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El Mercado Latino
The shop in 2022
Restaurant information
Street address	1514 Pike Place, Unit 6
City	Seattle
County	King
State	Washington
Postal/ZIP Code	98101
Country	United States
Coordinates	47°36′33″N 122°20′28″W / 47.6091°N 122.3410°W / 47.6091; -122.3410

El Mercado Latino is a grocery and specialty store at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.

Description

El Mercado Latino is a female-owned grocery and specialty store on Post Alley in Pike Place Market's Sanitary Market building, in Seattle's Central Waterfront district. Seattle Best Places (1996) says, "The front of this diminutive store ... boasts a green grocery stocked with vegetables and fruits used in Caribbean, South American, Spanish Creole, and Thai cuisines."

The business sells Latin American foods and related products such as chili peppers, corn flour, dulce de leche, hot sauces, guava and passion fruit concentrates, Kaffir lime leaves, Lizano sauce, Mexican candies, Spanish saffron, and other spices. El Mercado Latino has also stocked canned goods, habaneros, Inca Kola, masa, tortillas, and other Mexican products. The shop serves empanadas on-site.

History

Established in 1988, El Mercado Latino has been described as "one of Seattle's oldest Mexican grocery stores".

Reception

In 2006, Neal Schindler of Seattle Weekly called El Mercado Latino a "hot-climate haven". The business topped Clive Irving's list of favorite Seattle shops for Condé Nast Traveler in 2011. In 2014, Thrillist's Chona Kasinger said the store "slings some of the city's best empanadas". Steven Hsieh included the business in The Stranger's 2017 "guide to Seattle for international students".

References

1. "Pike Place Market has 200+ women-owned businesses you can support". Seattle Refined. 2022-03-22. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
2. Lucas, Eric (1997). Hidden Washington. Ulysses Press. ISBN 978-1-56975-108-4. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
3. Thomson, Jess (2012-05-08). Pike Place Market Recipes: 130 Delicious Ways to Bring Home Seattle's Famous Market. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 978-1-57061-799-7. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
4. Leson, Nancy; Irving, Stephanie (1996). Seattle Best Places: The Most Discriminating Guide to Seattle's Restaurants, Shops, Hotels, Nightlife, Arts, Sights, and Outings. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 978-1-57061-055-4. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
5. Raichlen, Steven (2012-04-25). Best Ribs Ever: A Barbecue Bible Cookbook: 100 Killer Recipes. Workman Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7611-7126-3. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
6. "Check out the Pike Place Market's $74M addition: See 360-degree views of the new MarketFront". The Seattle Times. 2017-06-26. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
7. McRae, Bill; McRae, W. C. (1998). Seattle. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 978-0-86442-537-9. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
8. ^ "A Local's Guide to Seattle's Pike Place Market". Thrillist. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
9. Rex-Johnson, Braiden (1997). Pike Place Public Market Cookbook. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-872-4. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
10. Wolf, Laurie (2015-01-20). Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-1662-4. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
11. ^ "My Five: Seattle Shops". Condé Nast Traveler. 2011-10-28. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
12. "To market in Seattle, WA". Sunset Magazine. 2007-05-29. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
13. Kennedy, Diana (1989). The Art of Mexican Cooking: Traditional Mexican Cooking for Aficionados. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-05706-5. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
14. Balla, Lesley (2019-06-05). "The Culinary Wonders of Seattle's Pike Place Market". Eater. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
15. Dern, Judith (2018-08-10). The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5977-5. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
16. "Some Glögg With Your Stollen?". Seattle Weekly. 2006-10-09. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
17. Hsieh, Steven. "A Guide to Seattle for International Students". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.

External links

• El Mercado Latino at Pike Place Market

• 1988 establishments in Washington (state)
• American companies established in 1988
• Central Waterfront, Seattle
• Food retailers
• Hispanic and Latino American culture in Seattle
• Pike Place Market