El Mercado Restaurant South

El Mercado Restaurants started on the front porch of our south Austin location twenty three years ago, serving breakfast tacos at a Mexican food market. The market's gone, but the tacos stayed. You can still find the breakfast tacos on Saturday and Sunday mornings in all three of our locations but this favorite Austin local restaurant expanded to offer you more services. Did you know we offer catering to all of your special functions and parties? (Please see our catering page for further information) At El Mercado, everything is prepared daily with fresh, healthy ingredients. Of course, that also includes the most reliable and professional service. Our staff is dedicated to offering the world-class tex-mex cuisine and exceptional service you expect both from our catering and our establishments! We're still locally owned and proud to Keep Austin Weird! Come and enjoy it all at one of our locations and see why El Mercado has been a local favorite.


We take your sports needs seriously! With wide screen TV's showing all major games placed just right for you to be able to enjoy a great meal and watch your favorite sports.

Happy Hour time! We have one of the best happy hours in town. See our SPECIALS page to view our daily drink and our lunch specials

Take a look on our Menu page where you will find a vast selection of our mouthwatering food. Come in and try our enchiladas with five different sauces, or our fajitas which are served fresh and sizzling on a skillet at your table. Our mixed grill fajitas are a favorite, with grilled shrimp, sausage, beef and chicken fajita meat, served with fresh tortillas and our spicy charro beans. It all goes great with our El Mercado margaritas, made from our secret house recipe and served up in regular and grandote sizes.

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Monday	Open	10:00	22:00
Tuesday	Open	10:00	22:00
Wednesday	Open	10:00	22:00
Thursday	Open	12:00	23:00
Friday	Open	12:00	23:00
Saturday	Open	12:00	23:00
Sunday	Open	12:00	22:00