Many businesses are centralized within Mercado Central, an immigrant co-op hub located at the intersection of Lake & Bloomington. Parking is located behind the building, unmetered along the street and, on weekends, the parking lot of The Family Partnership can be used across Bloomington Ave.
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An asterisk ( * ) indicates that it is also a parishioner-owned business.
+* Cocina San Marcos
Originally from Morelos, Mexico, Cocina San Marcos has been serving its dishes for over 5 years in Minneapolis. The menu has offerings from Chicken empanadas, tacos , and spiced beans.
La Loma provides cinnamon-coffee plus a wide menu of traditional Mexican food, and its main product is the Mexican tamale. Find them all over the twin cities.
La Reyna de los Jugos
This amazing juice bar is served by its owner “Mrs Keta”. Know for its refreshing and fresh fruit, La Reyna de los Jugos adds vegetables and spices to bring the ultimate booster to your smoothie.
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You HAVE to try the Orange with Beet smoothie!
Maria's Restaurante
Maria’s Restaurant has a variety of Latin style subs. The Mexican spices and dressings really add flavor to different kinds of meats. You can choose from Milanesa, Cuban, Ham , Steak and eggs, or veggie!
At Rincon Salvadoreño you will find the best pupusas in town. The traditional Salvadoran dish made of a thick, handmade corn tortilla and can be filled with a variety of fillings: cheese, pork (chicharrón), and refried beans. Also if you want to add a kick of flavor you can ask for loroco, a a vine flower bud from Central America.
Panaderia El Mexicano offers a variety of Mexican Breads, Cakes, Churros & Desserts. The ovens turn on at 5am so that you can enjoy fresh bread everyday.
If you have had a tortilla in Minnesota most likely it was made by Tortilleria La Perla. This restaurant location offers a variety of different Mexican dishes. Its menu offers Tortillas, Menudo, Pozole, Tinga, Tamales , Elotes and much more.
Enjoy authentic tacos al pastor and more!
All though the menu has a large variety of meals, it still makes room for small authentic tacos, as well as tortas and quesadillas.
Valerie’s Carnicería
This amazing butcher shop sells a wide variety of meats with different cuts traditionally used in Mexican food recipes. The kind staff can guide you on which kind of meat-cut can be best for your meal.
An ice cream shop with flavors you've never tasted before!
Lake Street
These next set of businesses are all within a mile of each other along Lake St.!
334 E. Lake St.
The house special features succulent and flavorful Mexican-style barbecue pork alongside corn tortillas, cilantro, onion and salsa for a simultaneously complex and simple flavor profile. Other favorite options include the loaded burritos bursting with the savory deliciousness of ingredients like charbroiled steak, roast pork or chicken encased in a flour tortilla with rice, beans, onions, cilantro and salsa. Taquería La Hacienda also features quesadillas, tortas, traditional Mexican sodas and more.
801 E. Lake St.
Taqueria Los Ocampo has served the freshly prepared, flavorful, authentic cuisine of mexico since 2003.
920 E. Lake St. (Midtown Global Market)
That's right, a SECOND location for great Mexican baked goods!
920 E. Lake St. (Midtown Global Market)
Having always dreamed of opening his own business, Manuel González applied- and was chosen as -one of the first restaurants to be part of the Latino Business Development Project, opening in their first location in 1999. Together with his sister Victoria, they now run Manny’s Tortas in the Midtown Global Market and a booth in the food building at the Minnesota State Fair. They have worked hard to create a location in which American and Mexican cultures came together. In addition to running the restaurants