ElMerkury
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Our goal is to deliver an authentic experience of Central American street food. We take inspiration ElMerk is a dream project walking to reality. XOXO
Just because you get your order fast doesn’t mean we made it fast.
Before you hit the order button, our team spent hours simmering beans, marinating meats, hand-pressing pupusas, mixing churro dough, making salsas, pickling veggies, and prepping everything for the day.
Everything at El Merkury is made in-house by our team and served fresh (fun fact: we don’t even have a freezer).
🌮 Pictured: our taquitos served fast to you but made from scratch in advance.
05/27/2026
Three salads perfect for the warm weather that you should be trying right now:
🥗 Mango Salad
Spring greens, green mango, queso fresco, cherry tomatoes, pepitas, yogurt dressing.
🥗 Dorada Salad
Local greens, heart of palm, pickled green beans, toasted sunflower seeds, mustard vinaigrette
🥗 Roasted Carrots Salad
Hearty greens, roasted root vegetables, pickled red onion, raisins, toasted pumpkin seeds, coriander vinaigrette
Add a protein to make it a complete meal: hilacha chicken, pork mechado, or tomatillo jackfruit
Available at our Chestnut St. location along with a handful of other great salad options to choose from.
HAPPY SALAD SEASON!
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We’re often asked the difference between a pupusa, taquito, and tostada. Here’s the answer. 🌽 👀
04/30/2026
is on The Dish today getting everyone ready for the this weekend! 🏃♀️
Tune in, then come see us to properly carb load before race day (you’ve earned it). 🌽
Thanks for stopping by, , we had the best time!
Caramel corn churro sundae: caramel corn, dulce de leche, house-made sweet corn syrup, freshly-made churro with cinnamon sugar and vanilla soft serve 🌽🍦
Inspired by Shucked at the Forrest Theater going on now.
Available for a limited time at both El Merkury locations. Mug not included, but if you BYO Shucked mug from the show, we’ll fill it.
03/31/2026
Pssst… here’s a little hack with our new spring specials. 🤫
Add a shot of espresso to our strawberry horchata for a caffeinated treat you didn’t know you needed. ☕️🍓
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Contact the business
Website
Address
2104 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
19103
Opening Hours
| Monday | 11am - 9pm |
| Tuesday | 11am - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 11am - 9pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 9pm |
| Friday | 11am - 9pm |
| Saturday | 12pm - 9pm |
