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Is Mercado La Carreta Still Open? Update (San Juan, PR)

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As of September 2026, Mercado La Carreta is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

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Yelp ·
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Google ·

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What the source shows: Yelp shows Mercado La Carreta's page updated July 2026 with active reviews, and Google Places lists the business as operational, though the restaurant's own website did not respond to a direct check.

  • Season / episode Season 35, Episode 9
  • Original air date
  • Address 279 Calle de la Luna, San Juan, PR 00901

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Mercado La Carreta appeared in Food Network's 'Plating Up Puerto Rico' episode (aired 2022-05-06), featuring an Old San Juan restaurant built around local produce and Puerto Rican Creole cooking with an international twist, according to Discover Puerto Rico's business profile. The restaurant is known for brunch-style lunches and tapas, all made in house, and also runs a small market inside its space that highlights goods from local entrepreneurs, per the same profile. It operates at 279 Calle de la Luna in Old San Juan. Yelp lists Mercado La Carreta with 22 reviews as of an update in July 2026, indicating recent customer activity at the location. Google Places lists the business as operational. An attempted direct check of the restaurant's own website on 2026-09-08 returned no response, so no additional confirmation was drawn from that source.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 35, Episode 9
Original air date
Episode title
Plating Up Puerto Rico
What was featured
Old San Juan restaurant serving Creole tapas, brunch, and homemade market fare
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Mercado La Carreta

Frequently asked questions

Is Mercado La Carreta still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Mercado La Carreta is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

What happened to Mercado La Carreta after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Mercado La Carreta appeared in Food Network's 'Plating Up Puerto Rico' episode (aired 2022-05-06), featuring an Old San Juan restaurant built around local produce and Puerto Rican Creole cooking with an international twist, according to Discover Puerto Rico's business profile. As of September 2026, Mercado La Carreta is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2026.

Where is Mercado La Carreta located?

279 Calle de la Luna, San Juan, PR 00901. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Mercado La Carreta?

Season 35, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 6, 2022. The episode is titled “Plating Up Puerto Rico”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Yelp lists Mercado La Carreta with 22 reviews as of an update in July 2026, indicating recent customer activity at the location. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
279 Calle de la Luna, San Juan, PR 00901
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
mercadolacarreta.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/mercado-la-carreta-san-juan-4
  • discoverpuertorico.com — https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/mercado-la-carreta/14610
  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=18.4667271,-66.1143876

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