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OaxacanCentro Historico
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.
SignatureTetelas, Memelas, Mezcal cocktails
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Spanish-basque GrillCentro Historico
El Asador Vasco on the Zocalo's upper Portal de Flores is Oaxaca's long-running Spanish-Basque grill with a balcony table that locals book for nights out.
SignatureChuleton, Bacalao al pil-pil, Paella
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Modern MexicanCentro Historico
El Destilado on Cinco de Mayo is Julio Aguilera's tasting-menu room, with a nine-course menu and a mezcal and Mexican sake pairing programme since 2016.
SignatureTasting menu, Mezcal pairing, Mexican sake pairing
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Modern OaxacanCentro Historico
Criollo is Enrique Olvera's Pujol-backed Madero room with Luis Arellano on the stoves, a courtyard-built tasting menu of Oaxacan recipes since 2017.
SignatureTasting menu, Cacao-on-cacao dessert
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MexicanCentro Historico
Levadura de Olla on Garcia Vigil is Thalia Barrios Garcia's Michelin-starred room (2024, retained 2025), Mexico's first regional star outside the capital.
SignatureSierra Sur tasting menu, Tetelas, Mole negro
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MexicanCentro Historico
Suculenta on Porfirio Diaz is Paulina Garcia Hernandez and Daniel Lopez's food gallery, with hand-crafted jellies and wild Sierra Norte mushrooms.
SignatureHand-crafted condiments, Sierra Norte mushroom plates