Cabuche ★ 4.2
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
Tierra del Sol is a modern oaxacan restaurant in Centro Historico, Oaxaca.
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 dishes: Tetelas, Chichilo, Tlayuda al comal
Address: Reforma 411, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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
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.
Signature: Tetelas, Memelas, Mezcal cocktails
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.
Signature: Chuleton, Bacalao al pil-pil, Paella
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.
Signature: Tasting 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.
Signature: Tasting 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.
Signature: Sierra Sur tasting menu, Tetelas, Mole negro
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
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.
Signature: Tetelas, Memelas, Mezcal cocktails
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.
Signature: Chuleton, Bacalao al pil-pil, Paella
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.
Signature: Tasting 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.
Signature: Tasting 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.
Signature: Sierra Sur tasting menu, Tetelas, Mole negro