Oaxaca restaurants

A deep brown carajillo cocktail with coffee beans floating in the pale froth on top, resting on a table at Casa Antonieta's rooftop cafe.

What is a carajillo?

by Mark
December 12, 2022December 27, 2022
Arts & Culture, Food

The carajillo was having a moment in Oaxaca this past summer when your Guide visited. It was the signature cocktail served at Criollo when our street food tour dropped by. It was one of the… Read More »What is a carajillo?

A tray of chocolate coated, chocolate filled, sugar powdered heavy, plump chocolate croissants at Oaxaca en una Taza coffee shop

Oaxaca en una Taza has chocolate croissants you’ll want to bury yourself in

by Mark
October 9, 2022October 9, 2022
Food, Reviews

On one of your mornings in Oaxaca, maybe before a hike to Ixtepeji, or out for a stroll after spending the night at the Quinta Real, walk down the street beside the Templo de Santo… Read More »Oaxaca en una Taza has chocolate croissants you’ll want to bury yourself in

A tiliche figure on a wall in Oaxaca. There is a tall hat with a folded up, rectangular brim, a face made with natural fibers that look like the entire face is a beard, out of which sticks a pointy red nose, there are two black eyes set in the fibers, and the body is made up entirely of colorful rectangular strips of fabric, around 2 inches wide and five or six inches long, flapping in the breeze along the street

What are the scarecrows in big hats and rainbow rags around Oaxaca?

by Mark
September 5, 2022September 5, 2022
Arts & Culture, Travel

While I was in Oaxaca recently, around the time of the Gueleguetza, I noticed all of these figures around town that I hadn’t seen before on previous visits. They looked like scarecrows in big hats… Read More »What are the scarecrows in big hats and rainbow rags around Oaxaca?

A table covered in Mexican take-out food. There are two beers, two chicken tostadas piled high with pulled chicken, avocado slices and tomatoes. There are multiple small plastic bags of spices and salsas and salads scattered around. There are limes, herbs. A large container full of pozole stew. There are plain tostadas for the soup. In the front is a large tlayuda with brown markings from the grill.

The joys of Oaxaca’s take-out food scene

by Mark
March 8, 2022June 6, 2022
Food

When you go to a restaurant in Oaxaca, while you’re waiting for your meal, the waiter will often bring you a variety of complimentary salsas and tostadas to much on. And when you’re served your… Read More »The joys of Oaxaca’s take-out food scene

Looking down from above on the open air kitchen and comal at Tierra del Sol restaurant in Oaxaca

Tierra del Sol for a rooftop breakfast in Oaxaca

by Mark
February 10, 2022June 6, 2022
Food, Reviews

Located beside Oaxaca’s Jardín Etnobotánico, Tierra del Sol specializes in traditional Mixteca ingredients and cooking techniques, led by executive chef and owner Olga Cabrera Oropeza. If you’re staying at the Quinta Real Oaxaca (click for… Read More »Tierra del Sol for a rooftop breakfast in Oaxaca

Enchiladas con Coloradito covered in a thick brown chocolate mole, garnished with crumbled cheese and onions.

Breakfast menu at the Quinta Real Oaxaca

by Mark
February 3, 2022August 20, 2022
Accommodation, Food, Reviews

You can read this Guide’s full review of the Quinta Real Oaxaca hotel by clicking here. I figured I’d add in the photos of the Quinta Real’s breakfast menu as well, because that is important… Read More »Breakfast menu at the Quinta Real Oaxaca

A brownie shaped like a paleta, with a popsicle stick jutting out from one end. It is a dark brown chocolatey color, with chocolate coating part of it, and crushed chocolate pieces captured in the drizzle. It is resting on a paper bag with the branding of Cho & Co.

CHO & Co. for chocolate desserts in Oaxaca

by Mark
January 30, 2022June 6, 2022
Food, Reviews

Oaxaca is a special place for chocolate. Breakfast chocolate and Oaxaca go together like the sky and clouds. If you’re looking to get that delicious Oaxacan chocolate in desserts, though, you’ll need to do a… Read More »CHO & Co. for chocolate desserts in Oaxaca

Vegan memelas topped with black bean paste, huitlacoche, and vegan cheese made from almonds.

Huitlacoche – Trying a food that scared me

by Mark
January 29, 2022June 6, 2022
Food, Travel Mental Health

Growing up, I knew huitlacoche as “corn smut”. It’s a fungus that grows out of corn. And I was terrified of it. It looked like zombie cobs of corn were invading the garden. Looking back… Read More »Huitlacoche – Trying a food that scared me