Where to stay in Oaxaca, for the food
Pick the part of town first, then the hotel. Each one says what it's like, what to eat there and how far the sights are.
1. Pick the part of town
1. Centro
The food: Order Mole negro and caldo de grana at Casa Oaxaca El Restaurante; Mole tasting of several varieties at Los Pacos; Daytime antojitos menu memelas and tetelas at Las Quince Letras.
Casa Oaxaca El RestauranteRestaurant · 3 min walk
Las Quince LetrasMemelas · 5 min walk
BoulencBreakfast · 10 min walkRestaurantLos PacosRestaurant · 4 min walkRomantic dinnerLa OllaRomantic dinner · 4 min walkRomantic dinnerPitionaRomantic dinner · 5 min walk2. Reforma
The food: Order Garnachas at La Teca; Memelas on heirloom-corn masa at Itanoni; Tetelas and atole at Itanoní.
El Asador VascoRomantic dinner · 13 min walkRestaurantLa TecaRestaurant · 3 min walkMemelasItanoniMemelas · 4 min walkBreakfastItanoníBreakfast · 4 min walkStreet foodTlayudas Doña FlaviaStreet food · 6 min walkOr let Chef pick: stay in Centro
Chef's pick is Centro: 14 of his places are a 15-minute walk. Chef picks hotels the way he picks restaurants: from the best lists, and what reviewers say.
Then the food
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