Quesillo de Reyes Etla bakery counter ★ 4.0
The Mercado Reyes Etla pan and quesillo row sells Oaxacan string cheese pulled fresh and traditional pan dulce on tianguis days, half-an-hour north of Centro.
Worth the queue: Bola de quesillo
Half an hour north of the centro, the Etla valley runs Wednesday tianguis day-markets and the Reyes Etla cheese tradition that put quesillo on the map.
The Mercado Reyes Etla pan and quesillo row sells Oaxacan string cheese pulled fresh and traditional pan dulce on tianguis days, half-an-hour north of Centro.
Worth the queue: Bola de quesillo
Mercado de Reyes Etla is the Wednesday-Sunday tianguis half-an-hour from Oaxaca, the home of the Reyes Etla quesillo tradition and valley produce stalls.
The Feria del Tejate in San Andres Huayapam runs every Palm Sunday with 88-plus producers of tejate (declared Oaxacan cultural heritage 2023), nicuatole and pan.
Seasons of My Heart at Rancho Aurora in the Etla valley is Susana Trilling's long-running cooking school with the Friday market visit at Etla and a full-day class.