El Asador Vasco ★ 4.0
El Asador Vasco on the Zocalo's upper Portal de Flores is Oaxaca's long-running Spanish-Basque grill with a balcony table over the plaza for nights out.
Signature: Chuleton, Paella, Bacalao al pil-pil
What to order at Hierba Santa Cocina Oaxaquena
- Signature dishes
- Sopa de hierba santa, Pescado a la talla, Mole oaxaqueno
CuisineModern Oaxacan
Price$$
Neighborhoodcentro-historico
Signature dishes: Sopa de hierba santa, Pescado a la talla, Mole oaxaqueno
Location
Address: Av. de la Independencia 1203, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Also in centro-historico
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, a long-running Italian table at a quiet end of Cinco de Mayo.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Handmade pasta
Mezcalogia (kitchen) ★ 4.3
Mezcalogia on Garcia Vigil is the Casa Cortes family's El Jolgorio mezcaleria with a strong kitchen of Oaxacan plates and a 200-bottle mezcal cocktail bar.
Signature: Tlayuda, Tetelas, Mezcal cocktails
El Destilado ★ 4.5
El Destilado on Cinco de Mayo runs share-plate a la carte beyond the tasting menu, with Mexican sake, natural wine and an in-house mezcal pairing flight.
Signature: A la carte share plates, Mezcal pairing
Zandunga Sabor Istmeno ★ 4.4
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.
Signature: Garnachas istmenas, Tamales tehuanos
More casual dining in Oaxaca
El Asador Vasco ★ 4.0
El Asador Vasco on the Zocalo's upper Portal de Flores is Oaxaca's long-running Spanish-Basque grill with a balcony table over the plaza for nights out.
Signature: Chuleton, Paella, Bacalao al pil-pil
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, a long-running Italian table at a quiet end of Cinco de Mayo.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Handmade pasta
Mezcalogia (kitchen) ★ 4.3
Mezcalogia on Garcia Vigil is the Casa Cortes family's El Jolgorio mezcaleria with a strong kitchen of Oaxacan plates and a 200-bottle mezcal cocktail bar.
Signature: Tlayuda, Tetelas, Mezcal cocktails
El Destilado ★ 4.5
El Destilado on Cinco de Mayo runs share-plate a la carte beyond the tasting menu, with Mexican sake, natural wine and an in-house mezcal pairing flight.
Signature: A la carte share plates, Mezcal pairing
Itanoni Flor del Maiz ★ 4.7
Itanoni on Belisario Dominguez is Amado Ramirez Leyva and Gabriela Fernandez Orantes's criollo-corn tortilleria since 2001, where rainbow maize lands.
Signature: Memelas, Tetelas, Tlayudas
Zandunga Sabor Istmeno ★ 4.4
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.
Signature: Garnachas istmenas, Tamales tehuanos