Oaxacan baking lives at the intersection of pan de yema, the egg-yolk-rich bread the city dunks in stone-ground chocolate, and a newer masa-madre sourdough movement. In the Centro historico, Boulenc on Porfirio Diaz and Pan con Madre on Quetzalcoatl lead the natural-leaven wave, while Chocolate Mayordomo on Mina mills cacao to order for the drinking-chocolate tradition. The Mercado 20 de Noviembre pan dulce row keeps the older home-baker conchas and pan de muerto alive.
15 bakery places in Oaxaca we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Oaxaca · Bakery across every city.
Order Sourdough country loaf
Boulenc on Porfirio Diaz is Oaxaca's masa-madre flagship, with a stone-mill country loaf, cardamom spirals and a vegan-marked menu in a hotel courtyard.
Order Cardamom spiral
Pan con Madre on Quetzalcoatl is Oaxaca's sourdough pioneer, an open-kitchen bakery with cardamom spirals, focaccia and dulce-de-leche rolls on the counter.
Order Pan de yema oaxaqueno
Pasteleria Carmelita on Morelos 908 is one of the Centro outlets of the Carmelita family chain, with pan de yema, conchas and a cake counter open daily.
Order Pan de muerto in October
Pasteleria Carmelita on Calle de Los Libres is the second Centro branch of the family chain, with pan de yema, pan de muerto in October and traditional cakes.
Order Pan dulce platter
Pan:am on Abasolo bakes housemade bread and pastries each morning, paired with a breakfast room serving chilaquiles, waffles and pan dulce platters.
Order Chocolate de agua
Chocolate Mayordomo Mina is the 1956 family chocolate house from Tlacolula, with cacao milled to order, drinking-chocolate tablets and pan de yema on offer.
Order Cacao tablet
Chocolate Mayordomo's Mercado 20 de Noviembre stall (Casetas 21-23) is the in-market branch of the 1956 chocolate house, milling cacao on demand and bagging.
Order Pan de yema
La Soledad on Independencia is the historic pan de yema counter near the Basilica de La Soledad, with the egg-yolk-rich bread Oaxaca dunks in chocolate.
Order Tejate
El Volador in the Jardin Socrates pours tejate, the prehispanic maize-and-cacao drink declared Oaxacan cultural heritage in 2023, with totopos on the side.
Order Pan de muerto in October
Mercado 20 de Noviembre's pan dulce row runs the southwest aisle, with conchas, pan de yema and pan de muerto every October from a dozen Oaxacan home bakers.
Order Chocolate de leche tablet
Chocolate La Soledad on Mina is the other long-running chocolate house in the Mina-20 de Noviembre block, with stone-ground cacao milled on the counter daily.
Order Mole-tablet kit
Chocolate Guelaguetza on Calle 20 de Noviembre has run since 1956, with stone-ground cacao tablets and pre-mixed mole pastes sold by the kilo for home cooks.
Order Tejate bowl
The tejate vendors at Mercado Benito Juarez whisk maize, cacao, mamey seed and cacao flower into the foamed prehispanic drink, served from gourd bowls.
Order Pan de yema
Mercado Sanchez Pascuas's bread row sits in the third hall, with pan dulce, conchas, tejate and a fonda counter (Yolis, Lupita, Nelly) open from 06:00 daily.
Order Bola de quesillo
The Mercado Reyes Etla pan and quesillo row sells Oaxacan string cheese pulled fresh and traditional pan dulce on tianguis days, half-an-hour north of Centro.
