El Destilado is a modern mexican restaurant in Centro Historico, Oaxaca.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Private tour · 3 hours
Follow a private guide through Oaxaca’s historic center. Explore Benito Juárez’s home, the grand cathedral, artisan shops, lively Zócalo, Mercado Benito Juárez, and La...
Guided tour · 7 hours
Ride through Oaxaca’s agave-filled countryside, then enjoy a hands-on cooking class, mezcal margaritas, and a relaxed ranch lunch. Hiking or birdwatching options avail...
Day trip · 9 hours
Watch the sunrise over Hierve el Agua before the crowds arrive. An authentic day out with a traditional Oaxacan breakfast, the weaving village of Teotitlán del Valle, ...
Address: 5 de Mayo 409, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Zandunga on Garcia Vigil runs Tehuantepec-isthmus food in a corner-room courtyard, with garnachas and banana-leaf tamales since 2002 on the Andador strip.
SignatureGarnachas istmenas, Tamales tehuanos
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs a generous courtyard with live music nightly and a seven-moles platter on the standard menu.
SignatureSeven moles, Chile relleno, Sopa azteca
Las Quince Letras on Abasolo near Santo Domingo is Celia Florian's women-owned mole room since 1992, where the mole negro runs more than thirty ingredients.
SignatureMole negro, Duo de moles
Itanoni on Belisario Dominguez is Amado Ramirez Leyva and Gabriela Fernandez Orantes's criollo-corn tortilleria since 2001, where rainbow maize lands.
SignatureMemelas, Tetelas, Tlayudas
Zandunga on Garcia Vigil runs Tehuantepec-isthmus food in a corner-room courtyard, with garnachas and banana-leaf tamales since 2002 on the Andador strip.
SignatureGarnachas istmenas, Tamales tehuanos
La Teca in Reforma is Deyanira Aquino Pineda's 30-year Istmo institution, a five-table room where banana-leaf tamales and garnachas arrive on enamel plates.
SignatureGarnachas istmenas, Tamales de mole tehuano
Yu Ne Nisa (Land and Water in Zapotec) on Amapolas runs Istmo cooking in a quiet Reforma residential strip, with cocina de autor takes on Tehuano classics.
SignatureTotopos istmenos, Chile relleno de marlin
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs a generous courtyard with live music nightly and a seven-moles platter on the standard menu.
SignatureSeven moles, Chile relleno, Sopa azteca
Las Quince Letras on Abasolo near Santo Domingo is Celia Florian's women-owned mole room since 1992, where the mole negro runs more than thirty ingredients.
SignatureMole negro, Duo de moles
