23 mid-range rooms in Oaxaca, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Oaxaca — no surprise on the bill, real cooking. All Oaxaca food.
La Teca ★ 4.5
reforma · Violetas 200-A, Colonia Reforma, 68050 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
La Teca in Reforma is Deyanira Aquino Pineda's 30-year Istmo institution, a five-table room where garnachas and tamales arrive on banana leaves.
La Teca ★ 4.5
reforma · Violetas 200-A, Colonia Reforma, 68050 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
La Teca in Reforma is Deyanira Aquino Pineda's 30-year Istmo institution, a five-table room where banana-leaf tamales and garnachas arrive on enamel plates.
Yu Ne Nisa ★ 4.4
reforma · Amapolas 1425, Colonia Reforma, 68050 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Yu Ne Nisa (Land and Water in Zapotec) on Amapolas runs Ofelia Jimenez's Istmo cooking in a quiet Reforma residential strip, with cocina de autor takes.
Las Quince Letras ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Mariano Abasolo 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Las Quince Letras on Abasolo near Santo Domingo is Celia Florian's women-owned mole room since 1992, where the mole negro runs more than thirty ingredients.
Zandunga Sabor Istmeno ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Calle de Manuel Garcia Vigil 512-E, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Zandunga on Garcia Vigil runs Tehuantepec-isthmus food in a corner-room courtyard, with garnachas and banana-leaf tamales since 2002 on the Andador strip.
Las Quince Letras ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Mariano Abasolo 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Las Quince Letras on Abasolo near Santo Domingo is Celia Florian's women-owned mole room since 1992, where the mole negro runs more than thirty ingredients.
La Olla ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Reforma 402, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
La Olla on Reforma is Pilar Cabrera's twenty-year converted-house room two blocks from Santo Domingo, kitchen behind the Casa de los Sabores school.
Mezcalogia (kitchen) ★ 4.3
centro-historico · C. de Manuel Garcia Vigil 509, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Mezcalogia on Garcia Vigil is the Casa Cortes family's El Jolgorio mezcaleria with a strong kitchen of Oaxacan plates and a 200-bottle mezcal cocktail bar.
Yu Ne Nisa ★ 4.3
reforma · Amapolas 1425, Colonia Reforma, 68050 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Yu Ne Nisa (Land and Water in Zapotec) on Amapolas runs Istmo cooking in a quiet Reforma residential strip, with cocina de autor takes on Tehuano classics.
La Olla ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Reforma 402, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
La Olla on Reforma is Pilar Cabrera's twenty-year converted-house room two blocks from Santo Domingo, the kitchen that built the Casa de los Sabores school.
Mezcalogia (kitchen) ★ 4.3
centro-historico · C. de Manuel Garcia Vigil 509, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Mezcalogia on Garcia Vigil is the Casa Cortes family's El Jolgorio mezcaleria with a strong kitchen of Oaxacan plates and a 200-bottle mezcal cocktail bar.
Restaurante Catedral ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle de Manuel Garcia Vigil 105, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs a generous courtyard with live music and a seven-moles platter (negro, chichilo, amarillo).
Los Pacos ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Abasolo 121, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Los Pacos on Abasolo with a rooftop terrace runs seven moles on one tasting board (negro, coloradito, amarillo, verde, chichilo, manchamanteles, rojo).
Cabuche ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Miguel Hidalgo 1017, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Cabuche near the Zocalo is an inviting Oaxacan room with a deep pulque, mezcal and craft-beer list and a 100-peso two-course lunch that locals book daily.
Restaurante Catedral ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle de Manuel Garcia Vigil 105, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs a generous courtyard with live music nightly and a seven-moles platter on the standard menu.
Los Pacos ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Abasolo 121, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Los Pacos on Abasolo with a rooftop terrace runs seven moles on one tasting board (negro, coloradito, amarillo, verde, chichilo, manchamanteles and rojo).
Cabuche ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Miguel Hidalgo 1017, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Cabuche near the Zocalo is an inviting Oaxacan room with a deep pulque, mezcal and craft-beer list and a 100-peso two-course comida corrida lunch daily.
Comala ★ 4.1
centro-historico · Calle Jose Maria Pino Suarez 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Comala on Pino Suarez is a Centro restaurant-bar with a leafy courtyard, serving Oaxacan plates from morning to 1am, with a mezcal and craft cocktail program.
Comala ★ 4.1
centro-historico · Calle Jose Maria Pino Suarez 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Comala on Pino Suarez is a Centro restaurant-bar with a leafy courtyard, serving Oaxacan plates from morning to 1am, with a mezcal and craft cocktail list.
Suculenta ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Calle del General Porfirio Diaz 207-G, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Suculenta on Porfirio Diaz is Paulina Garcia Hernandez and Daniel Lopez's food gallery, with hand-crafted jellies and wild Sierra Norte mushrooms.
Hierba Santa Cocina Oaxaquena ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Av. de la Independencia 1203, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Hierba Santa on Independencia is a Centro Oaxacan kitchen that runs around the namesake leaf, with a mole program and a Pacific-catch second course.
El Asador Vasco ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Portal de Flores 10 A, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
El Asador Vasco on the Zocalo's upper Portal de Flores is Oaxaca's long-running Spanish-Basque grill with a balcony table over the plaza for nights out.
El Sol y La Luna ★ 3.9
centro-historico · Pino Suarez 304, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
El Sol y La Luna on Pino Suarez is the Centro wood-fired pizza room with handmade pasta, a long-running Italian table at a quiet end of Cinco de Mayo.