El Asador Vasco is a spanish-basque grill restaurant in Centro Historico, Oaxaca.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Discover the basics of mezcal with a tasting experience in Oaxaca City. Learn about the history and production of mezcal, and taste 6 different mezcals with a local expert.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Experience the real Oaxaca on this evening food tour through lively street stalls and neighbourhood kitchens. With 14+ tastings, discover the bold flavours beloved by locals.
Day trip · 6 hours
Our experience is a full immersion in the mezcal culture and all the tradition that surrounds it. Transportation, agave fields, artisanal distillery, mezcal tasting & ...
Address: Portal de Flores 10 A, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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
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
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
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
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.
SignatureMole oaxaqueno, Sopa de hierba santa, Pescado a la talla
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
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
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
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
Almu in San Martin Tilcajete (the alebrijes village south of Oaxaca) is the open-air, open-fire countryside kitchen in the 2025 Michelin Guide.
SignatureMemelas, Enmoladas, Tlayuda al comal
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.
SignatureMole oaxaqueno, Sopa de hierba santa, Pescado a la talla
