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Ave 26 On Imperial

4.2 (40 reviews)
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Tony G.

Forgive me, Yelp, for I have sinned. I DIDN'T TAKE ANY PICTURES!!! This popular night market is located in Downtown L.A. at the intersection of 15th St. and Imperial Ave. It goes the length of an alley and the first thing we smelled was a BBQ stand next to the entrance. This night market has it all! Tacos, tamales, aguas frescas, champurrado (especially good on a cold night!!!), jewelry vendors, plants, CBD goods, ice cream, tlayudas (a Oaxacan dish that is REALLY good!!!), and yes, Mexican sushi! I don't know what made the sushi Mexican. We happened to be there on the night that YouTuber MexiPapa Adventures was there streaming. He's known for going to different food joints and showcasing their food. I will definitely be back!!!

Lisa S.

saw this lil hidden gem from tiktok and decided to check em out when I was in town. According to yelpers this was the location but when your driving up to it, its a bit sketch as its in a warehouse district. FYI do not pay for parking on their designated streets. Find any parking on the streets. So from the videos and pictures I was expecting a huge selection of vendors anywhere from 50-100, but it ended up being just shy of 20 or less vendors. We were able to walk from one side to the other within a few minutes. While we were there, we picked up the fresa waters and a papusa. We enjoyed them there and left back home. Food and fresa was BOMB but I just wish there were more vendor to spice it up a lil bit more. It was all hype for me but maybe they will change and get more foot traffic and vendors at a later time. Can't knock it until u try them. Come and check em out for yourself. I prolly will not be returning tho...

Naughtyland Waffles (Weeny Waffles)
Airi G.

Arrive early to secure your spot because this night market gets popular as the night goes on. They had a variety of food, desserts, and snacks to satisfy any cravings plus a lot of small trinkets from small businesses. I stopped by for the food of course. I sampled some sushi from Sushi El Mexicano, drinks from Michelaguas y Nieves de Garrafa, burgers from Juan's Burgers, and waffles from Naughtyland Waffles (formerly known as Weeny Waffles). I highly recommend stopping by and will definitely come back because one trip is not enough to try out everything I wanted.

Crowd at 7:30 PM (Jun 2023)
Luke L.

Ave 26 On Imperial is a weekly LA street food night market that specially focuses on authentic Mexican food. The original Ave 26/Artesian Night Market in Lincoln Heights was shutdown by the city in August 2021. This Ave 26 On Imperial is one of the two new major offshoots for the original market (the other one is named Avenue 26 Family Night Market in Pico Rivera Sports Arena). [Hours]: Friday from 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM and Sat & Sun from 5 PM to 10:30 PM. [Parking]: There's a safe designated parking lot (at the intersection of Imperial St & E 15 St) right in front of the market entrance. The parking rate was $8 flat, but I was willing to pay mainly because of security as the lot got few people constantly taking payments and watching over the lot. Limited free street parking spots are available at Imperial St & E 11 St, but I wouldn't feel super comfortable walking in this part of the town after dark. [Vendors]: Admission is free. I was surprised to see number of food vendors at this market (between 50 - 100 vendors with 75% food vendors). Unlike 626 Night Market in Arcadia which mostly caters to Asian cuisine, you'll find some of the most diverse and authenticate Mexican food in one spot without having to drive around East LA. Heck there were so many regional Mexican food I never heard of that I was quite exciting to see. Some examples include: # Espiro Papa (spiral/tornado/twist potatoes) from Espiro Papa LA # Regular el elote (corn cob) or Flamin Cheetos el elote from Elotes LA Villita # Tijuana style tacos from Taqueria Los Primos TJ # Pupusas from Greysi's Foodland # Agua Fresca or tamarind # Mini pancakes from SweeterHighCravings # Pizza # Tacos/quesadilla/huaraches with blue corn tortillas and unique protein/vegetarian options (think Guisados' menu) from Antojitos Poblanos # Seafood tacos from Tacos Y Mariscoselcachanilla # Gorditas de Nata aka Mexican puffed pastry (think fusion of muffin and pancake) # Tamales + champurrado # Waffles from Penini Waffles # Churros from Churros Peter Estilo Nayarit # Waffles shapes like male & female reproductive organs from Naughty Waffle # Sushi from Sushi El Mexicano # Birria Ramen or Quesataco from Birria Red Tacos # Nieve de Garrafa aka Mexican sorbet # Pasta from Pasta Italiana # Pollo y papas fritas (chicken & fries - Guatemalan street food) from Pollo y Papas # Guisado Platter from Gorditas de Guisado # Conchas aka Mexican sweet bread roll # Carnitas from Don Carlos Carnitas # Teriyaki from Jocelyn Teriyaki # Boneless or bone-in wings from Cali Crizp # Molotes from Mini Oaxaca The remaining vendors are miscellaneous shops like stuff animals, home plants, bracelets/necklaces, etc. *** Gorditas de Nata aka Mexican puffed pastry (no filling, $3): Best order I got in this night market. The pasty tasted slightly sweet with crispy exterior crust and pancake like texture on the inside. TJ style taco from Taqueria Los Primos TJ ($3): Honestly both taco and sauce tasted just alright. *** Other than having communication issues (not everyone at vendors understood English so I had to skip few vendors due to my lack of understanding on Spanish) and paid $8 secured parking, this is still a great night market to experience authentic Mexican food (definitely not for lack of food options). Personally I have a slight preference on El Gato Night Market in Westlake South near Koreatown due to (1) less communication issues and (2) tastier food. WIth that being said, I can easily see myself re-visiting here and trying few other food vendors here.

Wanted to try different Mexican foods so we went here. Right when u walk in its a ally full of vendors. We went straight to the taco spot on the right, right when u first walk in. Bomb tacos!! I was also looking for rolled crunchy tacos and found a place i think called alexa or something, it looked super good but hair was in the togo box ( look at pic ) i didnt even notice until i posted it on social media and someone said there was hair lol. We also tried the agua frescas we got strawberry horchata and it was bomb!!! Then tried the birria tacos, it was alright.

Watermelon was the best one
Joe G.

Place was ok at best. Over hyped for sure. Most of the vendors are cash only. Some take Zelle which helps but all vendors are way over priced. We tried the Chinese skewers. You pay $10 for three small skewers that were nearly tasteless. It has a light Teri glaze. When I realized I could get 5 times the amount of chicken and rice and a side salad for that price. I realized I got taken. We tried the funnel cakes. No taste. Even with banana and strawberries. The tacos in the back were nervy. (Asada) The tacos pastor were really good. A little too much guacamole but it worked. Aguas frescas were decent. And we ended with platanos. Those were real good. I guess we came and maybe expected too much. I would recommend to go once. But that's it. Nothing special here. Sorry to disappoint...

Gated parking on 11th
Maria A.

Came to check this place out on imperial and 11th st went around a couple times and decided to pay $10 for parking to beat out all the other people waiting for parking... lines were okay but as I was leaving with my tacos the lines were insane!! So glad I found parking on Mateo and 11th! Shout out to the security guard walking around the parking lot made me feel safe while I ate in my car. Will update with food pics when I come back...everything was sooo good I forgot to take pics of my actual food, churros, and mini pancakes Update!! Took pics this time Parking still $10 on 11th st extra lit and gated Another update! Took more pics!! I love coming to this place it's super chill. I parked on 11th st ($10) avoiding traffic from 15th st... IMO the beginning in the market is better from 11th st just cause they have two taco stands from the same merchant and this side I feel like has less of a line most of the time. Anyway! Got my usual churros price went from $8 to $9 but understandably due to gas prices now a days. Tacos are each $3. The horchata in the normal cup is $7 and $10 in a fancy little barrel looking cup. You can get it prepared for an additional $3.

Philip W.

Ave 26 Night Market in Lincoln Heights is an up and coming hot spot thanks to some young people on Tik Tok as well as an article about the market in the LA Times. It is located on Avenue 26 and Humboldt Street and is open every night except Sundays starting at 5pm. Parking is as hard as finding a needle in a haystack, so it's a good idea to get dropped off. Also there are no tables or chairs or areas designated for eating. Some people (especially ones with kids) bring foldable chairs and make their own spot. One can find anything from street tacos to elote to bionicos to agua fresca to balloons for the kids to handmade arts and crafts. You can also buy fresh cut flowers if you are on a date. (Note: Many of the vendors only accept cash.) This is definitely a spot worth checking out if you are in the area. You can't go wrong with delicious food, music, and endless vendors!

Mini pancakes

This market offers a variety! From food, desserts, clothing, toys, plants, etc. Some of my favorites were definitely the churros, mini pancakes, spiraled potato, and a traditional Oaxacan meal called "Tlayuda". The salsa was just right and I paired it with the Oaxacan hochata! Super tasty. Will definitely return to this market! 10/10

Outside looking in.
Frank M.

I went in a Friday night. I got really lucky with parking. Easy parking for me. Lots of parking across the street for 10.00. Lots of good vendors. I had taco my wife had pupusas my son a hot Cheetos cheese stick. They even had a ATM when I went. Lots of food vendors to many to list. Also saw silver and croc charms. I just posted a video on you tube because . I saw another yelper say this place was Dark and Stetcky I would kindly disagreed. YouTube viedo under cashflowfam ave 26.

Tacos asada and alpastor
Shelly F.

This place was so cool it is located in a very sketchy area lots of less unfortunate people around in tents neighborhood really looks run down BUT I recommend it it wasn't so bad where we parked we parked by a museum type building under lighting. Of course people come for the food and it gets packed with people and the food is delicious!!! I would recommend it ! I forgot to include the prices are incredible !!

Quesabirria definitely tastes better than it looks. But super greasy

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Delicious and very accommodating! The over quantity was great and the services was excellent

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A great place for amazing food! I will be come back with my family hopefully this summer to experience the delicious treats here.

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Everything was amazing! The tacos towards the end are fire!!! The fried banana and churros are super yummy.

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Great selection of food! Literally everything you can imagine in one single street, I couldn't try everything but I'll be back .

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The food is good there's different options but it's just a bit pricey . Plus u have to pay parking

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Do not wear your good shoes here. Take a Claritin. Need more food places also. Overall, I'd go back once more established.

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Visiting from Bay Area, amazing food! We had to come back twice, definitely a spot to visit.

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Omg it was so much fun!!! Too bad they shut it down!! It was so many nice people, family friendly. I wish they brought it back

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Amazing street food and experience! Will definitely come back along with others in my family....best huaraches I've had besides my mom's

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Food SO Good! Vanilla and chocolate covered Churros and $10.00 parking on 11th St.!

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Ask the Community - Ave 26 On Imperial

Payment methods...cash only?

Is there an entrance fee for Friday?

yes around the place on 15 st free & fee parking too

Acceptable payment methods?

some vendors have tree payment metods

Can I take my dogs?

yes 8

Is it dog friendly?

Yes a lot of people take their dogs

Is this place dog friendly?

most

Anyone know what days and hours this is open as of now (march 2022)? Are the hours listed on yelp accurate? Thank you!

friday night ,saturday ,sunday

Is this essentially the same market + vendors from before when they shut the market down on Artesian Blvd?

yes most

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Seriously - to this day, I don't think I've ever had a better churro than the ones they sold 10 for $10 at this night market!

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