Guidebook for Oaxaca
Food Scene
La Biznaga
907 Av Benito JuárezBest Margaritas and Azteca Soup, great Mexican fusion food.
Quiet coffee shop with comfy couches, good music, and great coffee and bagels.
11 locals recommend
Cafébre
108 C. de Manuel BravoQuiet coffee shop with comfy couches, good music, and great coffee and bagels.
La Popular
204 C. de Manuel García VigilFun lively space with good mezcal and delicious meals
Delicious quesadillas, tacos, and breakfast foods made with heirloom corn. Great quality for a good price.
35 locals recommend
Itanoni, tortilleria y antojeria
513 Av Belisario DomínguezDelicious quesadillas, tacos, and breakfast foods made with heirloom corn. Great quality for a good price.
Shopping
A great arts and crafts market with leather goods, hats, bags, fruit, veggies, meat, flowers, and everything in between. All the artesanal essentials from Oaxaca.
101 locals recommend
Benito Juarez Market
S/N Las CasasA great arts and crafts market with leather goods, hats, bags, fruit, veggies, meat, flowers, and everything in between. All the artesanal essentials from Oaxaca.
Have all the food essentials, including breakfast and lunch spots. Our favorite local market, besides El Pochote
68 locals recommend
Sanchez Pascuas Market
719 Calle de Tinoco y PalaciosHave all the food essentials, including breakfast and lunch spots. Our favorite local market, besides El Pochote
The biggest market in Oaxaca, and quite an experience! You can find everything from food to bed frames to live animals here. Do not bring valuables or too much money.
Mercado Central De Oaxaca
Juárez MazaThe biggest market in Oaxaca, and quite an experience! You can find everything from food to bed frames to live animals here. Do not bring valuables or too much money.
Parks & Nature
A large park, good for running, sitting on the grass, and watching events from tai chi to artesanal fairs. Friday hosts the local "tianguis" or farmer's market, where you will find everything from dresses to tacos.
101 locals recommend
El Llano
A large park, good for running, sitting on the grass, and watching events from tai chi to artesanal fairs. Friday hosts the local "tianguis" or farmer's market, where you will find everything from dresses to tacos.
Incredible ruins where you can learn about the history of the Oaxaca Valley.
105 locals recommend
Monte Albán
Incredible ruins where you can learn about the history of the Oaxaca Valley.
This is a "magic town" about two hours from Oaxaca City, and worth the trek! Beautiful hikes, cabins, horseback riding. A great place for a weekend escape.
9 locals recommend
Capulalpam de Méndez
This is a "magic town" about two hours from Oaxaca City, and worth the trek! Beautiful hikes, cabins, horseback riding. A great place for a weekend escape.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good live music, an open roof patio and downstairs dance floor, great drinks and amazing french fries!
78 locals recommend
Txalaparta Bar
208 Mariano MatamorosGood live music, an open roof patio and downstairs dance floor, great drinks and amazing french fries!
Great live music on the weekends (usually rock), a nice rooftop patio.
15 locals recommend
El Barracuda
416 C. de Manuel García VigilGreat live music on the weekends (usually rock), a nice rooftop patio.
Sightseeing
Petrified waterfalls where you can swim, hike, and enjoy the beautiful view.
195 locals recommend
Hierve el Agua
Hierve el AguaPetrified waterfalls where you can swim, hike, and enjoy the beautiful view.
Probably the most beautiful church in Oaxaca, this is a central meeting spot where weddings and events occur every day. A great meet up spot, and the museum is fascinating.
313 locals recommend
Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman
s/n C. Macedonio AlcaláProbably the most beautiful church in Oaxaca, this is a central meeting spot where weddings and events occur every day. A great meet up spot, and the museum is fascinating.
Arts & Culture
A small village on the outskirts of Oaxaca that is completely dedicated to rug making. Beautiful hand-made rugs, meets the families who make them, and participate in the process.
101 locals recommend
Teotitlan Del Valle
Km 2 De JuárezA small village on the outskirts of Oaxaca that is completely dedicated to rug making. Beautiful hand-made rugs, meets the families who make them, and participate in the process.
This village is famous for its alebrijes, brightly painted wooden animals. Enter into locals' houses to see their artwork, and buy at your leisure.
50 locals recommend
San Martín Tilcajete
This village is famous for its alebrijes, brightly painted wooden animals. Enter into locals' houses to see their artwork, and buy at your leisure.
This village is famous for its alebrijes, brightly painted wooden animals. Enter into locals' houses to see their artwork, and buy at your leisure.
11 locals recommend
Arrazola
This village is famous for its alebrijes, brightly painted wooden animals. Enter into locals' houses to see their artwork, and buy at your leisure.
San Bartolo Coyotepec
Learn about Oaxaca's famous black pottery here.
Santa María Atzompa
Well-known for it's green pottery.
Essentials
They charge $16 MXN/kilo, and return your clothes washed, dried, and pressed within a day. Very friendly. Count your pieces of clothing before bringing them as it's common for laundry places to misplace clothing.
burbumatic lavanderia
800 C. Porfirio DíazThey charge $16 MXN/kilo, and return your clothes washed, dried, and pressed within a day. Very friendly. Count your pieces of clothing before bringing them as it's common for laundry places to misplace clothing.
MEDICA 2002
316 Emiliano ZapataAccept walk-ins. A consultation costs about $350 MXN, specialty doctors around $600 MXN.
Soap, Cheese, Wine, toilet paper... All the essentials at this store. Or just go to your local mom and pop store on almost every corner!
Pitico Express Conzatti
703 ReformaSoap, Cheese, Wine, toilet paper... All the essentials at this store. Or just go to your local mom and pop store on almost every corner!
Stationary store doubling as a cyber cafe. Printing, copies, pens... all your stationary essentials can be found here.
Papelería Cosijopii
207 CosijopíStationary store doubling as a cyber cafe. Printing, copies, pens... all your stationary essentials can be found here.