Best margarita in LA

July 12, 10:11 PMLA Bars ExaminerCarrie Friedman

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There are many myths and legends surrounding the invention of the margarita. The story I’ve heard most often is that a socialite named Margarita Samas experimented with cointreau and tequila while sunning herself by her pool in Acapulco back in the late 1940s until she discovered the perfect balance of salty and sour. Voila! The margarita was born.

The Spanish Kitchen in Los Angeles has taken her creation and run with it. They have no less than ten different kinds of award-winning margaritas. For the purist, you can’t go wrong with their house (La Casa) margarita ($9, premium tequila, sweet ‘n sour, and fresh squeezed lime).

If you like your ‘margs a little less traditional and sweeter, why not try The Spanish Kitchen’s muddled fresh fruit margaritas? My favorite is the orange pomegranate ($12; cazadores reposado tequila, crushed blood orange, pomegranate juice, and a dash of sweet and sour). Other fruit flavors include honeydew melon, blackberry ginger, and raspberry grapefruit. Because all the fruit is real (not flavored syrup), in your slightly altered state you’ll convince yourself that you’ve also loaded up on your daily values of vitamin C and antioxidants!

And the ambiance is impossible to beat: the hacienda style restaurant is gorgeous and authentic, filled with Spanish tiles and mosaic archways and tabletops. You’ll want to live there after a while, and you could just do that: every day, happy hour is between 4 and 7 pm.