Wonderful quaint little residential restaurant on a quieter street in El Centro. We shared a ham…read moreand cheese bruschetta, chorizo and mushroom pizza and a memorable creamy spaghetti carbonara which I would recommend to anyone. The three dishes with a gratis amuse were plenty for me and my wife and we walked out with leftovers. We paired our meal with a few glasses of affordable wine and left sated and happy. We will return.

Probably a great place to go if you just want to have a few glasses of wine and some tapas. We…read moreordered dinner and the food was pretty so so. Place is very cute - tiny. We went there on a Friday night. 20 minute wait. Service was good; waiter was very nice. Food was pretty so-so. My friend had the pasta with shrimp, which was dry. My shrimp were ok (note to self: remember to ask if their shrimp has been peeled). Salads were good. Don't plan on going there for a quiet conversation on a Friday night - place was incredibly noisy.

I was interested in getting a little pre-dinner drink somewhere and El Destilado came highly…read morerecommended to me. Upon arriving I asked to be seated on the rooftop which they obliged with no issue. The upstairs ambiance is upscale without being stuffy. They played contemporary music but it wasn't too loud. The drinks menu is interesting and there are a lot of creative options for cocktails. I ordered a drink called the GOAT margaritas and it was STRONG but balanced. Cocktails run around $180-230 pesos. The main menus are 6 and 9 course tastings but they also have somewhat reasonably priced a la carte bar snacks. I debated ordering something but didn't want to spoil my appetite which was already happening as they brought out complimentary chips and (excellent) salsa with my drink. Service was a tad on the slow side but I wasn't in a hurry. Would absolutely return!

We ate our last dinner in Oaxaca at El Destilado, and I'm glad we did. It was a great way to end…read moreour trip. El Destilado offers a few options: a 6-course meal and a 9-course meal. (They also offer a bar menu with snacks and drinks on their rooftop if you're not up for a whole tasting menu situation.) We did the nine-course menu, and we couldn't resist adding on the drink pairing. I can usually pass on a drink pairing, since they can be really expensive and I feel pressure to keep up. But El Destilado's drink pairing was too varied and unique to pass up! Each of our nine courses came with very different beverages - two cocktails, two glasses of wine (the wines were great natural wines, but I kind of wished they offered Mexican wines; I think there are some really incredible natural Mexican wines being made now!), one craft beer (brewed in Mexico), one sake (brewed in Mexico, the first Mexican sake company), one pulque (made in house; it was fantastic), and one port (with dessert). (I think I'm missing one! I believe there were 9 - one for each course. Maybe the last one is the little bottles of mezcal they gave us with the little dessert snacks as our last course?!) I often worry that the portions of a tasting menu will be too large, and I won't be able to enjoy the meal. But I really enjoyed El Destilado's portion sizes and progression. Our first course was a plate of three small snacks (tiny versions of Oaxacan dishes), and many other courses were very light (a tomato/vegetarian dish, a single ravioli in a bowl, a raw fish course, a cooked fish course, a shared main)... It was a smart way to serve a lot of great dishes without your guests filling up too fast! I think my favorites were the quail main, the foie course, the seafood courses, and the snack course! Overall, the food was all really good - modern takes on Oaxacan dishes and flavors. Fun and beautiful without losing focus on the flavor. The service was top notch (felt so welcome and comfortable and our server went out of her way to explain every course and beverage pairing) to us while still giving us time to enjoy. They can do service in Spanish or in English. The restaurant is beautiful and yet still understated for a tasting menu restaurant. It's on the pricey side. But it was my favorite of the pricey side meals we had. It was interesting and delicious and exciting, and I'd absolutely return to eat there again.

Great coffee, great service! I had a latte and a croissant. How is it that Mexican croissants are…read morepossibly BETTER than the ones in France? Maybe I'm biased because I love Mexico so much. Muss Cafe is a gem.

Muss Cafe is a coffee shop located on the first floor of the Casa Antonieta hotel in the city…read morecenter of Oaxaca. This is not as well-known as other popular cafe spots in the area so it's not as busy and there is seating inside. We ordered the shakshuka ($125) and baguette jamon serrano y mozarella ($195). The shakshuka base was more of a soup than a sauce and its flavor was decent. We asked for the sandwich without olives but it still had some in there but it was fine. For drinks the flat white ($65) and americano ($45) were okay. It's more peaceful and not as busy if that's the vibe you're looking for. If you want another place to relax you can head through the door at the back of the cafe to the lobby of the hotel. If you're staying at the hotel this cafe is very convenient to get pastries or coffee.

This is a great local spot to heed to. They are currently offering a deal serving a ton of snacks…read morewith your beer or drink. We spent about 350 pesos/$18 and had a full meal and 6 beers for two. Definitely need some Spanish. The ambience includes lots of locals and some music and TVs. We had the pleasure of watching RAW wrestling. Overall pretty great and you can head out and get some late night tacos after.

First, the good news: the staff is extremely professional so the service is great. Now, if only…read moreyou didn't have to eat the food. There is absolutely nothing authentic or inspiring about the food. "Tapas" is inaccurate, as there are no small plates. You can get a large mixed plate to share, but no tapas. Tapas or not, the food is not good.

This may be the worst dining experience I've ever had. In a city full of amazing food, this is…read moreBAD. Service was slow, and though we had a fluent Spanish speaker in our group, the servers got everything wrong. We ordered appetizers, and were told they were out of items. No problem. But then it took the server 45 minutes to make a Caesar salad at the table, which ended up being giant leaves of uncut romaine rolled in unpleasant dressing. One person ordered Caesar salad, but they made it for the entire table and charged us for salad for 4. They brought my friend the wrong drink, we sent it back, they brought it back and tried to convince her to take it. 1 hour and 30 minutes in, we still had not been asked for our entree orders. As a vegetarian, I explained MANY times that I wanted a pasta dish on the menu without the meat. The waiter said that was fine, then brought me the dish with meat. At that point we were so disgusted that I asked them to take it back and remove it from the bill. Later, the waiter brought the dish back and said they had made me a totally new one. I started eating and found ham in the dish. One waiter dropped dirty cutlery in my friend's lap and do not even apologize. Finally we decided to leave our unappealing meals half-eaten and leave. They brought the check and had over charged us (in addition to the salad servings we had not ordered). We tried to debate the overcharges, but were denied, so we paid the full amount, making it the most expensive meal we ate in Oaxaca all week, and it was hardly edible. Terrible food and even worse service. They lied about putting meat in my dish, which is absolutely unacceptable, and they cheated us on the bill. Oaxaca is full of great food, but this place is a shit hole. Horrible. So bad. I cannot say enough how rotten this place is in every way.

This place is amazing, starting with the service. These people make feel so welcome right from the…read morestart. Food is simply amazing and very tasty! My octopus was perfectly cooked. The place is so beautiful and decorated that aligns very well with the food. I highly recommend this place!

Loved this place so much we went twice. The ambiance is just…read morelovely the service is outstanding , the food is delicious and prices are ok. They start you off with a basked of free rolls, some with cheese inside. We ordered the tomatosalad and the beet salad and shared the suckling pig. That was plenty of food for two people. The suckling pig was truly the star! It was absolutely delicious! There is even a guitar player in the front for some nice ambient music. My favorite dinner in oaxaca!!

Although I do appreciate that they have so many vegan and vegetarian options, the food here is not…read moreat a great value, portions were scanty and the food did not reflect the ingredients listed on the menu. I also must say that the waitresses were rathet grumpy, looked tired and acted annoyed so I could not speak well of the customer service. For there reasons I had to keep it at two stars although I do appreciate that it was a healthier alternative to other restaurants nearby. I ordered the Chile Relleno de Picadillo de Championes (stuffed pepper with minced mushrooms) however there was no dried cranberries or almonds like the menu promised. I also didn't notice any mango curry sauce either. The brown rice it came with was mushy and too salty on top and the "serving of vegetables" was soo small. Just not worth the 130 pesos for such a small stuffed pepper that looked nothing like the picture on some of the other reviews which I am starting to wonder might be fake. My partner ordered the sopa de cacahuate for 40 pesos and the Chile relleno de Platano Macho which came with rice and beans for 80 pesos. As you can tell from the picture, they used the smallest pepper possible and being that plantains, beans and rice are so cheap I don't know how they can justify 80 pesos. We liked the baked tortilla chips (which was a much healthier option than fried tortilla chips) and the four small slices of chewy sourdough bread but did not like the sauce at all which my partner also wasn't a big fan of. The peanut soup was good and I enjoyed the peanuts with the peas ... it was unique and the process for that was actually more reasonable at 50 pesos. It could have used more spices however!! The waitresses looked so miserable and seemed annoyed at the customers ... the food actually tastes better if you ignore them. There are many vegetarian options in Oaxaca so I would recommend going somewhere else!

I really enjoyed my meal here! Wasn't expecting to find a veg*n restaurant, since I was warned…read moreMexico loves carne, but I'm really happy I stumbled in. The plantain and hibiscus taquitos were delicious, and the little bread/tortilla basket with hot sauce was a nice and complimentary starter. I regret getting the local soda into of one of the house made aguas frescas. I skipped dessert since I was too full, but might have to go back for one of the chocolate postres; they sounded fantastic.

We went here for our last night in Oaxaca. We got the tuna…read moretartar, mole sampler, and the octopus tlayuda. The mole dish was a little too sweet for our liking, but definitely interesting to taste the difference between them. Our server was the best! I'm so glad we were able to get a reservation last minute.

Amazing Oaxacan Michelin star restaurant. We had the tasting…read moreof different moles before we ordered our main dish. We loved the ambience and the friendly staff.