Culinary Backstreets is a food tour in Centro Historico, Oaxaca.
Culinary Backstreets Earth Corn and Fire is a 5.5-hour walk across Mercado de La Merced and Mercado 20 de Noviembre with a comal tortilla demo and a mole meal at a family-run market kitchen. Max 7 guests, runs Monday to Saturday at 10am.
Route: Earth, Corn and Fire: Tasting the Roots of Oaxacan Cuisine. Mercado de La Merced and Mercado 20 de Noviembre, comal tortilla making, family-run mole meal
Culinary Backstreets The Late Shift is a 5-hour afternoon-into-evening crawl through 9-12 stops including a tortas counter open since 1930, a tlayuda vendor since 1952 and a mezcal tasting with a master distiller. Runs Monday to Saturday at 4pm.
Oaxaca by Locals runs a Centro market crawl with a local guide, hitting Mercado 20 de Noviembre, the chocolate block and a small mezcaleria for a final flight.
Oaxaca Street Food Tour walks the Zocalo, Pasillo de Humo and tlayuda stands, run by a women-owned business committed to local and fair-trade vendor sourcing.
A Chef's Tour Oaxaca is an evening 6:30pm-10:30pm walk for up to 8 guests with 14-plus tastings: campechano tacos, lechon, tlayudas, garnachas, tamales with mole, esquites con chapulines and a mezcal flight at a local bodega.
Secret Food Tours Oaxaca runs a 3 to 3.5-hour walking crawl across Mercado 20 de Noviembre, Mercado Benito Juarez and the Zocalo, with 10 stops for mole negro, mole rojo, chapulines, quesillo and a pre-Hispanic cocoa drink. Max 10 guests.
Culinary Backstreets The Late Shift is a 5-hour afternoon-into-evening crawl through 9-12 stops including a tortas counter open since 1930, a tlayuda vendor since 1952 and a mezcal tasting with a master distiller. Runs Monday to Saturday at 4pm.
Oaxaca by Locals runs a Centro market crawl with a local guide, hitting Mercado 20 de Noviembre, the chocolate block and a small mezcaleria for a final flight.
Oaxaca Street Food Tour walks the Zocalo, Pasillo de Humo and tlayuda stands, run by a women-owned business committed to local and fair-trade vendor sourcing.
A Chef's Tour Oaxaca is an evening 6:30pm-10:30pm walk for up to 8 guests with 14-plus tastings: campechano tacos, lechon, tlayudas, garnachas, tamales with mole, esquites con chapulines and a mezcal flight at a local bodega.
The Mezcal Journey is a 6-hour day trip from Centro at 11am to Mitla and Matatlan, with an agave-field walk, an artisan distillery process tour, unlimited tasting and a traditional Oaxacan meal at a local restaurant.
Secret Food Tours Oaxaca runs a 3 to 3.5-hour walking crawl across Mercado 20 de Noviembre, Mercado Benito Juarez and the Zocalo, with 10 stops for mole negro, mole rojo, chapulines, quesillo and a pre-Hispanic cocoa drink. Max 10 guests.