# The best restaurants in Oaxaca

Moles, tlayudas and mezcal: the Oaxaca restaurants and eateries recommended by the Michelin Guide, locals and travellers.

- 54 votes · 11 items
- May 17, 2025 · maletas76
- https://even.best/en/l/1763/the-best-restaurants-in-oaxaca

## Top 10

1. **Casa Oaxaca** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Alejandro Ruiz's contemporary Oaxacan cooking.
2. **Levadura de Olla** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Traditional cooking reinterpreted by Thalía Barrios.
3. **Criollo** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Seasonal menu by Luis Arellano and Enrique Olvera.
4. **Zandunga Sabor Istmeño** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Cooking from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
5. **Tortas La Hormiga** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Sandwiches popular with locals.
6. **Los Danzantes** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Oaxacan cooking in a downtown courtyard.
7. **Ancestral Cocina Tradicional** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Traditional Oaxacan dishes.
8. **La Olla** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Chef Pilar Cabrera's cooking.
9. **Barbacoa Obispo Cocina Rural** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Barbacoa and country cooking.
10. **Smoke Alley (20 de Noviembre market)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Pick your meat and have it grilled on the spot.
11. **Sirilo Cocina Folk** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — Seafood and creative cooking.

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