Restaurant: The Hummingbird

Location: 1600 N Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90026 | (213) 484-0340

Date: September 19, 2025

Cuisine: Peruvian

Rating: A Nikkei Feast for the Ages!

It’s been years since Ricardo Zarate cooked in Los Angeles. The pioneering Peruvian chef—who put Mo-Chica and Picca on the map, earning a spot on Jonathan Gold’s legendary Top 101 list multiple times—left town after shuttering his restaurants. But now he’s back, and his tiny new spot, The Hummingbird, sits in Echo Park...