El Mercado de Los Angeles
3425 E 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90063
Phone: (323) 262-4507
About
Built in 1968, El Mercado de Los Angeles is located in the Boyle Heights district of the city of Los Angeles east of the LA River and adjacent to East Los Angeles (an unincorporated portion of the County of Los Angeles often cited as the heart of the Mexican/American community) on the corners of 1st St. and Lorena St. and is accessible by Metro Gold Line at the Indiana (Street) station located two blocks east. El Mercado is a three floor indoor shopping center that offers dining and restaurant services, entertainment with live mariachi bands and shopping from various vendors. Although El Mercado is themed and represents a space that honors Mexico and Mexican culture , other Latinos from different ethnicities visit and shop there.