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¡Bienvenidos!

In 1936, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia opened the Park Avenue Retail Market, which was previously an informal East Harlem gathering place for pushcart vendors and other merchants. From the 1930s to the 1950s, the area became home to Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, and Mexican immigrants, transforming East Harlem into the vibrant Spanish Harlem, or El Barrio—and the Market into “La Marqueta.” Today, La Marqueta’s rich blend of community, culture, and cuisine continues to thrive in what has become one of the largest Latinx neighborhoods in New York City.

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La Marqueta
1590 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10029

(Park Avenue at 115th Street)

Our Vendors

What are you craving today? Chances are, you’ll find exactly want you want at La Marqueta. And it will be made with love, from local vendors who bring a taste of home to everything they do. Here are a few examples of what you’ll find:


  • Amuse Bouche Bistro
  • Cocotazo
  • e.terra Kitchen
  • Little Green Gourmets
  • Lizzy's Treats
  • Maruka Café Galería
  • Urban Garden Center 
  • X-Square
Amuse Bouche

Amuse Bouche Bistro

French Epicerie specialty products, including freshly made compound butters, traditional Romesco and tangy pesto sauces to accompany vegetables, pasta on your favorite dipping bread, and more.

amusebouchenyc.com

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Amuse Bouche

Amuse Bouche Bistro

French Epicerie specialty products, including freshly made compound butters, traditional Romesco and tangy pesto sauces to accompany vegetables, pasta on your favorite dipping bread, and more.

amusebouchenyc.com

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Chef Frances Roman from Cocotazo, a tenant of La Marqueta

Cocotazo

Chef Frances Roman's journey started when she was a kid growing up in a Puerto Rican home, she learned from her mother by watching her cook for the whole family and sometimes even the neighborhood. Her goal is to make traditional Puerto Rican food with a twist and fuse other cultures with hers. If you haven't yet visit her at her stall Cocotazo to taste some of her delish plates.

cocotazocateringllc.com

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People working in e.terra Kitchen, a commercial production space

e.terra Kitchen

e.terra Kitchen provides flexible commercial production space, for food and beverage entrepreneurs needing customizable options. They have two locations, 1580 Park Avenue at La Marqueta, and 2191 Third Avenue. Over 8,500 sq feet of space, with ample, cold and dry storage.

eterrakitchen.com

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Little Green Gourmets

In 2012 Chef and mom Isabel Gunther started Little Green Gourmets, which provides healthy lunch options for schools. Inspired by her passion for food and world travels where she observed how other cultures introduce their children to food and helped them develop healthy eating habits, Isabel started Little Green Gourmets.

littlegreengourmets.com

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Image of pastry chef Jackie from Lizzy's Treats, a tenant of La Marqueta

Lizzy's Treats

Lizzy's Treats NYC is a dessert studio founded by Pastry Chef Jackie, who is a Harlem native. Lizzy's is where you can find a fresh take on classic Southern desserts. 

lizzystreatsnyc.com

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Carmen Ayala Art Studio

Maruka Café Galería

Visit resident local artist Carmen Ayala at her art studio, where you will find beautiful art pieces inspired in her Latina background. Carmen also offers art classes.

7mujeresenmovimiento.com/carmen-ayala.html

Urban Garden Center 

Urban Garden Center 

Urban Garden Center prides itself on using environmentally responsible methods to run the 20,000-sq.-ft. outdoor garden center and strives to keep locally grown and organic plants and garden supplies.

urbangardennyc.com

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Mama Grace's Afro Caribbean Food

X-Square

X-Square is the place to visit when looking for the wonderful taste and flavors of the Caribbean in East Harlem.

Event Space at La Placita

La Placita is an open-air, multi-level event space in the center of La Marqueta that has served as a gathering place for East Harlem residents and community members since 2014. This 10,000-square-foot multi-level and versatile space features a 447-square-foot retractable stage, bleachers, tables, and public restrooms. La Placita offers a wide variety of programming that includes Salsa Saturdays, arts & craft classes, local food and artisan fairs, health and wellness workshops, food drives, seasonal farmers markets, concerts, dancing classes, and more.

La Placita is available for public events and film shoots. To book La Placita, please contact Aileen Gaztambide at [email protected].

Hot Bread Kitchen. Photo by Christine Han/Courtesy of Hot Bread Kitchen.

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