36 upscale places in Oaxaca, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Oaxaca: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Oaxaca food.
Tierra del Sol ★ 4.8
centro-historico · Reforma 411, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, 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.
Mezcaloteca ★ 4.7
centro-historico · Reforma 506, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Mezcaloteca on Reforma is the appointment-only library tasting room with 100-plus family-producer mezcals, opened in 2010 to educate palates on traditional.
Mezcaloteca ★ 4.7
centro-historico · Reforma 506, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Mezcaloteca on Reforma is the appointment-only mezcal library with 100-plus family producers for educational flights and a small dry-snack pairing service.
Los Danzantes ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Macedonio Alcala 403 int. 4, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Los Danzantes Oaxaca on the Andador is Alex Burgos's open-courtyard room with one Michelin star (2024, retained 2025) and a Green Star, with a mezcal program.
El Destilado ★ 4.5
centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 409, 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.
El Destilado ★ 4.5
centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 409, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
El Destilado on Cinco de Mayo runs share-plate a la carte beyond the tasting menu, with Mexican sake, natural wine and an in-house mezcal pairing flight.
Selva Oaxaca Cocktail Bar ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Macedonio Alcala 403 int. 6, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Selva on Macedonio Alcala is on the 50 Best Discovery list, a creative cocktail bar with Oaxacan-ingredient drinks and mezcals from small distilleries.
In Situ Mezcaleria ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Vicente Guerrero 413, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
In Situ on Vicente Guerrero is Ulises Torrentera's mezcaleria with 180-plus mezcals and the author often behind the bar pouring on his own flights all night.
El Destilado ★ 4.5
centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 409, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
El Destilado on Cinco de Mayo runs a long mezcal and Mexican-sake pairing alongside the tasting menu, with one of Oaxaca's deepest fermented-drink lists.
El Destilado ★ 4.5
centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 409, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
El Destilado on Cinco de Mayo is the natural-Mexican-wine and mezcal-pairing programme alongside the tasting menu, with a deep Valle de Guadalupe bottle list.
Selva Oaxaca ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Macedonio Alcala 403 int. 6, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Selva on Macedonio Alcala is the 50 Best Discovery cocktail bar with creative Oaxacan-ingredient drinks and mezcals from small distilleries on a tight bar.
In Situ Mezcaleria ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Vicente Guerrero 413, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
In Situ on Vicente Guerrero is Ulises Torrentera's mezcaleria with 180-plus mezcals, often poured by the author himself, and a small snack program for long.
Zandunga Sabor Istmeno ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Calle de Manuel Garcia Vigil 512-E, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Zandunga Sabor Istmeno is Oaxaca's Tehuantepec-isthmus room on Garcia Vigil, the kitchen that ships banana-leaf tamales and garnachas to the centro.
Ancestral Cocina Tradicional ★ 4.4
xochimilco · C. Jose Lopez Alavez 1347, Barrio de Xochimilco, 68040 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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.
Almu ★ 4.4
valle-de-tilcajete · Carretera San Martin Tilcajete, Progreso S/N, 71506 San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca
Almu in San Martin Tilcajete (the alebrijes village south of Oaxaca) is the open-air, open-fire countryside kitchen in the 2025 Michelin Guide.
Sabina Sabe ★ 4.4
centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 209, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Sabina Sabe on Cinco de Mayo 209 is named for Mazatec medicine woman Maria Sabina, a cocktail bar with one of the world's largest mezcal collections.
Cuish Mezcaleria ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Diaz Ordaz 712, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Cuish on Diaz Ordaz is Felix Hernandez Monterrosa's mezcaleria since 2009, with wild-agave mezcals downstairs and a small art and live-music room upstairs.
Sabina Sabe ★ 4.4
centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 209, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Sabina Sabe also runs as a late-night Centro cocktail bar with multiple drinking rooms, a Mazatec-inspired cocktail program and music past midnight.
Los Danzantes Mezcal Bar ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Macedonio Alcala 403 int. 4, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Los Danzantes runs an in-house mezcal bar program from its distillery, pouring single-village mezcals (Santiago Matatlan) alongside the restaurant menu.
Sabina Sabe ★ 4.4
centro-historico · 5 de Mayo 209, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Sabina Sabe on Cinco de Mayo 209 is named for Maria Sabina, a cocktail bar with a vast mezcal collection, natural wines and local-ingredient small plates.
Mezcalogia ★ 4.3
centro-historico · C. de Manuel Garcia Vigil 509, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Mezcalogia on Garcia Vigil is the Casa Cortes family's El Jolgorio and Nuestra Soledad mezcaleria, with a kitchen of Oaxacan plates and 200-bottle cocktails.
Neta Tasting Room ★ 4.3
jalatlaco · Calle Antequera 318, Barrio de Jalatlaco, 68080 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Neta Tasting Room on Cinco de Mayo 506 in Jalatlaco is the official Neta Spirits showroom, with mezcal flights, small plates and barrio-evening rhythm.
La Popular ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Garcia Vigil 519, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
La Popular on Garcia Vigil is a restaurant, bar and gallery with a natural-wine list and a tight kitchen of small plates, a fixture of the Oaxaca scene.
Neta Tasting Room ★ 4.3
jalatlaco · Calle Antequera 318, Barrio de Jalatlaco, 68080 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Neta Tasting Room in Jalatlaco is the Neta Spirits showroom on Cinco de Mayo 506, with mezcal flights, natural wines and small plates in quiet evenings.
Mezcalogia ★ 4.3
centro-historico · C. de Manuel Garcia Vigil 509, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Mezcalogia on Garcia Vigil pairs Casa Cortes mezcals (El Jolgorio, Nuestra Soledad) with a tight Mexican wine list and a small kitchen of Oaxacan plates.
La Casa del Mezcal ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Flores Magon 209, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
La Casa del Mezcal on Flores Magon is the 1935 cantina behind Mercado Benito Juarez, with a long mezcal counter and old-cantina feel in the heart of Centro.
Oaxaca Brewing Co ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle de Tinoco y Palacios 507a, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Oaxaca Brewing Co on Tinoco y Palacios is the city's flagship craft taproom from two Baja-California-trained brothers, with stouts, IPAs, fruit ales.
Casa Oaxaca Cafe ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Garcia Vigil 407, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Casa Oaxaca Cafe on Garcia Vigil 407 is Alejandro Ruiz's casual second room, a daytime cafe with mezcal sours and Casa Oaxaca classics at half the price.
El Asador Vasco ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Portal de Flores 10 A, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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.
Hierba Santa Cocina Oaxaquena ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Av. de la Independencia 1203, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
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.
Comala ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Calle Jose Maria Pino Suarez 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Comala on Pino Suarez is a Centro courtyard restaurant-bar with all-day Oaxacan plates and a mezcal-and-cocktail bar that runs to 1am most nights of the week.
Oaxaco Cerveceria ★ 4.0
centro-historico · C. de Ignacio Allende 207, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Oaxaco Cerveceria on Allende is a small Centro taproom with house IPAs, pulque-cerveza and a wood-fired pizza kitchen, run by a husband-and-wife team.
La Mezcalerita ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Calle Macedonio Alcala 706, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
La Mezcalerita on Macedonio Alcala is a small mezcal-cocktail room near Plaza de la Soledad with a strong mezcal-cocktail menu and craft beer.
Los Amantes ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Ignacio Allende 107, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Los Amantes on Macedonio Alcala is the mezcaleria from one of the city's older mezcal brands, with a poetry-and-cocktail program in a small Andador room.
Comala Wine Program ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Calle Jose Maria Pino Suarez 300, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Comala on Pino Suarez runs a small Mexican wine list with Casa Madero, Bichi and Cuna de Tierra alongside the in-house mezcal cocktails and the courtyard.
Pulqueria Jalatlaco ★ 3.9
jalatlaco · Aldama 503, Barrio de Jalatlaco, 68080 Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca
Pulqueria Jalatlaco on Aldama serves traditional pulques and curados (tuna, mango, apio) with a small botana, the most local-feeling drink room in the barrio.