Las Quince Letras ★ 4.4
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.
Signature: Mole negro, Duo de moles, Mole amarillo
Pitiona Cocina de Autor is a modern oaxacan restaurant in Centro Historico, Oaxaca.
Pitiona Cocina de Autor on Allende is Jose Manuel Banos's tasting-menu room, a kitchen that runs seasonal Oaxacan ingredients through fine-dining technique.
Signature dishes: Tasting menu, Mole amarillo course, Coast catch
Address: Ignacio Allende 114, 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.
Signature: Mole negro, Duo de moles, Mole amarillo
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs a generous courtyard with live music and a seven-moles platter (negro, chichilo, amarillo).
Signature: Seven moles, Chile relleno, Sopa azteca
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.
Signature: Mole oaxaqueno, Chiles rellenos, Sopa de guias
Los Pacos on Abasolo with a rooftop terrace runs seven moles on one tasting board (negro, coloradito, amarillo, verde, chichilo, manchamanteles, rojo).
Signature: Seven moles tasting, Tlayuda, Tasajo
Tierra del Sol on Reforma is Olga Cabrera's three-floor Oaxaca room, named Mexico's Restaurant of the Year for 2026, with a rooftop comal of tetelas.
Signature: Tetelas, Chichilo, Tlayuda al comal
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.
Signature: Comida corrida, Mole, Chiles rellenos
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.
Signature: Mole negro, Duo de moles, Mole amarillo
Restaurante Catedral one block from the cathedral runs a generous courtyard with live music and a seven-moles platter (negro, chichilo, amarillo).
Signature: Seven moles, Chile relleno, Sopa azteca
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.
Signature: Mole oaxaqueno, Chiles rellenos, Sopa de guias
Los Pacos on Abasolo with a rooftop terrace runs seven moles on one tasting board (negro, coloradito, amarillo, verde, chichilo, manchamanteles, rojo).
Signature: Seven moles tasting, Tlayuda, Tasajo
Tierra del Sol on Reforma is Olga Cabrera's three-floor Oaxaca room, named Mexico's Restaurant of the Year for 2026, with a rooftop comal of tetelas.
Signature: Tetelas, Chichilo, Tlayuda al comal
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.
Signature: Comida corrida, Mole, Chiles rellenos