblo. There you will find ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Olvera street is a relaxed lo-cal. Great for old or young, it brings classic L.A. culture to the constantly evolving Los Angeles community. It brings people, food, and ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I would like Olvera Street so much more if they didn't have so many tourist shops. & the food is really over-priced. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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I have lived in Los Angeles all my life and still enjoy going to Olvera Street. It's so colorful, fun to walk around, inexpensive gifts and souveniers abound. If you crave traditional Mexican food - this is the place for you. The ... more on GoCityKids

My sister who lives in Los Angeles had never been to Olvera Street. We went on a weekend and were very surprised how nice it was. Open air shopping and authentic Mexican food. They had adults and children dressed in ancient Mexican ... more on GoCityKids