Oaxaca takes its morning meal seriously, whether that means memelas griddled to order or a slow breakfast over Oaxacan chocolate. In the Centro historico, Memelas Dona Vale on Mercaderes and the breakfast room at Pan:am on Abasolo anchor the traditional end, while Boulenc nearby pulls a younger crowd for sourdough and eggs. Out in Colonia Reforma, Itanoni on Belisario Dominguez builds its menu around heirloom-maize antojitos.
13 brunch places in Oaxaca we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Oaxaca · Brunch across every city.
Try Memelas with morita chile
Memelas Dona Vale at Mercado de Abastos charges 15-30 pesos per memela with morita-chile sauce, asiento and quesillo on the comal, the budget breakfast.
Try Chilaquiles and pan dulce
Pan:am on Abasolo charges 80-180 pesos for a full chilaquiles or enchiladas suizas breakfast plate, with the in-house bakery's pan dulce on the side.
Order Sourdough toast with avocado, eggs and asiento
Boulenc on Porfirio Diaz is Oaxaca's all-day breakfast headliner, a courtyard with sourdough toast, mushroom banh mi and vegan-marked plates from 08:00 daily.
Order Pour-over Finca Las Nieves with sourdough toast and shakshuka
Muss Cafe on Miguel Hidalgo is the Centro brunch spot with single-origin pour-overs, shakshuka, sourdough toast and the in-house bakery's cardamom buns.
Order Turkish eggs with toasted ciabatta
Marito y Moglie on Pino Suarez is the brunch room famous for Turkish eggs, ciabatta sandwiches and pastries baked in the in-house oven, with pour-over coffee.
Order Chilaquiles with mole or huevos a la oaxaquena
Pan:am on Abasolo is the all-day breakfast cafe with chilaquiles, enchiladas suizas and an in-house bakery, generous portions in a tight Centro room.
Order Bakery basket with chilaquiles verdes
Pan:am Reforma on Belisario Dominguez is the leafier branch, with in-house bakery, chilaquiles, omelettes and a brunch terrace for the slow mornings.
Order Memelas with frijol and quesillo, atole
Itanoni in Reforma serves the Oaxacan breakfast canon from 07:00 daily: memelas with frijol, tetelas with hierba santa and a chocolate or atole de granillo.
Order Vegan chilaquiles with cashew crema, herbal tea flight
Santa Hierba in Jalatlaco runs a plant-based brunch on Cinco de Mayo 505: vegan chilaquiles, sourdough tartines and herbal teas in a rooftop courtyard.
Order Huevos divorciados with mole verde and mole amarillo
La Olla on Reforma serves the long Oaxacan breakfast (huevos divorciados, chilaquiles verdes, mole-and-egg plates) in the converted-house dining rooms.
Order Memelas with quesillo and asiento, mezcal sour
Comala on Pino Suarez runs all-day from 09:00 with Oaxacan plates, memelas, tetelas and the courtyard mezcal-cocktail counter, the longest open hours.
Order Wood-fired pizza and Aperol spritz
El Sol y La Luna on Pino Suarez is the Centro wood-fired pizza room with handmade pasta and Sunday brunch sets, a long-running Italian-Mexican corner option.
Order Tostadas plate with cashew crema
Hierba Dulce on Porfirio Diaz is the Centro vegan brunch room, with tostadas, vegan chilaquiles and namesake-herb tisanes in a small courtyard.
