Oaxaca Streets Food Tour with 14+ Tastings
Experience the real Oaxaca on this evening food tour through lively street stalls and neighbourhood kitchens. With 14+ tastings, discover the bold flavours beloved by locals.
CuisineMexican
Price$$$$
Tasting menu$700 to $1,000
Neighborhoodxochimilco
ChefMargarita Pineda Aguilar
Book ahead1 week
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Tip: The mole tasting (degustacion de moles) is the only way to do it on a first visit; lunch is the strongest service.
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Address: C. Jose Lopez Alavez 1347, Barrio de Xochimilco, 68040 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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Las Quince Letras ★ 4.4
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Tip: Order the duo-de-moles or trio-de-moles to see the kitchen's range across three sauces in one sitting.
Restaurante Catedral ★ 4.2
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs a generous courtyard with live music and a seven-moles menu (negro, chichilo, amarillo, verde).
Tip: Tuesdays closed; the moles oaxaquenos platter for two is the standard ask. Live music after 8pm most nights.
La Olla ★ 4.3
La Olla on Reforma is Pilar Cabrera's twenty-year converted-house room two blocks from Santo Domingo, the kitchen that built Casa de los Sabores school.
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Los Pacos ★ 4.2
Los Pacos on Abasolo with a rooftop terrace runs seven moles on one tasting board for the canonical mole-flight of the city across two sittings daily.
Tip: Skip mains and order the moles-de-Oaxaca tasting plate; bring an appetite and a friend to share the seven.
El Asador Vasco ★ 4.0
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