Pupusas in Takoma Park, MD
Handmade Salvadoran pupusas with curtido and fresh tomato salsa — including a vegan squash-and-spinach version. We're 5 min · 1.8 mi from Takoma Park, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
Flower Avenue runs straight out of Takoma Park to El Golfo's door, so for the bungalows off Carroll and Philadelphia Avenues this is nearly a walk. Takoma Park's own dining tilts café-and-co-op; when it wants a full bar, a sizzling platter and a band on a Wednesday, it heads up Flower.
From Takoma Park we're 5 min · 1.8 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
Old Takoma & Carroll Avenue · Takoma Park Farmers Market · Philadelphia Avenue · Takoma Metro
Pupusas questions
What is curtido?
Are the pupusas gluten-free?
Is there a vegan pupusa?
Pupusas in Takoma Park?
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.