Latino grocery stores in the United States

The Latino store covers a broader spectrum than the Mexican one: products from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America in the same shop. For anyone cooking Mexican it is a useful fallback when there is no Mexican store nearby, especially in cities where the Latino community is mainly Central American or Caribbean.

What to expect: the basic Mexican pantry (common dried chiles, masa harina, salsas, beans) is almost always there; what varies is the depth. Less common chiles, specific herbs or particular Mexican cheeses depend a lot on the neighborhood. Many of these stores also run a bakery and money-transfer or parcel services.

The businesses on this list have been verified one by one; where a detail could not be confirmed, it is left empty.