I recently became elite (in San Diego) while I was traveling in Oaxaca. Aurora was nice enough to…read morereach out to me and invite me to a yelp elite event in Oaxaca. Everyone at the event was amazing! They were all so nice and welcoming. Also, they listened to my terrible Spanish. Pero quiero practicar. The employees and the owner of the restaurant were very accommodating. They went out of their way to help us understand everything, which was not expected. The food was excellent and so was the wine. It was a great yelp elite event and it was a unique experience for me to have in Oaxaca. Gracias!

Ended up going here 4 times, just for the food, while we were in Oaxaca. Great atmosphere, very…read morepleasant staff, and unique tasty menu items.

It was again a great get-together organised by Yelp, Thomas Inn and Mezcal: Cortijo. I have walked…read morepassed Thomas Inn several times and always hear live mariachi music and thought it was a simple/ typical "Cantina". I was really surprised to see the modern and sophisticated restaurant/bar. When we got sent up for the private party we walked into the second floor bar and a wonderful big roof terrace. Just amazing! Looking at the open air theatre "El Fortin" and the mountains around the city. The event was really fun with the DJ Netho Selektor who always knows how to set the vibe. We got a Indio beer and enjoyed talking to the other Yelpers. We had a cocktail, a Mezcal gusano of Cortijo and some typical Oaxaquenan food. After that we had a few fun interactions where I won a wonderful "#Mezcal" hat! Great for the Feria de Mezcal! In a few words: There was a great vibe, great people, drinks and food! I will definitly come back to Thomas Inn to sit on the roof terrace and enjoy their food and drinks.

Because the restaurant Ribaana offers mainly Istmeñan food (a region in the state of Oaxaca with…read moredelicious food!!) the theme of the party was Istmo. It was great to see so many people putting in the effort to dress up in the typical clothing of this area. The amount of people was exactly good for this location. There were two great DJ's, Istmeñan food, two local artisan beer brands and two local Mezcal brands. It was very well organised and a lot of fun talking, dancing, eating and drinking. I had a great time!

This event was organised because of the anniversary of the restaurant. It is a really nice little…read moretaco restaurant with very friendly young owners. We tried 5 different types of tacos; chorizo with potato, nopal (cacti) with onions and tomato, paprika with cheese (my favourite of all), green sauce with ribs and egg with rice, of course with black bean sauce. They were very authentic and delicious, you could notice that it is a family recipe. If I'm in that neighbourhood again I will definitely go back to enjoy the great tacos!

A great dinner with fellow elites! Although I was a bit late because of work, they kept a seat for…read moreme. I started with Pan de panzita with a delicious tomato sauce. After that we tried the spicy pasta with bacon! Really nice and just right with the spicy part. I really liked that. After that we got fresh made Mole bread (it was still warm!!) with home made garlic butter, that combination was delicious! After that we had pork with mashed sweet patatoe, it was nice but a bit to much fat for me. The drinks were really nice also, I really enjoyed the cool Mezcal cocktail, nice and refreshing with not a overwhelming mezcal taste. The lemon-cucumber water was nice and so cool we could keep the glass! It was great to see the fellow elites and have some drinks and good food on the terrace of El Olivo! The staff was very friendly and helpful!