Oaxaca Restaurant Review: Zandunga
Tucked into a corner and across the street from La Biznaga on Garcia Virgil is a sweet little cafe-style restaurant called Zandunga. You might walk past it and not think much of it. The small square tables are covered with brightly covered bandana-design cloth like many family-owned comedors in the region. The seats are either […]
Oaxaca Restaurant: Los Pacos Known for Moles (MOH-lays)
Mole is a Oaxacan treasure, a rich sauce flavored with chili that tops beef, chicken, pork, vegetables, tamales, and tortilla dishes. The most popular (and well known) are mole negro and mole coloradito, but it comes in seven varieties. We stumbled upon Los Pacos on our last night in Oaxaca after circling and searching Independencia […]
Restaurants Along the Way
We have taken meals at these eateries and can recommend them. San Martin Tilcajete: “Azucena” on the road to Ocotlan Mazunte: “El Pelicano” and “Un Secreto” Crucecita: “El Sabor de Oaxaca” San Augustin Etla: “Comedor Alheli” (260 pesos for 5 people, plus standard 10% tip, which included roasted chicken, fresh tortillas, rice, sopa de elote, […]
La Noche de los Rabanos
The Zocalo is filled with light, people from throughout Mexico and around the world, balloons, itinerant vendors, strolling musicians. The atmosphere is festive, celebratory, one of relief, for this is a different year than last and people are thankful. Tourists are returning, the Zocalo is alive, a 30 foot Christmas tree is studded with white […]