Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Oaxaca lingers in over a cortado.

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Muss Cafe

Order Pour over Finca Las Nieves

Muss Cafe on Miguel Hidalgo is Aurora Tostado and Stefano De Bellis's 2019 specialty cafe, sourcing organic Finca Las Nieves beans from the Sierra Sur.

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Cafebre

Order Pour over Mixteca Alta

Cafebre on Manuel Bravo is the Centro specialty roaster pouring Mixteca Alta and Sierra Norte beans in small lots, with a Reforma second branch since 2024.

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Boulenc

Order Sourdough toast and filter coffee

Boulenc on Porfirio Diaz is the cafe and sourdough bakery courtyard with masa-madre breads, mushroom banh mi and a sit-and-stay terrace inside an old hotel.

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Santa Hierba

Order Plant-based brunch and herbal teas

Santa Hierba in Jalatlaco on Cinco de Mayo 505 is the plant-based cafe with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free plates in a tropical rooftop courtyard.

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Nanita

Order Vegan chilaquiles and pozole

Nanita in Jalatlaco is the plant-based cafe on Ninos Heroes 312, with vegan chilaquiles, pozole verde, burritos and the slow comida corrida of the barrio.

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Pan:am Abasolo

Order Chilaquiles and waffles

Pan:am on Abasolo is the Centro all-day cafe with chilaquiles, enchiladas suizas and a bakery counter of fresh waffles, scrambles and Oaxacan pastries.

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Pan:am Reforma

Order Bakery and brunch

Pan:am Reforma on Belisario Dominguez is the second branch with the in-house bakery, chilaquiles and Oaxacan pastries baked fresh for the morning crowd.

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Suculenta

Order Wild Sierra Norte mushroom plates

Suculenta on Porfirio Diaz is Paulina Garcia and Daniel Lopez's food gallery, with jellies, edible oils and a kitchen of wild Sierra Norte mushroom plates.

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Comala Cafe

Order Mezcal-aged espresso and Oaxacan plates

Comala on Pino Suarez is a Centro courtyard cafe-restaurant-bar with all-day Oaxacan plates and a mezcal-leaning bar that runs to 1am most nights.

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Pan con Madre

Order Sourdough loaf and pour over

Pan con Madre on Quetzalcoatl is Oaxaca's sourdough pioneer (masa madre), a courtyard cafe-bakery with cardamom spirals, focaccia and a wood-fired oven.

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Nieves Manolo

Order Nieve de leche quemada and tuna

Nieves Manolo on Macedonio Alcala is the Velasco-Cuevas family's 1953 nieves stand, with leche quemada, tuna and sorbete by the Jardin Socrates lake.

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Hierba Dulce

Order Vegan plates and herbal tea

Hierba Dulce on Porfirio Diaz is a tranquil plant-based cafe in Centro with Oaxacan ingredients on a fully vegan menu, named after the local sweet-leaf herb.

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