Guidebook for Oaxaca

Ehren
Guidebook for Oaxaca

Arts & Culture

Stunning array of handmade textiles, informational tours and the work of contemporary textile artists. The attached shop has some of the best pieces in town.
105 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Textil de Oaxaca
917 Miguel Hidalgo
105 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Stunning array of handmade textiles, informational tours and the work of contemporary textile artists. The attached shop has some of the best pieces in town.
Fantastic exhibitions of local, national and international artists. The openings are a great place to meet other creative souls.
64 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca
202 C. Macedonio Alcalá
64 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fantastic exhibitions of local, national and international artists. The openings are a great place to meet other creative souls.
Interesting exhibits of locally made furniture, textiles and other works of art.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Oaxacan Culture House
403 González Ortega
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Interesting exhibits of locally made furniture, textiles and other works of art.
Beautiful old theater that regularly shows reasonably priced movies, plays and dance performances.
86 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Teatro Macedonio de Alcalá
900 Av. de la Independencia
86 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Beautiful old theater that regularly shows reasonably priced movies, plays and dance performances.
Massive museum where you can learn all about the history of the state.
121 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca, Santo Domingo
s/n 1a. Cerrada de Macedonio Alcala
121 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Massive museum where you can learn all about the history of the state.
Lovely collection of contemporary photography work.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Centro Fotografico Manuel Alvarez Bravo
104 C. de Manuel Bravo
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lovely collection of contemporary photography work.
For lovers of the graphic arts, street art and graffiti.
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca
507 C. Macedonio Alcalá
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
For lovers of the graphic arts, street art and graffiti.
Street art lovers rejoice – this is the place for you.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Espacio Zapata
509 C. Porfirio Díaz
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Street art lovers rejoice – this is the place for you.
Though it may sound a bit dull, this stamp museum is super interesting, with a rotating offering of exhibitions, and a charming cafe with patio.
75 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca
201 C/ de la Constitución
75 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Though it may sound a bit dull, this stamp museum is super interesting, with a rotating offering of exhibitions, and a charming cafe with patio.

Sightseeing

Guided tours in a variety of languages to learn all about the local plant life in the state of Oaxaca.
162 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca
Sur n Reforma
162 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Guided tours in a variety of languages to learn all about the local plant life in the state of Oaxaca.
Socially focused tours that offer informative outings to the pueblos to learn about the borrowers in their interest-free loan program for women. All tour fees directly support these loans.
Fundación En Vía
909 Av Benito Juárez
Socially focused tours that offer informative outings to the pueblos to learn about the borrowers in their interest-free loan program for women. All tour fees directly support these loans.
Ehren works with a local weaving family who offer individual classes for $20USD/hour. Includes all materials and 100% of the money goes to the family. There are also interesting ruins in this pueblo.
95 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mitla
Camino Nacional
95 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ehren works with a local weaving family who offer individual classes for $20USD/hour. Includes all materials and 100% of the money goes to the family. There are also interesting ruins in this pueblo.
Weaving pueblo with quality handmade rugs and other products. Ehren also offers custom artisan tours to the pueblos, per your specifications for $50USD per person. This 5-hour tour includes transit.
101 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Teotitlan Del Valle
Km 2 De Juárez
101 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Weaving pueblo with quality handmade rugs and other products. Ehren also offers custom artisan tours to the pueblos, per your specifications for $50USD per person. This 5-hour tour includes transit.
Giant Sunday market with everything from artisan handmade goods to fresh produce. Shop with the locals but get there early as it is wall-to-wall people after 1pm.
72 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tlacolula de Matamoros
72 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Giant Sunday market with everything from artisan handmade goods to fresh produce. Shop with the locals but get there early as it is wall-to-wall people after 1pm.
Stunning petrified falls, with a pool where you can soak and look over the valley. You can get there by car or colectivo.
195 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hierve el Agua
Hierve el Agua
195 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Stunning petrified falls, with a pool where you can soak and look over the valley. You can get there by car or colectivo.
Erick offers climbing outings in this area that fits all levels. Price is $50USD per person for a 4.5 hour day and includes transportation, all gear and instruction.
San Sebastián Tutla
Erick offers climbing outings in this area that fits all levels. Price is $50USD per person for a 4.5 hour day and includes transportation, all gear and instruction.
Artisan vendors, impromptu performances and all kinds of restaurants. Be cautious when buying artisan wares here, as much of it is mass produced in China.
129 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zócalo de Oaxaca
Portal del Palacio
129 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Artisan vendors, impromptu performances and all kinds of restaurants. Be cautious when buying artisan wares here, as much of it is mass produced in China.
Lovely venue for a hike and picnic. They also have a zipline and reasonably priced cabins for overnight stays.
Benito Juárez
Lovely venue for a hike and picnic. They also have a zipline and reasonably priced cabins for overnight stays.
Home to the makers of the infamous barro nego (black pottery).
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
San Bartolo Coyotepec
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Home to the makers of the infamous barro nego (black pottery).
The most beautiful church with interiors that are completely painted by hand using indigo and cochineal natural color.
Tlacochahuaya
Tlacochahuaya
The most beautiful church with interiors that are completely painted by hand using indigo and cochineal natural color.
Gorgeous venue for art and taking in the views – founded by Francisco Toledo, a famous local artist and activist.
95 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Centro de Arte de St. Augustine
s/n Av. Independencia
95 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Gorgeous venue for art and taking in the views – founded by Francisco Toledo, a famous local artist and activist.
Home to the famous green glazed pottery and other works. Ehren also offers custom artisan tours to the pueblos, per your specifications for $50USD per person. This 5-hour tour includes transit.
50 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Santa María Atzompa
50 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Home to the famous green glazed pottery and other works. Ehren also offers custom artisan tours to the pueblos, per your specifications for $50USD per person. This 5-hour tour includes transit.
A good place to relax with a coffee – make sure to grab a torta from the little white stall called La Hormiga.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jardín Conzati
s/n Valentín Gómez Farias
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A good place to relax with a coffee – make sure to grab a torta from the little white stall called La Hormiga.

Food Scene

The best pastries in town by a mile. Our friends own this little shop that sells quality bread and sweet treats. Try their sandwiches and pizzas too.
132 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Boulenc
207 C. Porfirio Díaz
132 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The best pastries in town by a mile. Our friends own this little shop that sells quality bread and sweet treats. Try their sandwiches and pizzas too.
Good prices, giant healthy salads and some of the best chicken tacos dorados around. Free wifi, but doesn't work out in their courtyard – you have to sit inside for that.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cafe Los Cuiles
115 Labastida
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good prices, giant healthy salads and some of the best chicken tacos dorados around. Free wifi, but doesn't work out in their courtyard – you have to sit inside for that.
The best handmade tortillas and a tasty brunch, to boot. People come from miles around to eat at this place.
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Itanoni, tortilleria y antojeria
513 Av Belisario Domínguez
35 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The best handmade tortillas and a tasty brunch, to boot. People come from miles around to eat at this place.
Super authentic and tasty dishes from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec where you can sample a range of local delicacies.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Teca
200 C. Violetas
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Super authentic and tasty dishes from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec where you can sample a range of local delicacies.
This is a sweet little tea venue where you can relax with a cake and pot of tea and write in your travel journal while people watching.
La Pasión, Café y Casa de Té
518 C. Violetas
This is a sweet little tea venue where you can relax with a cake and pot of tea and write in your travel journal while people watching.
Excellent place to sample contemporary take on mole, along with other regional items. They also have an amazing salad with feta, spinach, bacon and grapefruit.
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Biznaga
907 Av Benito Juárez
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Excellent place to sample contemporary take on mole, along with other regional items. They also have an amazing salad with feta, spinach, bacon and grapefruit.
If you're feeling fancy, this is one of the best restaurants in the city.
149 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Restaurante Casa Oaxaca
104-A C/ de la Constitución
149 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
If you're feeling fancy, this is one of the best restaurants in the city.
The cafe version of Casa Oaxaca in centro. This location offers breakfast and comida and the food is tops.
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Casa Oaxaca Café
518 C. Jazmines
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The cafe version of Casa Oaxaca in centro. This location offers breakfast and comida and the food is tops.
Tasty soup that is cooked in pre-Hispanic method using a searing hot stone to boil the soup in your bowl. Shrimp soup is our favorite, but you can also get fish soup and tortilla treats.
Caldo De Piedra
Tasty soup that is cooked in pre-Hispanic method using a searing hot stone to boil the soup in your bowl. Shrimp soup is our favorite, but you can also get fish soup and tortilla treats.
Beautiful interiors, amazing cuisine (try the shrimp tlayuda) and a drink list entirely comprised of mezcal cocktails. If it's a busy time of year, make a reservation in advance.
143 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Los Danzantes
403 C. Macedonio Alcalá
143 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Beautiful interiors, amazing cuisine (try the shrimp tlayuda) and a drink list entirely comprised of mezcal cocktails. If it's a busy time of year, make a reservation in advance.
Next door to La Biznaga – his venue has quality dishes and is a good place to try pulque.
83 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zandunga
#512 C. de Manuel García Vigil
83 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Next door to La Biznaga – his venue has quality dishes and is a good place to try pulque.
Beautiful plates with artistic presentation and quality ingredients.
45 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Origen
820 Miguel Hidalgo
45 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Beautiful plates with artistic presentation and quality ingredients.
Fairly new venue with contemporary comida and dinner menu. Note: they close early.
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cabuche
1017 Miguel Hidalgo
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fairly new venue with contemporary comida and dinner menu. Note: they close early.
Lovely interiors and while the food is not the typical traditional Oaxacan fare, it is tasty.
Zicanda
409 C. de Manuel García Vigil
Lovely interiors and while the food is not the typical traditional Oaxacan fare, it is tasty.
Exceptionally priced three-course comida.
El Infierno
212 C. de Manuel Sabino Crespo
Exceptionally priced three-course comida.
An excellent venue for a reasonably priced quality comida.
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Las Quince Letras
300 C. de Mariano Abasolo
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
An excellent venue for a reasonably priced quality comida.
Good venue for brunch with a nice outdoor space.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Marco Polo Seafood Restaurant
806 Calle de José María Pino Suárez
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good venue for brunch with a nice outdoor space.
Good new restaurant with excellent fish tacos at a good price.
PEZ
407 Murguía
Good new restaurant with excellent fish tacos at a good price.
Lovely outdoor dining area that is surrounded by a library. Well-priced two-course comida.
33 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Jícara Librespacio Cultural
1105 C. Porfirio Díaz
33 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lovely outdoor dining area that is surrounded by a library. Well-priced two-course comida.
One of the most famous places in town for tlayudas, but we know a better place that is street-side, not far from our house.
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Libres Tlayudas Doña Martha
212 C. de Los Libres
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of the most famous places in town for tlayudas, but we know a better place that is street-side, not far from our house.
This chain serves up good, if a bit pricey, tlayudas. The condiment bar is sometimes worth the extra 30 pesos that you will pay here for this Oaxacan treat. Various locations in town.
I Love Tlayudas Oaxaca Reforma
602 C. Alamos
This chain serves up good, if a bit pricey, tlayudas. The condiment bar is sometimes worth the extra 30 pesos that you will pay here for this Oaxacan treat. Various locations in town.
Good seafood restaurant in the city.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Red
110 Nicolás del Puerto
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good seafood restaurant in the city.
A good bet for eats while you are in Teotitlan del Valle – owned and run by the Mendez sisters.
Restaurante Tlamanalli
A good bet for eats while you are in Teotitlan del Valle – owned and run by the Mendez sisters.

Essentials

Massive grocery store that stocks a number of hard-to-find ingredients and products from other countries, as well as an array of quality Mexican brands. You can also buy beer, wine and liquor here.
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chedraui
917 Heroica Escuela Naval Militar
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Massive grocery store that stocks a number of hard-to-find ingredients and products from other countries, as well as an array of quality Mexican brands. You can also buy beer, wine and liquor here.

Shopping

This is the official government shop for the state of Oaxaca that sells artisan goods. They have excellent quality for prices just barely over what you would pay direct to the maker.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Aripo
809 C. de Manuel García Vigil
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is the official government shop for the state of Oaxaca that sells artisan goods. They have excellent quality for prices just barely over what you would pay direct to the maker.
Amazing handmade ceramics from Guanajuato. Supreme quality and contemporary designs.
Javier Servin Ceramica
305-B C/ de la Constitución
Amazing handmade ceramics from Guanajuato. Supreme quality and contemporary designs.
Huge market with handmade crafts, food vendors and other delights. Try the chapulines (grasshoppers fried with chili and lime).
201 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mercado 20 de Noviembre
512 20 de Noviembre
201 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Huge market with handmade crafts, food vendors and other delights. Try the chapulines (grasshoppers fried with chili and lime).
Endless stalls of shoes, sandals, food, produce, flowers and more. This is also where you can get colectivos out to pueblos. Note: this area is not the best - watch your things and avoid at night.
Mercado de Abastos
Juárez Maza
Endless stalls of shoes, sandals, food, produce, flowers and more. This is also where you can get colectivos out to pueblos. Note: this area is not the best - watch your things and avoid at night.
Giant open-air market every Friday – ceramics, produce, prepared food items and more.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ocotlán de Morelos
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Giant open-air market every Friday – ceramics, produce, prepared food items and more.

Entertainment & Activities

Museum for kids with an excellent selection of books and classes.
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
BS Biblioteca Infantil de Oaxaca
1342 C. José López Alavez
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museum for kids with an excellent selection of books and classes.

Drinks & Nightlife

Brooklyn-esque bar with great selection of mezcals and simple food menu.
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Destilado
409 5 de Mayo
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Brooklyn-esque bar with great selection of mezcals and simple food menu.
Decent wine selection with tasty tapas.
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tastavins
309 Murguía
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Decent wine selection with tasty tapas.
Fancy venue with some of the best mezcal in town.
37 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Los Amantes Mezcalería
107 C. de Ignacio Allende
37 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fancy venue with some of the best mezcal in town.
Rooftop patio, multilevel venue for drinks and sometimes live music and dancing on weekends.
78 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Txalaparta Bar
208 Mariano Matamoros
78 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rooftop patio, multilevel venue for drinks and sometimes live music and dancing on weekends.
A good place to move through introduction to the different types of mezcal.
33 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Mezcaloteca
No. 506 Reforma
33 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A good place to move through introduction to the different types of mezcal.
Traditional Mexican cantina – heavy on the history, as well as the libations.
La Farola
Traditional Mexican cantina – heavy on the history, as well as the libations.
Great place to sample a flight of mezcals.
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mezcaleria Mezontle
413 Vicente Guerrero
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great place to sample a flight of mezcals.
Excellent venue for dancing (salsa, cumbia, etc) and drinks.
Bar La Tentacion
101 Mariano Matamoros
Excellent venue for dancing (salsa, cumbia, etc) and drinks.
Good selection of reasonably priced mezcal with indoor and outdoor seating area.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cuish Mezcaleria
712 Díaz Ordaz
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good selection of reasonably priced mezcal with indoor and outdoor seating area.
Live music, good mezcal list and tasty food. Try the jamaica and cheese stuffed tacos dorados.
Tutuma Comercio Justo
Live music, good mezcal list and tasty food. Try the jamaica and cheese stuffed tacos dorados.