Pupusas in Kensington, MD
Handmade Salvadoran pupusas with curtido and fresh tomato salsa — including a vegan squash-and-spinach version. We're 14 min · 7.4 mi from Kensington, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
Kensington's Antique Row does lunch, but dinner-and-a-show means a drive — and El Golfo is fourteen minutes down Plyers Mill and Georgia. It's become the post-antiquing dinner for couples who want the patio in summer, and the Wednesday jazz night is the same vintage-friendly speed as the town itself.
From Kensington we're 14 min · 7.4 mi, which makes pupusas a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.
Pupusas done properly
The pupusa platter brings three: cheese, revueltas with pork and cheese, or the vegan squash-and-spinach — each served with curtido (pickled cabbage) and a freshly made tomato salsa for $10. They are griddled to order, which is why the neighborhood two blocks either side of Flower Avenue treats them as a weeknight staple rather than a special occasion.
What's included
- Three pupusas with curtido and tomato salsa — $10
- Cheese, revueltas (pork & cheese), or vegan squash & spinach
- Gluten-free, made on corn masa
- Kids' two-pupusa plate with pickled cabbage — $10
- Vegan pupusa platter on the vegetarian menu — $16
Antique Row · Washington DC Temple · Kensington MARC station · Plyers Mill Road
Pupusas questions
What is curtido?
Are the pupusas gluten-free?
Is there a vegan pupusa?
Pupusas in Kensington?
8739 Flower Avenue, Silver Spring — parking on site for 30-plus cars. Order takeout online, or come in for the version with a sizzling platter and a band.