VEGETARIANS
La Casa del Tío Guero
García Vigil #715. Block south of Arquitos
- Daily specials and tasty vegetarian dishes
La Flor de Loto
Morelos #509. Across from the Casa
de la Ciudad Museum
- A very veggie favorite. The lunchtime comida corrida is excellent.
Manantial Vegetariano
Tinoco y Palacios #303
- Tasty meals and often a buffet service
Pizza Rústica
- Local chain of Italian restaurants with some of the best pizza
in the country. The vegetarian option is called ... La Rústica.
Gaia
Antonio Labastida #115, Plaza Las Virgenes
- Organic salads from the Arbol de la Vida garden. Located on
the north side of Labastida
Park.
GRASSHOPPER HUNTING
For those who wish to try grasshoppers,
there are plenty of options. Fresh batches of the bug are for
sale at markets, including Benito
Juárez and Abastos.
Dining options include the Sopa de Chapulines
at Los Danzantes, chiles rellenos (stuffed with grasshoppers)
at María Bonita and the traditional chapulines, guacamole
and tortillas at Del Jardin on the Zócalo.
Outside of town the restaurant at the Monte Albán museum
boasts a special dish called 'Nido de Grillas.'
TAMALE HUNTING
Many of the best tamales
are sold by the tamale-makers themselves a few hours a day.
Among our favorite places to go tamale hunting:
Santo Domingo, southeast corner, Monday-Friday,
8am-1030am
Conzatti Park, northwest corner, Monday-Friday, 8am-1030am
There's a mobile cart often seen on Alcalá
whose motto is "Desayuno Ejuctivo." Loosen your tie
and eat a tamale!
LADIES WITH
A COMAL
Fire-hot empanadas, memelas and quesadillas are
also served on the street. Typically memelas and empanadas are
morning foods. Tlayudas are typically an afternoon and evening
dish. Our favorites:
Empanadas Carmen, Calle Carranza on the north
side of Carmen Alto Church, Monday-Friday, 6pm-1030pm.
AIRPORT
The restaurant at the Oaxaca
airport is one of the best of its kind. Pitchers of fresh
juices are displayed at the entrance and meat eaters are rewarded
by the tasajo dish served in a salsa made from three chilis
- arbol, pasilla and guajillo. Mmmmm!
NEARBY
SANTA MARIA DEL TULE - Caldo
de Piedra is run by the Gauchupin family from San Felipe Usila.
The palapa-style restaurant is located on the north side of
the highway, kilometer 11.9 heading to Tule from Oaxaca City.
The restaurant serves Chinanteco cuisine, including the famous
Caldo de Piedra, literally 'stone soup' made with fish, shrimp
and a few fire-hot stones. The dish is individually prepared
-- ideal for those who cannot consume shrimp, the ingredient
is simply left out -- and visitors are invited to watch the
process. (Photo)
DINING TIMES
Breakfast hours are generally 8-10 in the morning,
lunch 2-4 in the afternoon and dinners often don't begin until
8 in the evening.
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Oaxaca Dining Survey (2008)
