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
Santa Hierba is a brunch spot in Jalatlaco, Oaxaca.
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.
Must order: Vegan chilaquiles with cashew crema, herbal tea flight
Address: 5 de Mayo 505, Barrio de Jalatlaco, 68080 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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 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 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 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
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
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