Tasajo is Oaxacan salt-cured thin-sliced beef, grilled over wood coals at the Pasillo de Humo and served with avocado, salsa and warm tortillas to order.
Tasajo is the thin-sliced, salt-cured beef that defines the Pasillo de Humo grill alley at Mercado 20 de Noviembre, smoking over wood coals every lunchtime. The meat is hung at the butcher counters along the alley, weighed by the kilo, then walked to the grill stand to char with cebollitas, cactus paddles and chiles de agua. Served with avocado, tortillas and salsa, it is the canonical Oaxacan lunch.
6 editor picks for Tasajo in Oaxaca, ranked by editorial score. All Oaxaca signature dishes · Tasajo across every city.
Tierra del Sol ★ 4.8
centro-historico · Reforma 411, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Tierra del Sol on Reforma is Olga Cabrera's three-floor Oaxaca room, named Mexico's Restaurant of the Year for 2026, with a rooftop comal of tetelas.
Tlayudas Libres ★ 4.7
centro-historico · C. de Los Libres 212, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Tlayudas Libres on Calle de Los Libres is Oaxaca's canonical late-night tlayuda stand, with cooking fires on the street and tasajo, chorizo and quesillo.
Pasillo de Humo ★ 4.6
centro-historico · Calle 20 de Noviembre S/N, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Pasillo de Humo inside Mercado 20 de Noviembre runs charcoal-grilled tasajo, cecina and chorizo by the half-kilo from a dozen stands, 80-150 pesos a plate.
Itanoni ★ 4.5
reforma · Av Belisario Dominguez 513, Colonia Reforma, 68050 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Itanoni in Reforma charges 25-70 pesos for criollo-corn memelas and tetelas off the wood-fired comal, the best price-quality for traditional Oaxacan masa.
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.
Almu ★ 4.4
valle-de-tilcajete · Carretera San Martin Tilcajete, Progreso S/N, 71506 San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca
Almu in San Martin Tilcajete (the alebrijes village south of Oaxaca) is the open-air, open-fire countryside kitchen in the 2025 Michelin Guide.