2026 Centurion Award winner
Guelaguetza
Best Oaxacan Restaurant in Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Best Oaxacan Restaurant in Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Guelaguetza has been Los Angeles's temple of Oaxacan cooking since 1994, when the López family brought the deep, complex moles of southern Mexico to a mural-splashed dining room in Koreatown. Named for Oaxaca's great festival of giving, it taught a generation of Angelenos to love mole negro, tlayudas and sipping mezcal.
A James Beard Foundation America's Classics award in 2015 confirmed what the neighborhood already knew — and in 2026 the public record cleared our bar too, with the Centurion Award for Los Angeles.
Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.
Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page is the standing record for Guelaguetza (2026). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
If you’ve put in the years, you may already clear the bar. Evaluation is free, private, and never for sale.