El Presidente
Mexican · Union Market District · 1255 Union Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 · Union Market
Closed, opens 11:30 AM
All Day
All Day Monday-Thursday 11:30am- 10pm, Friday 11:30am-11pm, Saturday 10:30am-11pm, Sunday 10:30am-10pm50 dishes · checked October 1, 2026
Guacamole4
- 16lime, onion, tomato, cilantro, jalapeño chile
- 29fresh jumbo lump crab, green chile, roasted tomatillo
- 17charred habanero, jicama, mint, basil
- 17yellowtail tuna, ponzu, avocado, sesame seeds
Nachos & Salsa3
- 19melted queso mixto, black beans, ranchera salsa, sour cream, pickled red onions, jalapeño
- 21nacho mama with chorizo
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Appetizers11
- 12chicken, avocado, queso mixto, crema, crispy tortilla
- 20crispy shrimp, hot sauce
- 16sautéed mushrooms, roasted poblano, queso mixto, salsa huevona, flour tortillas
- 18house-made chorizo, queso mixto, salsa verde, flour tortillas
- 16little gem lettuce, classic caesar dressing, parmesan, croutons
- 15crispy garbanzo beans, tomato, cucumber, pickled onions, queso fresco, avocado-poblano dressing
- 25shrimp, hamachi, crab, tomatillo, melon, jalapeño, avocado
- 16chilled seafood broth, jicama, avocado
- 23yellowfin tuna, coconut sauce, habanero, cucumber
- 16chipotle, pickled onions, queso queso mixto and oaxaca on corn tortilla
- 13black beans, roasted tomato sauce, mexican crema, queso fresco, cabbage slaw
Tostadas & Tlayudas5
- 18crispy corn fl atbread topped with refried black beans, oaxaca cheese, avocado, jalapeño, lettuce & salsa roja Add Chorizo $3
- 14cucumbers, chipotle ponzu, charred avocado, herbs
- 24smashed avocado, salsa macha, pickled red onions
- 18yellowfin tuna, chipotle aïoli, avocado, salsa macha
- 21jalapeño yuzu aioli, house chili blend, avocado, cilantro, watermelon radish
Tacos9
- 18chile braised beef, queso monterrey, consommé, cilantro & onion
- 16confit pork, guacamole, spicy pickled onion
- 18crispy mahi mahi, red cabbage, avocado, chipotle remoulade
- 16queso mixto cheese, avocado, tomatillo & tomato salsa, crema
- 20grilled skirt steak, corn tortillas, cherry tomato pico, salsa taquera
- 17chile de àrbol butter, melted queso mixto cheese
- 22morita aïoli, limey cabbage, grilled pineapple
- 19grilled beef filet, queso mixto, salsa verde, chimichurri, cherry tomato pico
- 14mushrooms, epazote, kale, crispy quinoa, parmesan, queso oaxaca, blue corn tortilla
Enchiladas4
- 16shredded chicken, tomatillo cream sauce, queso mixto cheese
- 19summer squash, corn, epazote, squash blossoms, queso mixto cheese, verde pipian sauce
- 21lump crab, coconut, corn, guajillo sauce
- 19braised short rib, tomato-guajillo sauce, queso mixto, picked red onions, cilantro
Entrees3
- 42grilled whole branzino, red chile aioli, limey cabbage, salsas, tortillas
- 28"peking" style crispy skinned duck confit, hoisin, fresh garnishes & flour tortillas
- 46fried snapper bites, salsa verde italiano, chipotle aïoli, lime, pickled red onion, fresno chiles
Tacos al Carbon5
BUILD YOUR OWN TACOS – served with grilled shishito peppers & spring onions, refried black beans, guacamole, salsas, crema and corn tortillas.
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Sides6
- 6avocado leaf, queso fresco, crispy plantain
- 9queso fresco, crema
- 8goat cheese-pecan sauce, peanut salsa macha
- 8chipotle yogurt sauce, toasted almonds
- 7corn on the cob, chipotle mayo, queso añejo, tajín
- 6garlic, tomatoes