ElMerkury

ElMerkury 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

The concept is Central American Street food and the inspiration behind the menu is the Mayan food staples. In case you skipped that history lesson- Mayans were gatherers first, hunters second, and their diet was based on corn, beans, chillis and chocolate (from this choice of foods you can tell they were obvs smart). These staples are also the basis for our Merk menu. The idea behind this concept

is that we can represent the under-represented countries whose perceptions are sometimes shadowed by news that sell (murder, criminals, drugs) and instead shine a different light by showing the awesomeness that they have. In other words we want to represent Central America through food! Everyone eats so. We believe in the age of ON DEMAND- so even before our brick and mortar is open in the City Of Brotherly Love for the full market experience- we'll be selling part of our menu via Uber Eats & Grubhub. In the meantime- have fun with our Spanglish lessons, food porn, and lousy memes.

Only one week left for our iced latte specials! ☕️ Guatemalan Dark Chocolate Iced Latte (pictured)Guatemalan chocolate d...
06/02/2026

Only one week left for our iced latte specials!

☕️ Guatemalan Dark Chocolate Iced Latte (pictured)
Guatemalan chocolate drizzle, espresso, milk, vanilla cold whip, and dark chocolate chunks

☕️ Tres Leches Iced Latte
Tres leches syrup, espresso, milk, and torched meringue

☕️ Churro Iced Latte
Oat milk, cinnamon syrup, espresso, vanilla cold whip, and a mini churro

Available at Chestnut St. and locations.

06/01/2026

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.

Three salads perfect for the warm weather that you should be trying right now:🥗 Mango Salad Spring greens, green mango, ...
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!
🥗☀️🍽️✨

05/26/2026

We’re often asked the difference between a pupusa, taquito, and tostada. Here’s the answer. 🌽 👀

Memorial Day weekend PSA! ☀️Both El Merkury locations will be closed on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25th), and El Merkury ...
05/21/2026

Memorial Day weekend PSA! ☀️

Both El Merkury locations will be closed on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25th), and El Merkury Chestnut St. is always closed on Sundays, so make your pupusa + churro plans accordingly this weekend.

Need catering for the holiday weekend? We can still accommodate last-minute large orders! Visit our website under catering for details: elmerkury.com.

Like brunch? Like raising money for a great cause? Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 20th for Brunch for a Purpose: ...
05/19/2026

Like brunch? Like raising money for a great cause?

Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 20th for Brunch for a Purpose: Students Run Philly Style Fundraiser! 🏃‍♀️🍳🥳☕️🏃‍♂️🌮

Tickets are $35 and include the following menu served family style based on the number of tickets you purchase:

AM Taquitos
Chorizo, egg and cheese taquito, with salsa and crema.
(Vegetarian option: Cheese & Egg taquito)

Papitas Hashbrown
Cumin Spiced Potato Hash with peppers and onions

AM Pupusas Con Frijoles
Mini Bean & Cheese pupusas with a poached egg & pasilla salsa

House Churros
Fresh made churro, served over Vanilla soft serve and cajeta sauce.

Guatemalan coffee or house drinks

⏰ Once you purchase your tickets, come anytime between 9am-3pm ⏰

This event benefits , an amazing organization our founder Sofia is very involved in that supports local students as they train, build confidence, and work toward accomplishing marathon goals through mentorship and running.

Feel free to come in gym clothes if you want to go for a run first. In fact, it’s encouraged!

🎟️ Get tickets here (link in bio): https://www.exploretock.com/elmerkury/

📍 El Merkury 2104 Chestnut St.

You know what cools you off when it’s 94° out? Iced lattes!Lucky for you, we just dropped THREE new iced lattes:☕️ Guate...
05/18/2026

You know what cools you off when it’s 94° out? Iced lattes!

Lucky for you, we just dropped THREE new iced lattes:

☕️ Guatemalan Dark Chocolate Iced Latte
Guatemalan chocolate drizzle, espresso, milk, vanilla cold whip, and dark chocolate chunks

☕️ Tres Leches Iced Latte
Tres leches syrup, espresso, milk, and torched meringue

☕️ Churro Iced Latte
Oat milk, cinnamon syrup, espresso, vanilla cold whip, and a mini churro

Available for a limited time at both Chestnut St. and locations!

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and lucky for you, we serve it at our Chestnut St. location 6 days a we...
05/14/2026

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and lucky for you, we serve it at our Chestnut St. location 6 days a week, from 7am to 11am Monday-Saturday.

🌮 Breakfast Taquitos – chorizo & egg or egg & cheese
🍫 Churros & Chocolate Combo – 4 mini churro loops with a Guatemalan hot chocolate
🥪 Guatemalan Breakfast Sandwich – Guatemalan cheese bread, fluffy egg, cheese, avocado, with optional bacon & hot sauce (gluten free!)
🌽 Tostada Ranchera – house-made corn tortilla shell, refried beans, cheese, fried egg, salsa verde & cotija
🍳 AM Pupusa – single pupusa topped with a soft fried egg

Plus, we just dropped a whole new drink menu yesterday! Scroll back. 👀

Bring your laptop and spend your mornings with us. 💻

05/13/2026

NEW ICED LATTES JUST DROPPED AT EL MERKURY. 🧊☕️📣

Available for a limited time at Chestnut St and :

☕️ Guatemalan Dark Chocolate Iced Latte
Guatemalan chocolate drizzle, espresso, milk, vanilla cold whip, and dark chocolate chunks

☕️ Tres Leches Iced Latte
Tres leches syrup, espresso, milk, and torched meringue

☕️ Churro Iced Latte
Oat milk, cinnamon syrup, espresso, vanilla cold whip, and a mini churro

Which are you going to try first?

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

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