Monterey Park

Monterey Park is in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California.

Get in
Monterey Park is located about 8 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles and is most easily accessible by car via the 10, 60 or 710 freeways.

Get around
Monterey Park has its own citywide bus system called the SPIRIT. Local area school kids affectionately dub it "the trolley".

See
Known as "Little Taipei" in the 1980s, Downtown Monterey Park (along Garvey Avenue) contains many Chinese businesses and restaurants. These authentic restaurants are often viewed as Monterey Park's biggest claim to fame. Like South Bay area in relation to Little Tokyo, Monterey Park and the surrounding San Gabriel Valley area (plus Rowland Heights further east on the 60 freeway) is the new residential heart of the Chinese community in Los Angeles.

While ethnic Chinese represents more than half of the city's population, incredible diversity exists in the city. Monterey Park is home to families who trace their roots to places as different as Mexico, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Monterey Park - Asian-American friendly, All-American, and 100% Angeleno!

Eat
This is the San Gabriel Valley, which in Monterey Park primarily means: delicious, authentic Asian food. Asian style pastries and other baked goods from the many bakeries around town (try the mango cake).


 * Daikokuya Monterey Park, 111 Atlantic Blvd #241. Japanese ramen house. +1 626-570-1930
 * Daikokuya Monterey Park, 111 Atlantic Blvd #241. Japanese ramen house. +1 626-570-1930
 * Daikokuya Monterey Park, 111 Atlantic Blvd #241. Japanese ramen house. +1 626-570-1930
 * Daikokuya Monterey Park, 111 Atlantic Blvd #241. Japanese ramen house. +1 626-570-1930