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Bäco Mercat

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Gastropub$$$$

Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles

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Bäco Mercat

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DowntownLA.comAugust 31, 2012
"You can find exactly what you’re looking for just within a few blocks – AND have the train take you home" – Check out Tatevik Simonian's bar crawl @ http://www.ThisIsMyDowntown.com/Tatevik-Simonian
Stephen HorelSeptember 15, 2013
Limited menu 3-5. The Baco is amazing. Seats around 50. Great service - good vibe - amazing food
LA WeeklyFebruary 27, 2015
Their variety of shrub cocktails will keep your party going. Read more
DAN COXApril 7, 2012
Four star food at cafe prices. Perhaps the best thing to happen to downtown Los Angeles in our lifetime (...second only to Mustache Monday's!)
LA WeeklyOctober 14, 2012
Named Best New Restaurant - 2012 by LA weekly food editor Amy Scattergood! Click to read the full review. Read more
Rayna MehtaApril 10, 2017
The Caramelized Cauliflower was really good. Also get the Fava Fritter.
Wen DixieFebruary 23, 2013
El Pesco, the Torron, Caesar Brussels sprouts, pork belly soujouk, caramelized romanesca, seared scallops
Rachel YouensSeptember 25, 2013
Try the house sodas...they're vinegar based and it's not for everyone but take the challenge
VoniaAugust 9, 2014
Have their sandwiches for sure. Appetizers are also delicious, pizza is Italian style.
Anthony WongApril 24, 2013
The original baco was good albeit a bit messy to eat. The caesar brussel sprouts was fantastic.
CC PearceFebruary 20, 2012
The trick is to go with a group and split a ton of food. Flavors are rich and a little bit goes a long way.
Melike ÖzAugust 27, 2015
The food is original and the service is very quick and advisory, everything we tried was tasty.
KrisyJanuary 5, 2013
The sandwiches are very filling! Pork belly is delicious as well. Good beer selection, great food!
Marina JamiesonMarch 9, 2015
It's better to go for lunch or dinner, they don't have fresh juice, espresso or soda...
Dieter BlommeMay 14, 2015
Great food, friendly staff. Have Peter make you a cocktail, he's a pro.
Andrew WhiteJune 1, 2014
Possibly the best sandwich I've ever had the pleasure to eat is made here.
lena lieuApril 19, 2012
Been here 5+ times
i HIGHLLYYYYY recommend getting the original & the grilled brussel sprouts...my belly was HAPPYYY!!
Talia GoldbergMarch 11, 2015
Great for vegetarians. The roasted eggplant dish was awesome.
LA WeeklyMarch 18, 2015
On our list of the 99 Essential Restaurants of 2015! Read more
Stephen SmytheMarch 3, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Fusion at it's best. Give the soup a shot!
Basia KSeptember 14, 2012
Caesar brussel sprouts, hamachi crudo, baco pop, pecan panna cotta. Yum!
Carmen KhanDecember 18, 2014
Hamachi crudo is a must!
Greg SantosMarch 13, 2012
Go with the "The Original" Bäco if you dig on swine, Shrimp if you don't. Finish up with the outstanding Pineapple Upside-down Cake.
Elle CameronOctober 21, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Hamachi crudo, mussels, & slow roasted beef shoulder are fantastic.
CITY GRITMarch 19, 2015
Order at least ten things to share...along with the Scholium by the glass!
Anthony NguyenAugust 18, 2016
I recommend the sunchokes and the hamachi crudo.
Caroline On CrackJune 12, 2012
Feel the burn with the Inca Punch. Full bodied and delicious while the chichq morada shrub gives you some heat at the back of your throat.
Dylan BoydAugust 7, 2015
Great food. Pure PDX in LA.
Telegraph ManagerSeptember 24, 2013
8pm: Nearby Bäco Mercat (408 S. Main St; 001 213 687 8808; bacomercat.com) is one of the restaurants of the moment in Los Angeles.
Linda McbainFebruary 15, 2015
Really simple tasty food. Recommend.
Rem KoningJuly 4, 2015
Bar is a great place to sit and food is solid.
Kristine C.April 7, 2012
The Fava Fritter & the Caesar brussel sprouts are AMAZING.
M MMay 7, 2012
Himachi crudo was good and the pickled veggie salad was fresh and tasty.
Kate MorganJune 11, 2012
The original is delicious, and perfect for a late night snack!
Jen RuferApril 8, 2014
The most inexpensive best meal I've ever had!
Roger CorbettFebruary 17, 2012
The Original Bäco is probably the best sandwich I have eaten in my whole life.
Eric JMay 21, 2015
The original is the best so far
LA WeeklyDecember 8, 2011
...the menu at Bäco Mercat reads almost like a graduate exam in culinary poststructuralism, mixing flavors... ~Jonathan Gold Read more
Dana DelaneyFebruary 5, 2013
Everything we had was delicious. Excellent wine.
Kaye Oro-SmytheSeptember 30, 2014
Try the varios veggie small plates and pasole
Omarr CantuJune 17, 2013
Fantastic food. It's like an all out assault on your taste buds.
Natania ReedSeptember 21, 2012
Been here 5+ times
The panna cotta. Good god, the panna cotta.
RolandJune 7, 2015
The toron is one of the best things I've ever tasted!
Di LucieJanuary 26, 2013
Food snob alert: this place will let you down. Disjointed flavors, lackluster ambience, weird minimalist decor. If you like exciting, exotic food and you're coming from NYC, don't come here.
Eric DenmanDecember 5, 2012
Get the "za'atar & sumac lebni" appetizer. It will change your life
Evan GramisApril 12, 2014
Ask to sit in Jennifer's section, she takes this food experience to the next level.
Caroline On CrackJune 12, 2012
Selected sweet and sour sodas in 500ml bottles can be purchased for $12.
NickleshNovember 24, 2014
Any of the vegetable dishes.
JennJune 20, 2012
Skip the Salty Jowel Caco and Chicken Live & Foie Gras Mousse. Read more
NicoleSeptember 3, 2018
Ounle@mushroom flat bread was exploding with flavor.

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