Diners' Choice: Hot spot restaurants in Oaxaca

OpenTable

Updated May 05, 2026

Looking for restaurants that are the best hot spots in Oaxaca? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Glou Glou

4.8

4.8 (165)

MXN500 and over

Contemporary Latin

Puerto Escondido

About the restaurant

An exceptional culinary experience by a Chef-Sommelier couple, Luis Pabón & Gaby Moreno featuring seasonal dishes and natural wine.
The seven-courses tasting menu emphasizes local, seasonal ingredients and a masterful natural wine pairing (with local beer and mezcal thrown in).
Prepare for a memorable meal in a beautiful space that is open to the surrounding tropical forest and sky.

A la carte is also available.

Top review

SatchelGold

Dined on Apr 24, 2026

Simply the greatest culinary experience I have had in years

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Experience

Menu degustacion GlouGlou // 7 tiempos

Experience

Platillos para compartir // Sharing plates menu

Mula Cocina Mestiza

4.7

4.7 (25)

MXN500 and over

Traditional Mexican

Oaxaca

About the restaurant

Somos un restaurante con Cocina Mestiza, en el que explorarás el corazón de Oaxaca a través de su cocina, su vista en la terraza y del alma de sus tradiciones que lleva cada plato.

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CarolineGold

Dined on Apr 19, 2026

Gracious service, tasty food in a beautiful location. What’s not to love?

Restaurante Catedral

4.6

4.6 (576)

MXN310 to MXN500

Mexican / Southwestern

Oaxaca

About the restaurant

Restaurante Catedral brings local, regional and international dishes together to offer a truly unique menu. Start your day off with a breakfast of Teotitlan Del Valle Style eggs or the Socorrido, which is a pork rind casserole with sausage, egg and cheese served in a red sauce with Water Chiles stripes. Restaurante Catedral is the perfect place for a date night. Come enjoy the house specialty of homemade ravioli with Hierba santa that is filled with suckling pork and topped with grated cheese. Restaurante Catedral also serves meat and seafood dishes, like the roasted beef tenderloin, grilled octopus and fried mullet.

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Teresa

Dined on Apr 23, 2026

Breakfast is always amazing! Our favorite Delicious food and many options...

Casa Oaxaca El Restaurante

4.6

4.6 (1620)

MXN500 and over

Regional Mexican

Oaxaca

About the restaurant

Aquí, un ritmo animado acompaña la transparencia de luz que hace vibrar los colores. La sutileza de lo esencial subraya el poder evocador de los olores y sabores que surgen de la cocina de Alejandro Ruiz.

Se mezclan los aromas y los sabores de hierbas mediterráneas con las oaxaqueñas. Así, la albahaca y el romero comparten sus tintes con la hoja santa, la pitiona y el shorobobo. Asimismo, granada, pescados y mariscos, venado y cordero alternan con chapulines, huitlacoche y quesillo.

Cinco sentidos influenciados por una extraordinaria vivencia gastronómica.

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Lisa

Dined 1 day ago

Spectacular in all ways! Beautiful and delicious! We loved our meals!

Tierra del sol

4.6

4.6 (554)

MXN500 and over

Contemporary Mexican

Oaxaca

About the restaurant

Tierra del Sol is a restaurant that takes its name from the Mixtec song, a melody that has become an Oaxacan hymn.
Just like that nostalgic song, this place celebrates in its own way the culture of an exceptional people: the Mixtec or ñuu savi; the first does it with her poetry and the second with her food.
Our chef: Olga Cabrera, cook, is the architect of such gastronomic praise, and she achieves it from the knowledge and respect for an ancient cuisine that she inherited from the women of her family and her community, Huajuapan – in the heart of the Mixteca region of Oaxaca -, a knowledge that seasons with his special passion for traditional dishes.

Top review

Dined 6 days ago

Such an amazing experience the food, service and overall ambience were breath taking definitely recommend their breakfast. Will be returning for dinner.

Enna Restaurante

4.6

4.6 (22)

MXN310 to MXN500

International

Puerto Escondido

About the restaurant

Discover how our chef Rodolfo Castellanos fuses tradition with innovation in each of our dishes offered at ENNA RESTAURANT, to surprise you with stories from our beautiful and colorful Oaxacan land and sea. In our restaurant you can find a variety of breakfasts, we stand out for our avocado toast with sourdough, homemade French bread and many other dishes. To enjoy your lunch or dinner we always offer our guests homemade and fresh pasta, catch of the day, hamburger made with 100% Silver beef, these are some of the dishes that have been planned and prepared with great effort and dedication by our kitchen team. At ENNA RESTAURANT, we will not only delight you with our gastronomy and great flavors, we also have excellent architecture and environment to make sure your stay is unique and unrepeatable experience, here at Punta Zicatela.

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PoojaGold

Dined 6 days ago

Loved the beautiful setting and the fresh food! Everything was perfect. The only downside was it was so hot but the staff was so kind about refilling our water and checking on us!

Blu - Huatulco

4.5

4.5 (101)

MXN310 to MXN500

Global, International

La Crucecita

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Kelly

Dined on Apr 10, 2026

Great birthday dinner celebration! Watermelon salad and catch of the day was amazing. Live music, wine, ambience and food was 10/10

Almoraduz Cocina de Autor

4.4

4.4 (541)

MXN500 and over

Contemporary Mexican

Puerto Escondido

About the restaurant

Almoraduz is a culinary concept created by chefs Shalxaly Macías and Quetzalcóatl Zurita, who have turned their restaurant into a space of constant evolution, creativity, and love for Oaxacan culture.

Their proposal offers three experiences that connect with each other: the carta, which celebrates the everyday with dishes that change according to the season and local market; the Menú Maíz, a 5-course journey that honors our roots and reinterprets Mexican street food through the eyes of cooks who work with memory and sensitivity; and the Menú Sin Fronteras, a 10-course experience that condenses years of travel, techniques, cultures, and ingredients into a manifesto of freedom and evolution.

This vision has earned them recognition from the Michelin Guide, positioning Puerto Escondido as a renowned gastronomic destination.

At Almoraduz, guests find an intimate and welcoming atmosphere, where every dish tells a story of love for the land, the culture, and the act of sharing.

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MeaghanGold

Dined on Apr 17, 2026

Absolutely incredible experience here. Everything down to the pottery was incredible. A very special restaurant.

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Experience

Sin Maíz no Hay País, Menu degustación 5 tiempos

Sommo

4.4

4.4 (132)

MXN500 and over

Japanese

Puerto Escondido

About the restaurant

Sommo is traditional Japanese cuisine... but with a twist. We embrace our local resources and blend Japanese heritage with Mexico's tropical ingredients to offer a culinary experience of the highest quality. Our focus is on creating human experiences—where you feel our home as your own.

Two of the most recommended experiences are the seatings at the Chef's counter and the Bar, perfect for groups of 2 or 3 people max. In either setting, you'll get up close and personal: see our gestures, and take in our aromas.

Important Information:
1. For groups larger than 11, we ask that you contact us directly at +52 33 1904 8158
2. Our service has an average time of 2 hours, so your table/bar will be reserved for other diners after that time.

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Paul

Dined 1 day ago

The best Punta Zicatela Experience! Good House vibes with korean DJ Keikee and the excelente Japanese cuisine.

Origen

4.3

4.3 (193)

MXN500 and over

Contemporary Mexican

Oaxaca

About the restaurant

La creación es una constante que se basa en la tradición. Origen es una gran familia que conoce el significado de hospitalidad.