Boulenc ★ 4.6
Boulenc on Porfirio Diaz is Oaxaca's all-day breakfast headliner, a courtyard with sourdough toast, mushroom banh mi and vegan-marked plates from 08:00 daily.
Order: Sourdough toast with avocado, eggs and asiento
Where to brunch in Oaxaca. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
Muss Cafe ★ 4.5
Muss Cafe on Miguel Hidalgo is the Centro brunch spot with single-origin pour-overs, shakshuka, sourdough toast and the in-house bakery's cardamom buns.
Order: Pour-over Finca Las Nieves with sourdough toast and shakshuka
Marito y Moglie Cafe ★ 4.4
Marito y Moglie on Pino Suarez is the brunch room famous for Turkish eggs, ciabatta sandwiches and pastries baked in the in-house oven, with pour-over coffee.
Order: Turkish eggs with toasted ciabatta
Pan:am ★ 4.2
Pan:am on Abasolo is the all-day breakfast cafe with chilaquiles, enchiladas suizas and an in-house bakery, generous portions in a tight Centro room.
Order: Chilaquiles with mole or huevos a la oaxaquena
Pan:am Reforma ★ 4.1
Pan:am Reforma on Belisario Dominguez is the leafier branch, with in-house bakery, chilaquiles, omelettes and a brunch terrace for the slow mornings.
Order: Bakery basket with chilaquiles verdes
Itanoni ★ 4.6
Itanoni in Reforma serves the Oaxacan breakfast canon from 07:00 daily: memelas with frijol, tetelas with hierba santa and a chocolate or atole de granillo.
Order: Memelas with frijol and quesillo, atole
Santa Hierba ★ 4.3
Santa Hierba in Jalatlaco runs a plant-based brunch on Cinco de Mayo 505: vegan chilaquiles, sourdough tartines and herbal teas in a rooftop courtyard.
Order: Vegan chilaquiles with cashew crema, herbal tea flight
La Olla ★ 4.3
La Olla on Reforma serves the long Oaxacan breakfast (huevos divorciados, chilaquiles verdes, mole-and-egg plates) in the converted-house dining rooms.
Order: Huevos divorciados with mole verde and mole amarillo
Comala ★ 4.0
Comala on Pino Suarez runs all-day from 09:00 with Oaxacan plates, memelas, tetelas and the courtyard mezcal-cocktail counter, the longest open hours.
Order: Memelas with quesillo and asiento, mezcal sour
El Sol y La Luna ★ 3.9
El Sol y La Luna on Pino Suarez is the Centro wood-fired pizza room with handmade pasta and Sunday brunch sets, a long-running Italian-Mexican corner option.
Order: Wood-fired pizza and Aperol spritz
Hierba Dulce ★ 4.2
Hierba Dulce on Porfirio Diaz is the Centro vegan brunch room, with tostadas, vegan chilaquiles and namesake-herb tisanes in a small courtyard.
Order: Tostadas plate with cashew crema