Hierba Santa Cocina Oaxaquena is a modern oaxacan restaurant in Centro Historico, Oaxaca.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 7h 30m
Discover the art of Zapotec pottery in San Marcos Tlapazola. Learn to extract and prepare red clay, craft your own piece, and enjoy a traditional Oaxacan brunch.
Private tour · 8 hours
Explore Mitla’s sacred Zapotec sites, stroll Tlacolula market stalls, and enjoy hands-on traditional Oaxacan chocolate making a taste of history and culture.
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...
Address: Av. de la Independencia 1203, 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.
SignatureTlayuda, Tetelas, Mezcal cocktails
Zandunga Sabor Istmeno is Oaxaca's Tehuantepec-isthmus room on Garcia Vigil, the kitchen that ships banana-leaf tamales and garnachas to the centro.
SignatureGarnachas istmenas, Tamales tehuanos, 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
Zandunga Sabor Istmeno is Oaxaca's Tehuantepec-isthmus room on Garcia Vigil, the kitchen that ships banana-leaf tamales and garnachas to the centro.
SignatureGarnachas istmenas, Tamales tehuanos, Pescado a la talla
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.
SignatureTotopos istmenos, Chile relleno de marlin
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.
SignatureGarnachas istmenas, Tamales de mole tehuano, Estofado
Itanoni on Belisario Dominguez is Amado Ramirez Leyva and Gabriela Fernandez Orantes's criollo-corn tortilleria since 2001, a room that nixtamalizes rainbow.
SignatureMemelas de criollo, Tetelas de frijol, Tlayuda con asiento
Ancestral Cocina Tradicional in Xochimilco is a thatched-roof grove on Lopez Alavez, the seven-moles tasting platter room since 2017 in the weaving district.
SignatureMole tasting, Tetelas, Sierra meats
