Our Favorite Things
Oaxaca, Mexico

Museums

• ​​Oaxacan Painters Museum

• Museum of Cultures of Oaxaca/Santo Domingo

• Instituto de Artes Gráfica 

• Centro Cultural del Mezcal

Shops

• Marchanta- clothing

• Los Baúles de Juana- traditional Oaxaca huipiles, shawls, dresses

• Cooperativo 1050º - jewelry, pottery, crafts, etc.

• Tienda Q- beautiful clothing and some housewares

• Antiga by Vianney Mendez- jewelry, t-shirts, bags

• Tutü & Co- sandals, colourful huaraches, bags, traditional embroidered blouses and dresses with a modern twist

• Hilos Flojos- Naturally-dyed threads and garments.  

• Pilar Miranda Handmade, naturally-dyed and embroidered huipil

• Milagros Textiles Embroidered garments and embroidery workshops.

• Le Casa del Reboso - Artisan collective. Tin-work, weaving, pottery 

• La Luz Fábrica de Vidrio - Blown Glass

• Piedra de Río - Pottery- rustic and innovative

• Tienda El Alacran- art, books, clothing, prints, artisan crafts

Restaurants/Cafes/Bakeries

• Boulenc Pany Café- pizza and other delicious foods- good for brunch, lunch, or casual dinner

• Bodaega- great bakery, good for coffee or lunch

• Cafeto and Baristas- great for early morning coffee.  Just around the corner

• Casa Taviche - casual eatery, good for lunch or dinner, walkable from the hotel*

• Churros and Hot Chocolate: street vendor outside the entrance to the Botanic Gardens

• Cobarde Oaxaca- Delicious Asian/Indian fusion with a view of Santo Domingo.  Great for drinks or dinner

• Crudo. Fusion of Japanese and traditional Oaxacan cuisine. Reservations required

• Itanoni- excellent for traditional breakfast. One of Alice Waters’ favorites.  Taxi ride away

• Kiyo Café- Trendy new addition to the coffee scene.  Just down thew street

• La Atoleria in Tierra del Sol- Atole; a traditional drink made from corn-.  Just across from the Botanic Gardens entrance

• Lechoncito de Oro - Street tacos

• Levadura de Olla- “A place of gastronomic inspiration and worship of the culinary roots of the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca.”  Delicious innovative cuisine

• Pan:am- excellent cinnamon buns and coffee, just down the street.

• Onnno Loncheria- a short walk from the hotel.  Delicious baking, innovative foods.  Breakfast or Lunch.

• Onnno Panaderia- Same owners as Onnno Luncheria. A short walk.  Excellent pastries, bread and coffees

• Tacos del Carmen - Street tacos

Mezcalerias

• Los Amantes- our favourite!

Mercados

• Mercado La Merced- close to the hotel.  A local’s food market, but you may also find chocolate, papel picada (paper flags for celebrations).  It opens at 6 and is fun to walk through before breakfast

• La Cosecha Organic Market-  artisan crafts and great food, great for breakfast

• Mercado Benito Juarez- Everything Oxacaqueno!- clothing, shoes, baskets, bags, textiles

• Mercado Veinte de Noviembre- Mostly food- visit the Passillo de Humo for lunch

• Mercado de Artesanias- Artesans from 8 different regions

Non-Profits doing Terrific Work

•  The Oaxaca Learning Centre

•  The Centre of Hope for Children

•  Fundacion En Via

Restaurants we will visit during your Trip

Note: this may change depending on other culinary finds!

• Las Quince Letras

• La Cocina de Humo

• Casa Tierra

• Casa Taviche

• Almú

Suggestions for your Free Day

• Hierve el Agua (natural hot pools).  This can be part of a longer day.

• Monte Alban. Archaeological site.  Fascinating.  Visit early in the day.  

• Santa María Atzompa  Known for its green pottery.  There are also young artists making innovative black pottery.

• San Augustín Etla Visit the print shop and Arts Center.  Lovely village.

• Oaxaca Ethnobotanical Gardens.  There may or may not be tours in English, but it is worth visiting, if you are interested in gardens and horticulture.

Food Tours and Cooking Classes

• Oaxaca Street Food Tours - Great walking food tour, focus on local, women-owned businesses, you’ll see parts of the cit as well.

• Oaxaca Eats - Food our

• Oaxacking - Food Tour

• El Gastrotaller - Cooking class, the owner is Iris.

• Cocina Prehispanica - Cooking classes and tours with Vicky.

Thank You And See You Soon! 

Thank you for taking the time to review this information, we hope these details help with your free time planning and prepare you for your time exploring Oaxaca. If you have questions between now and then, please continue to email us at hello@acecampstravel.com. See you in Oaxaca!