El Mercado Market
8.3 • Restaurant
Small authentic Argentinian shop offers generously filled empanadas and hard-to-find ingredients for South American and Iberian recipes. Atmosphere centers on cash-only transactions and a reasonably-priced butcher alongside specialty snacks like cancha and chulpe corn.
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Good to know
1
The shop only accepts cash for all purchases.
2
Each empanada costs about $3, making them an affordable snack.
3
They offer hard-to-find ingredients for Argentine and other Latin recipes.
3767 N Southport Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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