La Olla ★ 4.3
La Olla on Reforma is Pilar Cabrera's twenty-year converted-house room two blocks from Santo Domingo, the kitchen that built the Casa de los Sabores school.
Signature: Mole oaxaqueno, Chiles rellenos, Sopa de guias
What to order at Las Quince Letras
- Signature dishes
- Mole negro, Duo de moles
CuisineTraditional Oaxacan
Price$$
Neighborhoodcentro-historico
Signature dishes: Mole negro, Duo de moles
Location
Address: Mariano Abasolo 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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Los Pacos ★ 4.2
Los Pacos on Abasolo with a rooftop terrace runs seven moles on one tasting board (negro, coloradito, amarillo, verde, chichilo, manchamanteles and rojo).
Signature: Seven moles tasting, Tlayuda
Cabuche ★ 4.2
Cabuche near the Zocalo is an inviting Oaxacan room with a deep pulque, mezcal and craft-beer list and a 100-peso two-course comida corrida lunch daily.
Signature: Comida corrida, Mole oaxaqueno, Pulque mezcal flight
Comala ★ 4.1
Comala on Pino Suarez is a Centro restaurant-bar with a leafy courtyard, serving Oaxacan plates from morning to 1am, with a mezcal and craft cocktail list.
Signature: Tetelas, Memelas, Mezcal cocktails
Hierba Santa Cocina Oaxaquena ★ 4.0
Hierba Santa on Independencia is a Centro Oaxacan kitchen that runs around the namesake leaf, with a mole program and a Pacific-catch second course.
Signature: Sopa de hierba santa, Pescado a la talla, Mole oaxaqueno
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
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La Olla ★ 4.3
La Olla on Reforma is Pilar Cabrera's twenty-year converted-house room two blocks from Santo Domingo, the kitchen that built the Casa de los Sabores school.
Signature: Mole oaxaqueno, Chiles rellenos, Sopa de guias
Los Pacos ★ 4.2
Los Pacos on Abasolo with a rooftop terrace runs seven moles on one tasting board (negro, coloradito, amarillo, verde, chichilo, manchamanteles and rojo).
Signature: Seven moles tasting, Tlayuda
Cabuche ★ 4.2
Cabuche near the Zocalo is an inviting Oaxacan room with a deep pulque, mezcal and craft-beer list and a 100-peso two-course comida corrida lunch daily.
Signature: Comida corrida, Mole oaxaqueno, Pulque mezcal flight
Comala ★ 4.1
Comala on Pino Suarez is a Centro restaurant-bar with a leafy courtyard, serving Oaxacan plates from morning to 1am, with a mezcal and craft cocktail list.
Signature: Tetelas, Memelas, Mezcal cocktails
Hierba Santa Cocina Oaxaquena ★ 4.0
Hierba Santa on Independencia is a Centro Oaxacan kitchen that runs around the namesake leaf, with a mole program and a Pacific-catch second course.
Signature: Sopa de hierba santa, Pescado a la talla, Mole oaxaqueno
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