Mole coloradito is the sweeter, redder mole of the seven, with ancho and guajillo chiles, plantain and chocolate; a Sunday-lunch standard across Oaxaca.
Mole coloradito was historically a celebration mole for weddings and baptisms, lighter than negro and quicker to make. The Casa Oaxaca and Las Quince Letras versions stay closest to the convent-kitchen original, with ancho, guajillo and a touch of chilhuacle red giving it a brick-red colour. Many Oaxacan home cooks make it weekly from a Mercado de Abastos mole-paste base, served over enmoladas with shredded chicken and queso fresco for Sunday lunch.
5 editor picks for Mole coloradito in Oaxaca, ranked by editorial score. All Oaxaca signature dishes · Mole coloradito across every city.
Las Quince Letras ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Mariano Abasolo 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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.
Ancestral Cocina Tradicional ★ 4.4
xochimilco · C. Jose Lopez Alavez 1347, Barrio de Xochimilco, 68040 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Ancestral Cocina Tradicional in Xochimilco is a thatched-roof grove on Lopez Alavez, the seven-moles tasting platter room since 2017 in the weaving district.
La Olla ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Reforma 402, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
La Olla on Reforma is Pilar Cabrera's twenty-year converted-house room two blocks from Santo Domingo, kitchen behind the Casa de los Sabores school.
Restaurante Catedral ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle de Manuel Garcia Vigil 105, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs a generous courtyard with live music and a seven-moles platter (negro, chichilo, amarillo).
Los Pacos ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Abasolo 121, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Los Pacos on Abasolo with a rooftop terrace runs seven moles on one tasting board (negro, coloradito, amarillo, verde, chichilo, manchamanteles, rojo).