A Taco Concept is Coming to Newport Beach

Mercado Taco Shop is coming to Marine Avenue
A Taco Concept is Coming to Newport Beach
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Mercado Taco Shop — helmed by Fernando Franco and Doris Valencia of Santa Ana’s El Mercado Modern Cuisine — will open at 320 Marine Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92662 this spring, according to a recently-filed ABC application and the company’s website. 

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While Mercado Taco Shop’s menu is still under construction, its sister store El Mercado Modern Cuisine serves regional Mexican food and craft Mexican cocktails. That said, it seems likely that the incoming Balboa Island eatery will maintain similar standards, flavors, and, perhaps, even offerings. 

This article will be updated as more information becomes available. 

Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert is a Los Angeles-based writer with a love for tattoos, music, food, and film. She received her BA and MFA in creative writing from California State University, Long Beach. Her work has appeared in/on SPIN, LA Taco, Tattoodo, Skin Deep, and Tattoo Energy. When she’s not writing, you can catch her listening to Alice in Chains and Tupac, or watching movies like The Crow and Halloween while eating tacos and drinking a cold beer.
Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert is a Los Angeles-based writer with a love for tattoos, music, food, and film. She received her BA and MFA in creative writing from California State University, Long Beach. Her work has appeared in/on SPIN, LA Taco, Tattoodo, Skin Deep, and Tattoo Energy. When she’s not writing, you can catch her listening to Alice in Chains and Tupac, or watching movies like The Crow and Halloween while eating tacos and drinking a cold beer.

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