Mercedes CoffeeMERCEDES COFFEE
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Closed now · opens today at 18:00· summer hours

Brunch all day

Mercedes Coffee is a café on Avenida de Benidorm in La Vila Joiosa, serving brunch all day, speciality coffee from Colombia and Peru, fresh smoothies and Colombian food: arepas, empanadas, pandebono and patacones.

Brunch

18 €
Neapolitan eggs with melted cheese and bread sticks
STARTER
Fruit bowl or overnight oats
PLUS
Assorted pastries and mimosa x2
DRINK
Coffee, tea, fresh juice, lemonade, hot chocolate or Nesquik
MAIN
Neapolitan or pericos eggs, croissant toast, avocado toast, American waffle or reina pepiada

Price per person

Treat yourself

See the menu
  • The King's burger with fries
    The King's burger16 €
  • Fruit salad with ice cream and wafer rolls
    Fruit salad7.50 €
  • Slice of red cake with cream and berries
    Homemade cake4.80 €
  • Salchipapas Mercedes with sauces
    Salchipapas Mercedes18 €
  • Pericos eggs on a plate
    Pericos eggs6 €

Colombian flavours

First time? This is how Colombia eats.

  • Arepa

    Arepa

    Griddled corn cake: plain, with cheese or filled.

  • Empanada

    Empanada

    Crispy corn dough filled with beef or chicken.

  • Patacón

    Patacón

    Fried, flattened green plantain with its topping.

  • Reina pepiada

    Reina pepiada

    Arepa filled with chicken and avocado.

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What you will find

  • How you can eat

    • Terrace
    • Dine-in
    • Takeaway
    • Delivery
    • Table service
  • What stands out

    • Great coffee
    • Great tea selection
    • Breakfast
    • Brunch
    • Desserts
  • What's served

    • Coffee
    • Cocktails
    • Beer
    • Wine
    • Spirits
  • The atmosphere

    • Cosy
    • Trendy
    • Casual
    • Quiet
  • Who fits in here

    • Family friendly
    • Groups
    • Good for children
    • Dogs welcome
    • LGBTQ+ friendly
    • Transgender safe space
  • Access and facilities

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Toilets
    • Seating
  • How to pay

    • Credit cards
    • Debit cards
    • Mobile payments (NFC)

From their Google listing; to be confirmed with the café.

The menu

Prices from the café's menu (August 2025). Coffee and items marked «price at the counter» are confirmed at the café. Allergens: please ask the staff.

Questions about the menu? Ask Mercedes, bottom right.

BRUNCH

  • Neapolitan eggs with melted cheese and bread sticks

    Brunch menu

    18 €
    HOUSE FAVOURITE

    Choice of starter (fruit bowl or overnight oats), assorted pastries, choice of drink (coffee, tea, fresh juice, lemonade, hot chocolate or Nesquik), choice of main (Neapolitan eggs, pericos eggs, croissant toast, avocado toast, American waffle or reina pepiada) and mimosa x2.

    Price per person

COFFEE

  • Latte with a bacon and egg toast

    Speciality coffee

    Price at the counter

    Speciality coffee from Colombia and Peru.

EGGS

  • Neapolitan eggs with melted cheese and bread sticks

    Neapolitan eggs

    6 €

    Neapolitan sauce, eggs, parmesan, mozzarella and chives, with bread sticks.

  • Eggs cocotte

    6.50 €

    Eggs, feta cheese, tomato fondue, cream and chives, with bread sticks.

  • Eggs Benedict

    7 €

    Poached egg, hollandaise sauce, toast, rocket, cured ham, crispy ham shavings and chives.

  • Pericos eggs on a plate

    Pericos eggs

    6 €

    Colombian-style scrambled eggs with onion and tomato, with rice or a grilled arepa.

COLOMBIAN BITES

  • Golden Colombian empanadas in a wooden bowl with ají

    Beef or chicken empanada

    3 €
    HOUSE FAVOURITE

    Colombian corn-dough empanada, filled with beef or chicken. Price per piece.

  • Pandebono

    1.80 €

    Colombian cheese bread made with cassava starch.

  • Almojábana

    1.80 €

    Colombian cheese bread, perfect with coffee.

  • Buñuelo

    2 €

    Colombian buñuelo: a fried cheese-dough ball.

  • Beef-stuffed potato

    4 €

    Fried potato stuffed with beef.

  • Pony Malta

    3 €

    Colombian non-alcoholic malt drink.

  • A bottle of Postobón

    Postobón (apple, grape or Colombiana)

    3 €

    Colombian soft drink: apple, grape or Colombiana.

AREPAS

  • Rellenita de amor arepa, open, with avocado

    Rellenita de amor arepa

    9 €
    HOUSE FAVOURITE

    Mixed, beef or chicken, with cheese, ripe plantain, quail eggs and avocado.

  • Reina pepiada arepa on a plate

    Reina pepiada

    7 €

    Arepa with chicken, avocado, ripe plantain and cheese.

  • Plain arepa

    3 €

    Griddled corn cake.

  • Freshly made cheese arepas

    Arepa with cheese

    4.50 €

    Corn arepa with melted cheese.

  • Arepa with Colombian chorizo

    Arepa with Santa Rosa chorizo

    5.50 €

    Corn arepa with Colombian chorizo from Santa Rosa.

TOASTS

  • Cherry tomato bruschetta

    5.80 €

    Bread, burrata and roasted cherry tomatoes.

  • Mozzarella caprese

    6.80 €

    Bread roll, candied cherries, mozzarella, buffalo mozzarella, pesto and Iberian ham.

  • Avocado toast

    6.80 €

    Bread, avocado, poached egg and bacon.

  • Salmon and cheese toast

    6 €

    Bread, cheese (brie, Philadelphia or semi-cured), crushed avocado, smoked salmon and cucumber.

  • Croissant toast

    6.50 €

    Croissant, bacon, scrambled eggs, avocado and feta cheese.

  • Hummus with harissa

    6.80 €

    Country bread, hummus and eggs with harissa.

  • American waffle

    6 €

    Bacon, eggs and maple syrup.

  • Salmon bagel

    6 €

    Salmon, cream cheese, avocado, baby spinach and onion.

  • Toast with tomato, olive oil or butter

    1.80 €

    Toast with tomato, olive oil or butter.

  • Toast with butter and jam

    2.20 €

    Toast with butter and jam.

  • Semi-cured cheese and tomato toast

    3.80 €

    Semi-cured cheese and tomato.

  • Serrano ham and tomato toast

    4.50 €

    Serrano ham and tomato.

  • Ham and cheese toast

    4 €

    Cooked ham and cheese.

BOWLS AND FRUIT

  • Berry Bliss smoothie bowl

    10 €

    Strawberry, banana, blueberry kefir, granola and fresh fruit.

  • Mango smoothie bowl

    10 €

    Mango, banana, coconut milk, granola, Greek yoghurt, coconut flakes and fresh fruit.

  • Fruit salad with ice cream and wafer rolls

    Fruit salad

    7.50 €
    HOUSE FAVOURITE

    Seasonal fruit (banana, grapes, melon, strawberry, mango, pineapple, papaya, kiwi), milk cream, Latin cheese and a scoop of ice cream.

  • Fruit bowl with strawberries and avocado

    Fruit bowl

    6.50 €

    Muesli, chia seeds, Greek yoghurt, fresh seasonal fruit and dark chocolate.

  • Overnight oats

    4.50 €

    Oat flakes, chia seeds, natural yoghurt, granola, fresh fruit and dark chocolate.

SWEET

  • Pancakes x3

    7 €

    With fresh fruit and maple syrup.

  • French toast

    7 €

    Brioche bread and fresh fruit.

  • Waffle

    6 €

    Fresh fruit, ice cream and chocolate toppings.

  • Brownie with ice cream

    5 €

    Fresh fruit, ice cream and chocolate toppings.

  • Crêpes

    6 €

    Philadelphia cheese, strawberry, banana and Nutella.

  • Slice of red cake with cream and berries

    Homemade cake

    4.80 €

    Cake of the day. Depending on the day: red velvet, piña colada, blueberry cheesecake, carrot cake, chocolate or pistachio.

    Slice

MAINS

  • The King's burger with fries

    The King's burger

    16 €
    HOUSE FAVOURITE

    Brioche or rustic bun, 220 g beef, bacon, egg, pickles, tomato, salad, caramelised onion, cheese and cooked ham.

  • Hot dog with shoestring fries and quail eggs

    The hot dog of your life

    9 €

    German sausage, house sauce, cooked ham, quail eggs, shoestring fries, cheese and fried onion.

  • Salchipapas Mercedes with sauces

    Salchipapas Mercedes

    18 €

    Colombian yellow potatoes, fries, sausage, sweetcorn, cheese, ribs and chorizo.

    To share

  • Salchipapas cone

    Salchipapas cone

    5 €

    Fries, sausages and sauces.

  • Nachos with chilli and guacamole

    Nachos

    10 €

    Chilli con carne, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese and sour cream.

  • Cheese and cold cuts board

    22 €

    Board of cheeses and cold cuts.

  • Three patacones with melted cheese

    Triple P

    Price at the counter

    Three green-plantain patacones with chicken, beef and pork crackling (one of each), on guacamole with melted cheese.

  • Crispy chicken burger

    Crispy Queen

    Price at the counter

    Double crispy chicken, cheese, tomato, lettuce and sauces, with fries.

  • Choripán with chimichurri

    Choripán

    Price at the counter

    Sandwich bread, Colombian chorizo and chimichurri.

COLD DRINKS

  • Water

    2 €

    Water.

  • Sparkling water

    2.50 €

    Sparkling water.

  • Soft drinks

    2.80 €

    Soft drinks.

  • Juver juices

    2 €

    Juver juices.

  • Frappuccino

    4 €

    Frappuccino.

  • Frappuccino with ice cream

    5.50 €

    Frappuccino with ice cream.

SMOOTHIES AND JUICES

  • Detox green smoothie

    6.50 €

    Natural detox green smoothie.

  • Soursop smoothie

    6.50 €

    Natural soursop smoothie.

  • Passion fruit smoothie

    6.80 €

    Natural passion fruit smoothie.

  • Mango smoothie

    6 €

    Natural mango smoothie.

  • Blackberry smoothie

    6 €

    Natural blackberry smoothie.

  • Strawberry smoothie

    6.50 €

    Natural strawberry smoothie.

  • Lulo smoothie

    6.50 €

    Natural lulo smoothie.

  • Lemonade

    4 €

    Fresh lemonade.

  • Coconut lemonade

    4.50 €

    Coconut lemonade.

  • Fresh orange juice

    3.50 €

    Freshly squeezed orange juice.

WINE AND BEER

  • Red wine

    3.50 €

    Red wine.

  • White wine

    3.50 €

    White wine.

  • Rosé wine

    3.50 €

    Rosé wine.

  • Sparkling wine

    2.80 €

    Sparkling wine.

  • Mimosa

    3.80 €

    Mimosa.

  • Small draught beer

    2.10 €

    Small draught beer.

  • Large draught beer

    3 €

    Large draught beer.

  • Pint

    4.50 €

    Pint.

  • Mahou Clásica bottle

    3 €

    Mahou Clásica bottle.

  • Mahou 5 Estrellas bottle

    3 €

    Mahou 5 Estrellas bottle.

  • Corona

    3.50 €

    Corona.

  • Gluten-free beer

    3.50 €

    Gluten-free beer.

  • Alhambra

    3 €

    Alhambra.

  • Radler

    3 €

    Radler.

COCKTAILS

  • Mojito

    8 €

    Classic, passion fruit or strawberry: white rum, lime, mint and lemon soda.

  • Piña colada

    8 €

    Coconut milk, pineapple juice and white rum.

  • Moscow mule

    8 €

    Vodka, lemon juice, ginger ale and mint.

  • Orgasmo

    8 €

    Cream, coffee liqueur, Baileys, amaretto and vodka.

  • Monruta

    9 €

    Antioquian aguardiente, passion fruit, mango, lemon juice and Tajín.

  • Puesta dulce

    9 €

    White rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, coconut cream and grenadine.

  • Espresso martini

    7.50 €

    Vodka, espresso, coffee liqueur, syrup and coffee beans.

  • Gin and tonic

    7 €

    Gin and tonic.

  • Rum

    7 €

    Glass of rum.

  • Whisky

    7 €

    Glass of whisky.

This is Mercedes Coffee

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  • The green wall with the «Bésame Mucho» neon sign and the velvet sofa
  • The lit Mercedes Coffee sign at the entrance
  • Neapolitan eggs with melted cheese
  • Fruit salad with ice cream
  • The King's burger
  • Colombian empanadas
  • Homemade cake
  • Sharing platter: Colombian potatoes, chorizo, beef, fried arepa and wings
  • Patacones with melted cheese

On video

  • The Crispy Queen, from their Instagram

Opening hours and address

Monday
09:00–13:00 · 18:00–22:00
Tuesday
09:00–13:00
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
09:00–13:00 · 18:00–22:00
Friday
09:00–13:00 · 18:00–22:00
Saturday
09:30–13:00 · 18:00–22:30
Sunday
09:30–13:00 · 18:00–22:00

The kitchen closes half an hour earlier. Summer hours published by the café; check on WhatsApp if you are coming from far away.

Av. de Benidorm, 38b · 03570 La Vila Joiosa (Alicante)

Frequently asked questions

Can I book a table?
Yes: send a WhatsApp or call +34 603 10 23 66. The assistant does not take bookings.
Is brunch served every day?
Brunch is served all day during opening hours: €18 per person. The café is closed on Wednesdays.
Do you have gluten-free options?
There is gluten-free beer. For the rest of the menu, ask at the café before ordering: they will tell you which dishes are suitable.