Yu Ne Nisa is an istmeno (zapotec) restaurant in Reforma, Oaxaca.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 7 hours
Cook the real Oaxaca beside a traditional Zapotec cook in her family kitchen: handmade tortillas, mole negro, a chocolate workshop, plus the Árbol del Tule and the wea...
Private tour · 8 hours
Immerse yourself in the flavors of Oaxaca with a culinary experience in Teotitlán del Valle. Learn to cook traditional Zapotec dishes like espesado de chapel, mole, ta...
Day trip · 7 hours
Experience Oaxaca through the people who call it home, craft pottery with a Zapotec artisan, taste local flavors at Tlacolula Market, and visit a family-owned mezcal palenque.
Address: Amapolas 1425, Colonia Reforma, 68050 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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
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.
SignatureMole oaxaqueno, Chiles rellenos, Sopa de guias
Los Pacos on Abasolo with a rooftop terrace runs seven moles on one tasting board (negro, coloradito, amarillo, verde, chichilo, manchamanteles and rojo).
SignatureSeven moles tasting, Tlayuda
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.
SignatureComida corrida, Mole oaxaqueno, Pulque mezcal flight
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.
SignatureTetelas, Memelas, Mezcal cocktails
