La Merced (Centro)
Restaurante La Merced Centro
A local restaurant brand with nearly fifty years in Pasto. The downtown branch serves Pasto-style fried pork and chicken soup from morning to night.
La Merced is a local restaurant brand founded in Pasto, with more than 47 years of history. It has several branches in Pasto and Ipiales and is recommended in Nariño University's food guide. This branch is at Carrera 22 #17-37 in the city center, a few blocks from the main square, and has nearly four thousand reviews on Restaurant Guru. The menu is wide-ranging. Reviewers most often mention Pasto-style fried pork (pork leg, boiled and then fried, served with popcorn corn, sweet plantain, potatoes, cassava and blood sausage), fried chicken and chicken soup. Prices are affordable, making it a good place for an authentic lunch while exploring the old town.
Opening hours
Daily about 7:00-22:00
Nearby sights
- Nariño Gold Museum
- Church of La Merced
- Blacks and Whites' Carnival
- Plaza de Nariño
- Church of San Juan Bautista
- Church of Cristo Rey
- Pasto Cathedral
- Church of Santiago Apóstol