El Destilado is a modern mexican restaurant in Centro Historico, Oaxaca.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Private tour · 3 hours
Follow a private guide through Oaxaca’s historic center. Explore Benito Juárez’s home, the grand cathedral, artisan shops, lively Zócalo, Mercado Benito Juárez, and La...
Guided tour · 7 hours
Ride through Oaxaca’s agave-filled countryside, then enjoy a hands-on cooking class, mezcal margaritas, and a relaxed ranch lunch. Hiking or birdwatching options avail...
Day trip · 9 hours
Watch the sunrise over Hierve el Agua before the crowds arrive. An authentic day out with a traditional Oaxacan breakfast, the weaving village of Teotitlán del Valle, ...
Address: 5 de Mayo 409, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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
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.
SignatureTlayuda, Tetelas, Mezcal cocktails
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
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.
SignatureTlayuda, Tetelas, Mezcal cocktails
