Mercado de Zaachila (Thursday tianguis) is a food market in Valles Centrales, Oaxaca.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
3 hours
Cooking class and Market visit with a authentic traditional cook recognized by the UNESCO. Prepare tamales, green mole using authentic methods and enjoy a mezcal tasting.
Guided tour · 1h 30m
Taste 6 Oaxacan flavors at Mercado 20 de Noviembre: tejate, tlayuda, chapulines, piedrazo, regional sweets and fresh agua. Guided by a local with family working the ma...
Private tour · 6 hours
Edgar will reveal the history of the oldest religious state in all of Mexico. Along with the delicious flavors of the markets of Oaxaca City.
Address: Centro de Zaachila, 71250 Villa de Zaachila, Oaxaca
Mercado de Tlacolula is the Sunday tianguis half-an-hour east of Oaxaca City, with Zapotec valley farmers, butchers and mezcal producers in the square.
Mercado 20 de Noviembre is Oaxaca's covered food market with the Pasillo de Humo grill alley of tasajo, cecina enchilada and chorizo over wood coals daily.
Mercado Benito Juarez opened in 1894 one block from the Zocalo, with chapulines on Miguel Cabrera, mole pastes and the chocolate rows facing 20 de Noviembre.
Mercado Sanchez Pascuas on Porfirio Diaz is the small local market in the northwest of Centro, with tejate and tamal counters from 06:00 daily, locals only.
Central de Abastos is Oaxaca's giant supply market with mole-paste rows, the famous Memelas Dona Vale counter and a Saturday tianguis from the valleys.
Mercado de la Merced near Plaza de la Merced is a covered market with comedor counters, pan dulce, fresh produce and a daily lunch crowd of locals only.
Mercado de Tlacolula is the Sunday tianguis half-an-hour east of Oaxaca City, with Zapotec valley farmers, butchers and mezcal producers in the square.
