Boulenc ★ 4.7
Boulenc on Porfirio Diaz is Oaxaca's masa-madre flagship, with a stone-mill country loaf, cardamom spirals and a vegan-marked menu in a hotel courtyard.
Worth the queue: Sourdough country loaf
Neighborhoodetla
HoursWed and Sun 08:00-15:00 (tianguis)
Location
Address: Mercado Reyes Etla, 68260 San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca
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Pan con Madre ★ 4.6
Pan con Madre on Quetzalcoatl is Oaxaca's sourdough pioneer, an open-kitchen bakery with cardamom spirals, focaccia and dulce-de-leche rolls on the counter.
Worth the queue: Cardamom spiral
Pasteleria Carmelita Morelos ★ 4.0
Pasteleria Carmelita on Morelos 908 is one of the Centro outlets of the Carmelita family chain, with pan de yema, conchas and a cake counter open daily.
Worth the queue: Pan de yema oaxaqueno
Pasteleria Carmelita Libres ★ 3.9
Pasteleria Carmelita on Calle de Los Libres is the second Centro branch of the family chain, with pan de yema, pan de muerto in October and traditional cakes.
Worth the queue: Pan de muerto in October
Pan:am ★ 4.2
Pan:am on Abasolo bakes housemade bread and pastries each morning, paired with a breakfast room serving chilaquiles, waffles and pan dulce platters.
Worth the queue: Pan dulce platter
Chocolate Mayordomo (Mina) ★ 4.3
Chocolate Mayordomo Mina is the 1956 family chocolate house from Tlacolula, with cacao milled to order, drinking-chocolate tablets and pan de yema on offer.
Worth the queue: Chocolate de agua