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Oaxaca food guides

Checked, practical guides to eating in Oaxaca City: what to order, which food tour fits which eater, how to eat street food safely, the markets worth your morning, the truth about mole, chocolate and quesillo, and how many days to plan.

Oaxaca Street Food 2026: What to Eat and Where to Find ItTlayudas, memelas, tamales with mole, chapulines and tejate: the classic Oaxacan street foods and the places where they are usually found.Read the guide →Oaxaca Food Tours 2026: Evening Streets, Markets or CookingOne evening street crawl, several market mornings and small cooking classes: how the Oaxaca food tours on GetYourGuide differ.Read the guide →Is Street Food Safe in Oaxaca? 2026: Practical Eating HabitsBottled water, busy stands, food cooked to order and a sensible pace: simple habits for enjoying Oaxaca's street food.Read the guide →Oaxaca Markets 2026: 20 de Noviembre, Abastos and TlacolulaMercado 20 de Noviembre, Benito Juarez, La Cosecha, Abastos and the Sunday market in Tlacolula: where Oaxaca eats by day.Read the guide →Oaxaca Mole, Chocolate and Cheese 2026: Myths and FactsSeven moles, a cheese that is not mozzarella, chocolate you drink and the real story behind Oaxaca and corn.Read the guide →How Many Days in Oaxaca 2026: A 3-Day Food Lover's PlanThree days give a food lover time for an evening street tour, a market morning, a cooking class and a Sunday market.Read the guide →

Tours

Popular Oaxaca food tours

Booked on GetYourGuide, with free cancellation 24 hours ahead on every tour listed here.

Oaxaca Food and Markets Tour Market breakfast or lunch 2.5 hoursMax 6, age 14+Free cancellation

Oaxaca Food and Markets Tour
Max 6MarketsSweets

A short guided walk through Oaxaca's markets for traditional dishes and drinks, with Oaxacan sweets to finish. Breakfast or lunch, depending on start time.

What is included
  • Local guide in English
  • Breakfast or lunch, depending on the start time
  • Traditional market dishes, drinks and Oaxacan sweets as dessert
  • Meets in front of the main entrance of the Metropolitan Cathedral
  • Not for children under 14 or people with mobility impairments; free cancellation 24 hours ahead
Duration2.5 hoursMax 6, age 14+ Book this
Oaxaca Evening Street Food Tour, 14+ Tastings Evening, 14+ tastings 4 hoursMax 8, not for vegetariansFree cancellation

Oaxaca Evening Street Food Tour, 14+ Tastings
After darkMax 8Ends at the Zocalo

A movable feast after dark: 7 to 8 family-run stops, from tacos de cabeza to tlayudas with tasajo, with mezcal and flan before it ends at the Zocalo.

What is included
  • 14+ tastings, among them campechano tacos, tetelas with huitlacoche, mole tamales and esquites with chapulines
  • Champurrado, a mezcal tasting and bottled water
  • Small group of up to 8, in English; runs rain or shine
  • Not suitable for vegetarians, vegans, food or nut allergies, pregnant women, halal, no-pork or celiac diets
  • No hotel pickup; free cancellation 24 hours ahead
Duration4 hoursMax 8, not for vegetarians Book this
Food Tour with a Local Chef in Oaxaca Morning, noon or evening 3 hoursPrivate or small groupFree cancellation

Food Tour with a Local Chef in Oaxaca
9am, 12pm or 6pmFamily kitchensSoft drinks

A local chef leads you to family-run kitchens and street stands away from the busiest corners, talking corn, chocolate and chiles along the way.

What is included
  • Guided food tour with a local chef and food experts, in English or Spanish
  • All food tastings and soft drinks
  • Street stands and family-run kitchens; native ingredients explained
  • Start options at 9am, 12pm or 6pm; the meeting point depends on the option
  • Not suitable for children under 4; free cancellation 24 hours ahead
Duration3 hoursPrivate or small group Book this

Book before the small groups fill up

14+ tastings at 7 to 8 family-run stops after dark, from tacos de cabeza to tlayudas with tasajo, with mezcal and flan at the Zocalo. Small group of up to 8.

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