Trends · data through September 2026

Latin American & Caribbean in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Iceflower tracks 416 stores from 339 Latin American & Caribbean chains in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. El Buen Gusto grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine and Gaucho Grill Argentine Steakhouse.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
339
Tracked stores
416
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Latin American & Caribbean chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. El Buen Gusto and Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 E El Buen Gusto ▲2 +18.0%
2 B Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine logo Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine - +10.6%
3 G Gaucho Grill Argentine Steakhouse - +8.2%
4 M Mi Carbonero - +6.9%
5 P Pollo Campero logo Pollo Campero - +4.0%
6 E El Pollo Inka - -0.9%
7 E El Pollo Dorado - -2.9%
8 A Ay Papa Que Rico - -4.5%
9 E El Carrusel Bakery - -13.9%
10 G Guatemalteca Bakery - -28.5%
11 I Inka Mama's ▼2 -33.1%
  • Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine
  • Habana
  • Salsa & Beer
  • Gaucho Grill Argentine Steakhouse
  • Pollo Campero
  • El Pollo Inka
  • Versailles Cuban Food
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

416 tracked store locations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine (3)
  • Habana (2)
  • Salsa & Beer (2)
  • Gaucho Grill Argentine Steakhouse (3)
  • Pollo Campero (29)
  • El Pollo Inka (6)
  • Versailles Cuban Food (2)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 P Pollo Campero logo Pollo Campero 29
  • 2 E El Pollo Inka 6
  • 3 A Ay Papa Que Rico 5
  • 4 I Inka Mama's 4
  • 5 E El Buen Gusto 4
  • 6 E El Pollo Dorado 4
  • 7 E El Carrusel Bakery 3
  • 8 P Paseo San Miguel 3
  • 9 M Mi Carbonero 3
  • 10 G Guatemalteca Bakery 3
  • 11 G Gaucho Grill Argentine Steakhouse 3
  • 12 L La Carreta logo La Carreta 3
  • 13 B Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine logo Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine 3
  • 14 V Vos Pupusas 2
  • 15 E El Salto Del Fraile 2
  • 16 R Restaurante y Pupuseria 2
  • 17 I Inka Wasi logo Inka Wasi 2
  • 18 P Pulgarcito Querido 2
  • 19 L La Vaca Brazillian Grill 2
  • 20 T Taste of the Caribbean 2
  • 21 N Natalie Peruvian Seafood Restaurant 2
  • 22 S Super Pollo 2
  • 23 M Mercado Buenos Aires 2
  • 24 E El Paraiso 2
  • 25 P Pupuseria Comalapa 2
  • 26 V Versailles Cuban Food 2
  • 27 S Salsa & Beer 2
  • 28 H Habana 2
  • 29 H Higo Peru 1
  • 30 P Pupusas Y Mas 1
  • 31 J Jay's Jamaican Cuisine 1
  • 32 K Kaya 1
  • 33 W Wi Jammin Cafe 1
  • 34 C Cielo San Marino 1
  • 35 L Lajamaya 1
  • 36 M Myra's Salvadorian Cuisine 1
  • 37 P Pupuseria El Cerro Verde 1
  • 38 L La Fogata Restaurant 1
  • 39 J Johnny Pacific 1
  • 40 M Machu Pichu 1
  • 41 D Doña Bibi's Restaurant 1
  • 42 E El Hatuchay 1
  • 43 L Las Champas Restaurant 1
  • 44 C Con Sabor Salvadoreño #2 1
  • 45 W WI Jammin 1
  • 46 E El Bacano 1
  • 47 L La Caravana 1
  • 48 G Gigi's Bakery & Cafe 1
  • 49 E El Curtido 1
  • 50 E El Amoroso 1

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