Las 7 Regiones de Oaxaca is a family-owned restaurant in Pico-Union that we like for all things masa, including messy mole-stuffed tamales (messy in a good way). These Oaxacan-style tamales come wrapped in banana leaves and are light on the corn dough, which might explain why they burst forth with shredded chicken and sweet-savory mole the moment you unwrap them. Las 7 Regiones also serves solid forearm-sized barbacao tacos rolled in soft, handmade tortillas and face-sized quesadillas—or as Oaxacans call them, empanadas—filled with quesillo and squash blossoms.