Guidebook for Oaxaca

K. T.
Guidebook for Oaxaca

Food Scene

Tasty fusion food in charming patio setting. Inventive vegetarian menus Monday and Wednesday. Fascinating bookstore attached.
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La Jícara Librespacio Cultural
1105 C. Porfirio Díaz
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Tasty fusion food in charming patio setting. Inventive vegetarian menus Monday and Wednesday. Fascinating bookstore attached.
Nice patio. Good food. Bathtub-size Margueritas.
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La Biznaga
907 Av Benito Juárez
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Nice patio. Good food. Bathtub-size Margueritas.
Seafood restaurant with tropical, patio dining. Excellent breakfasts. Popular with people who live here.
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Marco Polo Seafood Restaurant
806 Calle de José María Pino Suárez
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Seafood restaurant with tropical, patio dining. Excellent breakfasts. Popular with people who live here.
Upscale. Expensive. Excellent grilled lamb chops. Attentive service. bird's eye view of the Zocalo. Robust singing groups dressed in 16th Century tights and capes.
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El Asador Vasco
10-A Portal Las Flores
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Upscale. Expensive. Excellent grilled lamb chops. Attentive service. bird's eye view of the Zocalo. Robust singing groups dressed in 16th Century tights and capes.
San Martin Tilcajete is where you go to see fantastical wooden animals (alebrijes) being made. Azucena is where you eat.There's another Azucena with equally great foood @ Alcala 206-1 in the Centro
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Azucena Zapoteca
km 23.5 Oaxaca - Puerto Angel
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San Martin Tilcajete is where you go to see fantastical wooden animals (alebrijes) being made. Azucena is where you eat.There's another Azucena with equally great foood @ Alcala 206-1 in the Centro
Breakfasts, coffee, hot chocolate, banana bread...small space with patio. Popular with folks who live and work in the Centro.
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Café Nuevo Mundo
206 C. de Manuel Bravo
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Breakfasts, coffee, hot chocolate, banana bread...small space with patio. Popular with folks who live and work in the Centro.
Shade grown, organic coffee, lovely patio space, room for a laptop, tablet, or sketch pad, very close to the Zocalo. If you ask for a frequent customer card, the tenth coffee is free.
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Café Brújula
104 C. Macedonio Alcalá
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Shade grown, organic coffee, lovely patio space, room for a laptop, tablet, or sketch pad, very close to the Zocalo. If you ask for a frequent customer card, the tenth coffee is free.
Oaxacan fusion food. Pricey, but excellent.
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Origen
820 Miguel Hidalgo
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Oaxacan fusion food. Pricey, but excellent.
Reservations recommended 516-8889, sophisticated food, beautifully presented. Comfortable bar.
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Restaurante Casa Oaxaca
104-A C/ de la Constitución
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Reservations recommended 516-8889, sophisticated food, beautifully presented. Comfortable bar.
Inventive fusion food served in an absolutely lovely outdoor patio.
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Los Danzantes
403 C. Macedonio Alcalá
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Inventive fusion food served in an absolutely lovely outdoor patio.

Sightseeing

Venue for concerts and the annual Guelaguetxza celebrations, it's set in the foothills of an unspoiled national park.
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Auditorio Guelaguetza
Carretera Internacional
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Venue for concerts and the annual Guelaguetxza celebrations, it's set in the foothills of an unspoiled national park.
Especially recommended for lunar eclipses and other celestial events when all the amateur astronomers in town show up with telescopes. Unpaved hiking trails begin here.
Observatorio
Especially recommended for lunar eclipses and other celestial events when all the amateur astronomers in town show up with telescopes. Unpaved hiking trails begin here.
A must for people watching, tchachkie buying, lemonade drinking and more. It's where everything happens. Wednesday Dancing and Sunday concerts especially recommended.
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Zócalo Oaxaca
Portal del Palacio
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A must for people watching, tchachkie buying, lemonade drinking and more. It's where everything happens. Wednesday Dancing and Sunday concerts especially recommended.
This is our Stamp Museum. It's a great architectural space and it's stamp collections are not only impressive but fascinating. If you're walking up Calle Reforma, it's a must-see.
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Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca, A.C.
201 C/ de la Constitución
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This is our Stamp Museum. It's a great architectural space and it's stamp collections are not only impressive but fascinating. If you're walking up Calle Reforma, it's a must-see.
Benito Juarez Market: Huge covered market (one block South of the SW corner of the Zocalo). A maze of small stalls selling produce, baskets, belts, clothing, meat, jewelry, mescal, cheese, vegetables,
Benito Juárez Market
S/N Las Casas
Benito Juarez Market: Huge covered market (one block South of the SW corner of the Zocalo). A maze of small stalls selling produce, baskets, belts, clothing, meat, jewelry, mescal, cheese, vegetables,
Spectacular Cacti & regional plants. Tours Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Check the schedule. It changes often. Make reservations.
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Jardin Etnobotanico de Oaxaca
Sur n Reforma
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Spectacular Cacti & regional plants. Tours Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Check the schedule. It changes often. Make reservations.
16th Century exuberantly baroque church. Gold leaf and religious icons for days. Excellent museum and gift shop next door at the Santo Domingo Cultural Center.
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Muzeum Kultur Oaxaca, Santo Domingo
s/n 1a. Cerrada de Macedonio Alcala
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16th Century exuberantly baroque church. Gold leaf and religious icons for days. Excellent museum and gift shop next door at the Santo Domingo Cultural Center.
The best examples of black pottery, tinwork, textiles and artesania at the State Museum of Oaxaca Folk Art 10am to 6 pm Daily
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San Bartolo Coyotepec
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The best examples of black pottery, tinwork, textiles and artesania at the State Museum of Oaxaca Folk Art 10am to 6 pm Daily
Vast Sunday market where you can buy anything from a goat to a wedding dress.
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Tlacolula de Matamoros
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Vast Sunday market where you can buy anything from a goat to a wedding dress.
A petrified waterfall, spectacular views and infinity pools placed strategically above the eagles' flight paths.
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Hierve el Agua
Hierve el Agua
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A petrified waterfall, spectacular views and infinity pools placed strategically above the eagles' flight paths.

Drinks & Nightlife

Romantic spot from which to watch the lights come on in the city at dusk.. Happy hour. Live music. Beautiful grounds.
Hotel Victoria Oaxaca
Romantic spot from which to watch the lights come on in the city at dusk.. Happy hour. Live music. Beautiful grounds.

Everything Else

This is an ice cream museum with generous samples. Flavors change daily and seasonally. Try the Rose Petal, or the delightfully strange basil, olive oil & parmesan. Yummmm!
Museo de las Nieves - Nieves Manolo
706 C. Macedonio Alcalá
This is an ice cream museum with generous samples. Flavors change daily and seasonally. Try the Rose Petal, or the delightfully strange basil, olive oil & parmesan. Yummmm!
The rug weaving village where every family is a family of weavers.
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Teotitlan Del Valle
Km 2 De Juárez
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The rug weaving village where every family is a family of weavers.
This is an alebrije carving village. Be sure to stop at Jacobo Angeles' workshop and take the tour to see how these fantastical animals are carved and decorated.
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San Martín Tilcajete
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This is an alebrije carving village. Be sure to stop at Jacobo Angeles' workshop and take the tour to see how these fantastical animals are carved and decorated.

Arts & Culture

Built in 1909, this is a jewelbox of a theater. Romantic frescos abound. See opera in HD from NYC's Metropolitan Opera here (in season) or catch the popular film festivals throughout the year.
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Teatro Macedonio de Alcala
900 Av. de la Independencia
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Built in 1909, this is a jewelbox of a theater. Romantic frescos abound. See opera in HD from NYC's Metropolitan Opera here (in season) or catch the popular film festivals throughout the year.