Sopas — Mariscos, Res & Lima Yucateca in Shepherd Park, DC, MD
Salvadoran short-rib sopa de res, a loaded seafood broth, and Yucatan lime-chicken soup. We're 7 min · 2.4 mi from Shepherd Park, DC, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
Across Eastern Avenue at the top of the District, Shepherd Park is seven minutes away via Piney Branch Road. Head over for Pan-Latin cooking, seafood and a welcoming dining room with parking on site.
From Shepherd Park, DC we're 7 min · 2.4 mi, which makes soups a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.
Sopas — Mariscos, Res & Lima Yucateca done properly
Three serious soups, each in two sizes. Sopa de Res is the Salvadoran beef broth with bone-in short ribs, cabbage, yucca, plantain and corn on the cob ($15/$20, GF). Sopa de Mariscos loads shrimp, scallops, squid and mussels into a seafood broth ($15/$20). Sopa de Lima Yucateca is the lighter one — chicken broth brightened with fresh lime ($10/$15, GF). One reviewer called the chicken soup simply “authentic.”
What's included
- Sopa de Res — short rib, yucca, plantain, corn — $15 / $20 (GF)
- Sopa de Mariscos — shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels — $15 / $20
- Sopa de Lima Yucateca — lime & shredded chicken — $10 / $15 (GF)
- Two sizes of each
The Parks at Walter Reed · Georgia Avenue · Eastern Avenue · Rock Creek Park (east side)
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Sopas — Mariscos, Res & Lima Yucateca in Shepherd Park, DC?
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 warm welcome.