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Mera Kitchen Collective

Name: Mera Kitchen Collective
Address: 1301 N Calvert, Baltimore, MD, 21202, US
Telephone: +14436819855
Rating: 5

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Mera Kitchen Collective is building a worker cooperative in Baltimore, serving story-worthy food from chefs from around the world.
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We opened our first restaurant in Mt. Vernon in November 2021, where we offer dine-in, take out, and catering services. Mera Kitchen Collective is a building a worker-cooperative focused on empowerment of chefs from around the world, by tapping into a shared passion for cooking, self-expression and creating community. Mera Kitchen offers Baltimore diners unique, story-worthy meals from around the world, focusing on local ingredients with an emphasis on the quality and accessibility of our products. We offer catering and take-out. Stay tuned for weekly take-out pre-orders.

10/21/2026

Baltimore! Join us on October 30 and 31 for two days of Halloween specials! We’re bringing back some favorites from earlier this year, like the birria pizza, Barbacoa de Chivo, elote, nachos and housemade Jello shots! Plus we’ve got a new Dulce de Yuca dessert!

Show up in a good costume and you might win a gift card!

The special menu will be available all day, for dine-in and take-out alongside our usual menu. ❤️👻

10/19/2026

We’ve got another Community Craft Circle! Happening tomorrow, Tuesday 10/20 from 6:30-9pm at Mera Kitchen Collective, lead by Yamah & Co. ! Free to attend, bring your own craft supplies to share. Join your neighbors, meet new friends and craft together!

10/09/2026

You’ve got tonight and tomorrow to experience Kena’s Storyworthy Menu, including our Housemade oreo with Strawberry soy milk, Githeri & Ugali, Bhajias and Carrot Supreme & Kale Salad.

Kena’s entirely vegan menu honors her journey from Antigua to Kenya to Baltimore and it’s available through Saturday 10/10 for dine in and take out.

📸 Marcelle G Afram

Githeri & Ugali: stew of beans, maize, sweet potato served with ugali & collard green sukuma | gf, vegan

Bhajias: chickpea flour coated fried potato, served with tamarind chutney & chili tomato chutney | gf, vegan

Carrot Supreme & Kale Salad: kale, raisins, walnuts, balsamic vin, topped with shredded “carrot supreme” | gf, vegan

10/08/2026

For Kena, Roti is memories of long expeditions through the bush in Antigua for this decadent dish. Yellow coconut curry, chickpeas, potato, drop dumplings, corn and mushrooms, wrapped in flaky flatbread. Available as part of Kena’s Storyworthy Food Menu, through Saturday. This dish, and the entire special menu is vegan.

10/06/2026

Chapter 6 of our Storyworthy Food Series begins today, October 6 though Saturday October 10th. We’re excited to feature Kena’s entirely vegan menu, exploring her journey from Antigua to Kenya to Baltimore.

Ital | stew of pumpkin, beets, carrot and celery coconut milk served with coconut jasmine rice.

“Ital is the dish I can picture most vividly. The name comes from the word vital, and I think of it as “everything stew”.

Pumpkin, celery and thyme are often essential ingredients, but it’s a dish made with what is around, but always prepared and layered with a lot of intention.

My father sent me his recipe via voice note. I remember eating it out of coconut shells on the beaches of Antigua, surrounded by my family and completely at peace.

Growing our own produce was an important part of our lives, and by the end of the week or month, we often had leftover vegetables that could be gathered together and given a new life in a single clay pot. The clay pot is important because it charges the flavors through the aroma that is admitted from the pot. That is what makes Ital so special to me. Although it is an “everything stew,” it is also a family stew—a collection of what we had, transformed into something nourishing and shared. Best served in the company of the people you love.”

09/30/2026

Join us next week as we celebrate Kena’s all-vegan menu, exploring her journey from Antigua to Kenya to Baltimore.

• Bhajias | Chickpea flour-coated fried potato, tamarind chutney & chili tomato chutney (vegan, gf)
• Guacamole | Topped with green mango salad, served with pita & carrots (vegan, pita contains gluten)
• Carrot Supreme & Kale Salad | Kale, raisins, walnuts, balsamic vin, shredded “carrot supreme” (vegan, gf)
• Roti | Yellow curry, with chickpeas, potato, corn, onion, tiny dumplings, wrapped in roti (vegan)
• Ital | Stew of pumpkin, beets, carrot, corn, celery in coconut milk, coconut jasmine rice (vegan, gf)
• Githeri & Ugali | Stew of beans, maize, sweet potato served with ugali (vegan, gf)
• Oreo & Milk | Housemade “Oreo”, strawberry soy milk (vegan)

The Story-Worthy Food series is about the human story of where we come from, how we travel, and what we carry with us. Does a conversation change what we eat? Or does what we eat change the conversation?

Each month, a different member of the Mera team will curate a special menu reflecting the pieces from their life and journey that have shaped them and brought them to Baltimore.

Kena’s menu will be served alongside our usual Mera menu and will be available for dine-in and take-out from Tuesday, October 6th, through Saturday, October 10th.

09/23/2026

On October 6th, we begin Chapter 6 of our Storyworthy Food Series with an entirely vegan menu honoring Kena and her journey from Antigua to Kenya to Baltimore. Kena joined the Mera team last year, while a senior at the Baltimore School for the Arts, and always brings her incredible energy and passion to Mera. It’s easy to feel like you’re with an old friend when you’re around her. Her menu reflects her amazing spirit and connection to the people and places she’s encountered.

“Food is a story on its own; there’s always a teller, contents, and a recipient. All together, this creates a divine connection. This week I will tell my own story.”

The Storyworthy Food series is about the human story of where we come from, how we travel, and what we carry with us. Does a conversation change what we eat? Or does what we eat change the conversation?

Each month, a different member of the Mera team will curate a special menu reflecting the pieces from their life and journey that have shaped them and brought them to Baltimore.

Kena’s menu will be served alongside our usual Mera menu and will be available for dine-in and take-out from Tuesday, October 6th, through Saturday, October 10th.

09/11/2026

On Wednesday, September 16 we’re celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day with a full day of specials created by our team 🇲🇽. This menu will be served alongside our usual menu, and will be available for dine-in and take-out, until sell-out. Plus we’ll have drink specials all day!

Menu
• Nachos | tortilla chips, queso oaxaca, salsa verde, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeno (vegetarian, contains dairy, vegan w/o dairy) +++ chicken tinga // carne asada // pepper & onion  • Birria Pizza | braised short rib with onions & cheese between griddled four tortilla, served with consomme (contains gluten, contains dairy (can be omitted))
• Elote | corn on the cob, mayo, tajin, Valentina hot sauce, cotija cheese (vegetarian, contains dairy)   • Budín De Pan | Mexican bread pudding with vanilla, cinnamon, raisins, dulce de leche, whipped cream (vegetarian, contains gluten, contains dairy)
• Melón con Leche | fresh cantaloupe juice, condensed milk (contains dairy)

05/18/2026

We can’t wait for this weekend! On your way to and from the festivities, stop by Mera for our first artists market, featuring works by the amazing artists who make up our Mera team. Join us beginning Thursday through Saturday, 100% of all sales directly to artists. ❤️

Address

1301 N Calvert
Baltimore, MD
21202

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 9pm
Wednesday	11am - 9pm
Thursday	11am - 9pm
Friday	11am - 10pm
Saturday	11am - 10pm

Telephone

+14436819855

Website

http://www.mera.kitchen/

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