Comala ★ 4.0
Comala on Pino Suarez runs until 01:00 Monday to Saturday with Oaxacan plates, mezcal cocktails and a courtyard that draws the after-Selva crowd most nights.
Try: Oaxacan plates and mezcal
Selva is a late-night spot in Centro Historico, Oaxaca.
Selva on Macedonio Alcala stays open 16:00-01:00 Mon-Sat, a 50-Best-Discovery bar with hoja santa and Oaxacan-cheese cocktails on the late-night list.
Address: Macedonio Alcala 403 int. 6, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Comala on Pino Suarez runs until 01:00 Monday to Saturday with Oaxacan plates, mezcal cocktails and a courtyard that draws the after-Selva crowd most nights.
Try: Oaxacan plates and mezcal
The Zocalo esquites and elote carts run 18:00-23:00 daily, cups of corn with chile, lime, mayo, queso fresco and the standard plaza-night Oaxacan snack.
Try: Esquites and elotes
Oaxaca Brewing Co on Tinoco y Palacios stays open until 23:00 with craft pours, wood-fired pizza and a relaxed Centro taproom for late-night beer crowds.
Try: Craft beer and pizza
Mezcalogia on Garcia Vigil stays open Tuesday to Saturday until 00:30, with the Casa Cortes family's El Jolgorio mezcaleria and the kitchen on Oaxacan plates.
Try: Mezcal flights and plates
Tlayudas Libres on Calle de Los Libres opens at 21:00 and runs to 03:00 with wood-fire tlayudas, tasajo and quesillo, the canonical Oaxaca late-night stop.
Try: Tlayuda
Lechoncito de Oro on Calle de Los Libres runs 20:00 to 03:00 with suckling-pig tacos, tostadas and tortas, the most famous late-night lechon in town.
Try: Tacos de lechon
Comala on Pino Suarez runs until 01:00 Monday to Saturday with Oaxacan plates, mezcal cocktails and a courtyard that draws the after-Selva crowd most nights.
Try: Oaxacan plates and mezcal
The Zocalo esquites and elote carts run 18:00-23:00 daily, cups of corn with chile, lime, mayo, queso fresco and the standard plaza-night Oaxacan snack.
Try: Esquites and elotes
Oaxaca Brewing Co on Tinoco y Palacios stays open until 23:00 with craft pours, wood-fired pizza and a relaxed Centro taproom for late-night beer crowds.
Try: Craft beer and pizza
Mezcalogia on Garcia Vigil stays open Tuesday to Saturday until 00:30, with the Casa Cortes family's El Jolgorio mezcaleria and the kitchen on Oaxacan plates.
Try: Mezcal flights and plates
Tlayudas Libres on Calle de Los Libres opens at 21:00 and runs to 03:00 with wood-fire tlayudas, tasajo and quesillo, the canonical Oaxaca late-night stop.
Try: Tlayuda
Lechoncito de Oro on Calle de Los Libres runs 20:00 to 03:00 with suckling-pig tacos, tostadas and tortas, the most famous late-night lechon in town.
Try: Tacos de lechon