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The best new restaurants in Oaxaca
Start with Alfonsina in San Juan Bautista La Raya, Oaxaca, ABELI Antojería and ARRABALERO. Here are all 12, with why each one is worth it.
- AlfonsinaSan Juan Bautista La Raya, Oaxaca
Get: Vegetable-focused five-course prix fixe dinner built on family-heritage Oaxacan techniques
Vegetable-focused five-course prix fixe dinner built on family-heritage Oaxacan techniques.
- ABELI Antojería
Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified
- ARRABALERO
Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified
- Asador Norteño Reforma
Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified
- Eulalia Café-Bistro
Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified
- Finas Hierbas Cocina de Humo
Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified
- Pasillo de de HumoCentro, Mercado 20 de Noviembre
Charcoal-grilled tasajo, cecina and chorizo sold by weight from stands in the smoky market aisle.
- Pizzini & Panzerotti
Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified
- Romeo Cevichería
Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified
- Tetela Mía
Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified
- Yōkai Oaxaca
Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified
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Where is the best new restaurants in Oaxaca?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Alfonsina (San Juan Bautista La Raya, Oaxaca), ABELI Antojería and ARRABALERO. All 12 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Oaxaca: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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Places change: check hours before you go. Pins come from addresses and OpenStreetMap and can be a little off. Updated October 25, 2026.