19 cafe rooms in Oaxaca we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Oaxaca | Cafe across every city.
Oaxaca's cafe scene runs on coffee from the surrounding sierra and on the city's deep chocolate culture. In the Centro historico, Cafe Brujula on Macedonio Alcala and Muss Cafe on Miguel Hidalgo pour specialty coffee, while Chocolate Mayordomo on Mina turns out the stone-ground drinking chocolate the city is known for. Over in Barrio de Jalatlaco, Santa Hierba on 5 de Mayo and Nanita on Ninos Heroes give the form a quieter, neighbourhood feel.
Muss Cafe ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Miguel Hidalgo 911, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Muss Cafe on Miguel Hidalgo is Aurora Tostado and Stefano De Bellis's 2019 specialty cafe, sourcing organic Finca Las Nieves beans from the Sierra Sur.
Cafe Brujula Alcala ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Macedonio Alcala 104, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Cafe Brujula Alcala on the Andador is the founder location of the in-house Oaxacan specialty roaster, with Sierra Norte and Pluma beans roasted small-batch.
Cafe Brujula Garcia Vigil ★ 4.4
centro-historico · C. de Manuel Garcia Vigil 509, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Cafe Brujula on Garcia Vigil is the roastery branch with in-house Oaxacan beans, a small-batch Probat roaster on display and pour-overs every morning.
Cafebre ★ 4.3
centro-historico · C. de Manuel Bravo 108, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Cafebre on Manuel Bravo is the Centro specialty roaster pouring Mixteca Alta and Sierra Norte beans in small lots, with a Reforma second branch since 2024.
Boulenc ★ 4.6
centro-historico · Calle Porfirio Diaz 207, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Boulenc on Porfirio Diaz is the cafe and sourdough bakery courtyard with masa-madre breads, mushroom banh mi and a sit-and-stay terrace inside an old hotel.
Marito y Moglie Cafe ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Miguel Hidalgo 1204, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Marito y Moglie Cafe on Pino Suarez is the Centro pour-over and brunch room famous for Turkish eggs, ciabatta sandwiches and pastries from the in-house oven.
Santa Hierba ★ 4.3
jalatlaco · 5 de Mayo 505, Barrio de Jalatlaco, 68080 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Santa Hierba in Jalatlaco on Cinco de Mayo 505 is the plant-based cafe with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free plates in a tropical rooftop courtyard.
Nanita ★ 4.2
jalatlaco · Ninos Heroes 312, Barrio de Jalatlaco, 68080 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Nanita in Jalatlaco is the plant-based cafe on Ninos Heroes 312, with vegan chilaquiles, pozole verde, burritos and the slow comida corrida of the barrio.
Pan:am Abasolo ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Abasolo 103, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Pan:am on Abasolo is the Centro all-day cafe with chilaquiles, enchiladas suizas and a bakery counter of fresh waffles, scrambles and Oaxacan pastries.
Pan:am Reforma ★ 4.1
reforma · Av Belisario Dominguez 809, Colonia Reforma, 68050 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Pan:am Reforma on Belisario Dominguez is the second branch with the in-house bakery, chilaquiles and Oaxacan pastries baked fresh for the morning crowd.
Suculenta ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Calle del General Porfirio Diaz 207-G, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Suculenta on Porfirio Diaz is Paulina Garcia and Daniel Lopez's food gallery, with jellies, edible oils and a kitchen of wild Sierra Norte mushroom plates.
Comala Cafe ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Calle Jose Maria Pino Suarez 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Comala on Pino Suarez is a Centro courtyard cafe-restaurant-bar with all-day Oaxacan plates and a mezcal-leaning bar that runs to 1am most nights.
Pan con Madre ★ 4.6
centro-historico · Calle Quetzalcoatl 205-D, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Pan con Madre on Quetzalcoatl is Oaxaca's sourdough pioneer (masa madre), a courtyard cafe-bakery with cardamom spirals, focaccia and a wood-fired oven.
Comedor Yolis (Mercado Sanchez Pascuas) ★ 3.9
centro-historico · Calle Porfirio Diaz 719, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Comedor Yolis at Mercado Sanchez Pascuas is one of the slate of breakfast counters (Yolis, Lupita, Nelly, Chonchita) inside the local market on Porfirio Diaz.
El Volador (Plaza de la Danza) ★ 4.1
centro-historico · Jardin Socrates, Plaza de la Danza, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
El Volador is one of the Plaza de la Danza tejate stands in the Jardin Socrates, where the prehispanic cacao-and-maize drink is whisked to a foam by the lake.
Nieves Manolo ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Calle Macedonio Alcala 706, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Nieves Manolo on Macedonio Alcala is the Velasco-Cuevas family's 1953 nieves stand, with leche quemada, tuna and sorbete by the Jardin Socrates lake.
Chocolate Mayordomo ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Francisco Javier Mina 219, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Chocolate Mayordomo on Mina and 20 de Noviembre is the 1956 Tlacolula family chocolate house, with chocolate de agua and pan de yema for dunking on demand.
Mezcaloteca tasting room ★ 4.7
centro-historico · Reforma 506, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Mezcaloteca on Reforma is the appointment-only library tasting room with 100-plus family-producer mezcals, opened in 2010 to educate palates on traditional.
Hierba Dulce ★ 4.3
centro-historico · C. Porfirio Diaz 311, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Hierba Dulce on Porfirio Diaz is a tranquil plant-based cafe in Centro with Oaxacan ingredients on a fully vegan menu, named after the local sweet-leaf herb.