"They say you should never go grocery shopping while hungry, but in the case of El Mercadito Salvadoreño, we’ll make an exception. This Salvadoran street market takes up two blocks along Vermont Avenue in Koreatown and is home to dozens of food vendors selling Central American specialties like blood clam cocteles, sour green mangoes dusted with achiote powder, and fried yucca with chicharron. Pupuseria Jazmin’s #2, one of our favorite vendors, sets up a long banquet table where you can order cheese and loroco-stuffed pupusas and drink instant coffee as traffic zooms by. Time doesn’t exist when you’re snacking your way through this tented maze, so come with zero rush and a few friends who are in the mood to feast. " - brant cox, garrett snyder, jess basser sanders, nikko duren, sylvio martins
