The places in Oaxaca the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.

Food tour in Oaxaca

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La Teca

La Teca in Reforma is Deyanira Aquino's home-kitchen Istmo room with five tables, no sign and 30 years of garnachas-on-banana-leaf cooking unchanged.

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Where to stay in Oaxaca

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Hostal las Americas With a stay at Hostal las Americas in Oaxaca (Oaxaca Centro), you'll be steps from Rufino Tamayo Museum and... Check dates Hotel Emperador With a stay at Hotel Emperador in Oaxaca (Oaxaca Centro), you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Benito Juarez... Check dates Hotel Esperanza With a stay at Hotel Esperanza in Oaxaca (Oaxaca Centro), you'll be a 4-minute walk from Oaxaca Textile Mus... Check dates Los Nardos Hostel by Rotamundos With a stay at Los Nardos Hostel by Rotamundos in Oaxaca (Jalatlaco), you'll be within a 5-minute walk of E... Check dates

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