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Tuesday 11am - 6:30pm Wednesday 10:30am - 6:30pm Thursday 11am - 6:30pm Friday 10:30am - 6:30pm Saturday 10:30am - 6:30pm Sunday 10:30am - 6pm

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Spanish specialty food store. "Good food inspires the best company."

09/26/2026

The acorns have started falling in Extremadura, and we’re opening the season with a hands-on class.

La montanera has begun — the season, October through March, is when Iberian pigs are turned loose in the oak forests to eat nothing but “bellota” or acorns. Each animal will nearly double in weight before it’s done, and it’s that acorn fat that gives pata negra tit’s unique richness and flavor. The curing simply brings it out.

MONTANERA: A PATA NEGRA MASTER CLASS
Thursday, October 8 · 7:30pm
252 Third Avenue at Union — the Copa y Caña location.

Two hours of tapas, wine, education and a knife in your hand. You’ll learn to read a ham — where the maza gives you marbling, where the babilla gives you intensity — and get a lesson from a professional jamonero so next time you get a leg for a arty, you’ll know a bit about how to approach it and cut it yourself.

Wine and sherry pairings are just the start.

Link in bio to reserve. 35 seats

07/25/2026

Authenticity is best word to describe this magic corner of Málaga. Antigua Casa de Guardia started in 1840 and is the oldest winery in the province, and it’s tavern still operates in the city.

Another room where time unwinds, and you step into a space that offers relief from the sun and a connection with history.

You know we love vermut at MCNYC, but here they make wines of various types, specializing in wines made from Pedro Ximenez and Muscat.

Various types of wines - not just vermut - ranging from sweet to dry.

Of course, it’s a standing bar - there are no seats - and they write your tab in chalk on the wooden counter as you enjoy, erasing with a rag when you’re done. You can see the wear down the center of the counters after decades of drinking…

Barrels of different wines - most served room temp. Only the vermut is on ice.

We love our vermut, but the wines they serve have a broader range. If you’re looking to cool down - get the vermut.

And the characters that work here are magnificent people, as much a part of the place as the barrels that line the wall. Authenticity so deep, it sends you to another era.

Those who know, know that when we get back we always bring something to share! Stop by when we reopen 7/28, and if you ask us, we’ll have a taste of Málaga for you. (Shhhh…)

You can’t visit Málaga without stopping here.
Antigua Casa de Guardia

07/20/2026

We caught the World Cup Final in a small square in Cádiz with folks from the neighborhood. It was one of the most authentic experiences imaginable. We grabbed a seat and of course made friends with the couple next to us - Alejandro and Marta - and shared the suspense and excitement of the event. We’re not sports people, but this wasn’t just about the game. This was about community and we couldn’t have been more accepted. It was a singular experience - the game, the beautiful evening, the energy, and of course, the victory.

07/18/2026

Time unwinds in Spain….
That’s what we say (or feel) and the vineyards of Parés Balta Pares Balta • Organic Wine & Cava in Penedès tell that story. With part of the vineyard in the national park, wine has been made here since 1790 but the history goes thousands of years back. The watchtower ruins are from the conquest by the moors - the stone shelter and oven (dug out) were from 2600 years ago. The oven was made to fabricate clay pots and seven of them in the area made up a working circle where as one cooled, another was continuously firing…time unwinds.

Say nothing of the wines (organic and biodynamic)! Expect to see their Xarel-lo at our tapas bar in August when we return. These wines are truly expressive of the grapes they work with and the land they come from. Zhana is having a glass of their Amphora Roja, a Xarel-lo fermented in clay pots, that is so wonderfully different from the crisp Xarel-lo Calcari, yet the same grape.

It was an honor to be hosted by the family -Jocep Cusiné and his wife and winemaker of the year Marta Casas, and our amazing guide/teacher Carlos. We’ll all be enjouing their wines this August and fall.

03/31/2026

A true Catalan CALÇOTADA! Our thanks to for the marvelous hospitality, and schooling us in the ways of the Catalan spring ceremony- you know it’s spring in Catalunya when the green onions are smoking up the hillsides!

03/20/2026

Mercado Central’s tuna sandwich-
The finest Bonito tuna, and, of course, our signature bread…

01/29/2026

THURSDAY, FEB. 12!! Give a Fishy to Your Squishy!!

Join us at our Third Ave location for a Valentine’s Day Tinned Fish Event. Tapas, vermut, tinned fish tips and contests with awsome prizes! Spend the evening with your squishy and others for fun, food and warmth. Details and link for tickets to follow in our story posts-

Address

354 Degraw Street
Brooklyn, NY
11231

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	10:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday	11am - 6:30pm
Friday	10:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday	10:30am - 6:30pm
Sunday	10:30am - 6pm

Website

http://www.mercadocentralnyc.com/

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