Guidebook for Oaxaca

Anne Marie
Guidebook for Oaxaca

Arts & Culture

Beautiful old theater with movies and performances happening weekly. Oaxaca Cine Alcala is a film club which screeens great independent films from Mexico and beyond.
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Театр Македонио-де-Алькала
900 Av. de la Independencia
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Beautiful old theater with movies and performances happening weekly. Oaxaca Cine Alcala is a film club which screeens great independent films from Mexico and beyond.
Good Fine Art Museum. Changing exhibits featuring artists from Oaxaca and beyond.
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Музей Museo de los Pintores Oxaquenos
607 Av. de la Independencia
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Good Fine Art Museum. Changing exhibits featuring artists from Oaxaca and beyond.
Take in changing exhibits of textiles and woven costumes from Mexico and around the world. SALES happen here benefiting local indigenous artisans. They offer classes for children and adults.
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Текстильный музей Оахака
917 Miguel Hidalgo
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Take in changing exhibits of textiles and woven costumes from Mexico and around the world. SALES happen here benefiting local indigenous artisans. They offer classes for children and adults.
Free classical music concerts in the atrium. Great museum upstairs featuring pre-hispanic artifacts from Monte Alban and more. Great gift shop. Beautiful old restored ex-convent.
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Музей культур Оахаки, Санто-Доминго
s/n 1a. Cerrada de Macedonio Alcala
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Free classical music concerts in the atrium. Great museum upstairs featuring pre-hispanic artifacts from Monte Alban and more. Great gift shop. Beautiful old restored ex-convent.
There are several exhibition halls with changing shows revolving around different themes often related to design and art. There is also a wonderful lounge area with bean bags for kids who are invited to read or play in the space. A quiet and elegant atrium where free films and music happen and a nice library upstairs. You can also have coffee and drinks outside in the large patio where sales of local textiles and crafts sometimes take place.
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Centro Cultural San Pablo
907 Miguel Hidalgo
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There are several exhibition halls with changing shows revolving around different themes often related to design and art. There is also a wonderful lounge area with bean bags for kids who are invited to read or play in the space. A quiet and elegant atrium where free films and music happen and a nice library upstairs. You can also have coffee and drinks outside in the large patio where sales of local textiles and crafts sometimes take place.
This museum is a beautiful old colonial house. It houses a historical collection of silver objects and jewelry from Mexico including many pieces designed by Spratling. They also have a permanent collection of old regional costumes and traditional serapes.
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Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center
307 Mariano Matamoros
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This museum is a beautiful old colonial house. It houses a historical collection of silver objects and jewelry from Mexico including many pieces designed by Spratling. They also have a permanent collection of old regional costumes and traditional serapes.
A great place to go for peace and quiet and to read! Especially if you are researching or just want to browse through a very worthwhile selection of books on art, craft, design and architecture. The Graphic Art Institute of Oaxaca is a housed in an old colonial dwelling with small rooms and intimate patios full of potted plants: succulents and cacti and bougainvillea abound. You can use the wifi there and sit out in the very agreeable back patio shade. Changing shows of prints and drawings in their small exhibition space are worth checking out. Must leave your bags at the front under lock and key.
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Институт графических искусств Оахаки
507 C. Macedonio Alcalá
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A great place to go for peace and quiet and to read! Especially if you are researching or just want to browse through a very worthwhile selection of books on art, craft, design and architecture. The Graphic Art Institute of Oaxaca is a housed in an old colonial dwelling with small rooms and intimate patios full of potted plants: succulents and cacti and bougainvillea abound. You can use the wifi there and sit out in the very agreeable back patio shade. Changing shows of prints and drawings in their small exhibition space are worth checking out. Must leave your bags at the front under lock and key.
You are in an absolutely beautiful setting and can visit the buildings and grounds of this old textile factory turned art school while feeling that you are at a park. Usually a really good art exhibit is happening downstairs in the huge open showroom. You can picnic up in the shaded park above the main building. There is a nice gift shop on the premises as well. About a 40 minute drive from Oaxaca.
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Художественный центр Сан-Августин
s/n Av. Independencia
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You are in an absolutely beautiful setting and can visit the buildings and grounds of this old textile factory turned art school while feeling that you are at a park. Usually a really good art exhibit is happening downstairs in the huge open showroom. You can picnic up in the shaded park above the main building. There is a nice gift shop on the premises as well. About a 40 minute drive from Oaxaca.

Everything Else

Changing exhibits featuring contemporary art from Oaxaca and beyond. Often they have screenings of art films in one of the outside patios. Beautiful old colonial building.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Oaxaca
202 C. Macedonio Alcalá
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Changing exhibits featuring contemporary art from Oaxaca and beyond. Often they have screenings of art films in one of the outside patios. Beautiful old colonial building.

Entertainment & Activities

Nice, relaxing place to sit and have coffee and a bite to teat. Indoor and outdoor seating. mellow vibe. Good coffee.
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Cafe Los Cuiles
115 Labastida
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Nice, relaxing place to sit and have coffee and a bite to teat. Indoor and outdoor seating. mellow vibe. Good coffee.
The Zocalo is very close to my place. It's a great place to people watch, listen to street musicians and take in the local street performance talent. You can have coffee, drinks or eat a meal here at many of the cafes and restaurants all around the central square and kiosk. On Wednesday afternoons you can go watch the marimba band play in the open area just next to the cathedral.
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Сокало Оахака
Portal del Palacio
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The Zocalo is very close to my place. It's a great place to people watch, listen to street musicians and take in the local street performance talent. You can have coffee, drinks or eat a meal here at many of the cafes and restaurants all around the central square and kiosk. On Wednesday afternoons you can go watch the marimba band play in the open area just next to the cathedral.

Food Scene

Great food and drinks. Casual atmosphere with outdoor seating in an open patio that gets covered in case of rain or cold. Nice bar and great cocktails.
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La Biznaga
907 Av Benito Juárez
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Great food and drinks. Casual atmosphere with outdoor seating in an open patio that gets covered in case of rain or cold. Nice bar and great cocktails.
Great place to try regional Oaxacan food. Many food stalls in a covered market serving mole, tamales, tlayudas, etc. Clean and frequented by nationals and locals as well as foreigners.
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Рынок Бенито Хуареса
S/N Las Casas
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Great place to try regional Oaxacan food. Many food stalls in a covered market serving mole, tamales, tlayudas, etc. Clean and frequented by nationals and locals as well as foreigners.
For a more elegant "high end" food experience. Fusion Mexican fare on a terrace with a great view of the center.
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Restaurante Casa Oaxaca
104-A C/ de la Constitución
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For a more elegant "high end" food experience. Fusion Mexican fare on a terrace with a great view of the center.
Great place to get appetizers or dinner and drinks in the center of Oaxaca. Cool casual atmosphere with really tasty Mexican fusion cuisine and a great variety of cocktails.
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Sabina Sabe
209 5 de Mayo
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Great place to get appetizers or dinner and drinks in the center of Oaxaca. Cool casual atmosphere with really tasty Mexican fusion cuisine and a great variety of cocktails.
High end dining in a elegant but casual environment. Fusion Oaxacan cuisine. Close to my house.
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Origen
820 Miguel Hidalgo
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High end dining in a elegant but casual environment. Fusion Oaxacan cuisine. Close to my house.
Best coffee in town.
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Cafébre
108 C. de Manuel Bravo
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Best coffee in town.
Best most amazing baked goods, sourdough bread in Oaxaca. Also a great breakfast and brunch and even lunch spot. Fantastic funky setting.
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Boulenc
207 C. Porfirio Díaz
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Best most amazing baked goods, sourdough bread in Oaxaca. Also a great breakfast and brunch and even lunch spot. Fantastic funky setting.
Great Mexican food with yummy fresh ingredients and a daily lunch special for around 100 pesos. Try their Pulque (fermented agave sap) if they have it and you go in for that kind of thing. Nice space in an old Oaxacan house with a small outside eating area and lots of inside seating.
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Cabuche
1017 Miguel Hidalgo
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Great Mexican food with yummy fresh ingredients and a daily lunch special for around 100 pesos. Try their Pulque (fermented agave sap) if they have it and you go in for that kind of thing. Nice space in an old Oaxacan house with a small outside eating area and lots of inside seating.
Many different food stalls, juice bar and coffee places all in one big space. You can also get some organic produce and products here.
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The Rayón Pochote Organic Market
411 Rayón
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Many different food stalls, juice bar and coffee places all in one big space. You can also get some organic produce and products here.
Fresh Mexi-fusion cuisine with lots of sweet garnishes and fresh vegetables. The menu is smallish and they usually have a daily lunch special. Cute as a button little space with only a few tables (6?). Super friendly owners and wait people..
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Casa Taviche
1111 Miguel Hidalgo
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Fresh Mexi-fusion cuisine with lots of sweet garnishes and fresh vegetables. The menu is smallish and they usually have a daily lunch special. Cute as a button little space with only a few tables (6?). Super friendly owners and wait people..

Parks & Nature

You have to sign up to go on a tour given in English, Spanish or French on certain hours and days. This is a beautiful garden designed by a Oaxacan artist and landscape architect in which only native plants have been planted. All of them have been and/or still are used by the indigenous people's of Oaxaca.
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Jardin Etnobotanico de Oaxaca
Sur n Reforma
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You have to sign up to go on a tour given in English, Spanish or French on certain hours and days. This is a beautiful garden designed by a Oaxacan artist and landscape architect in which only native plants have been planted. All of them have been and/or still are used by the indigenous people's of Oaxaca.
Small pre-hispanic ruin which is open to the public and set in a very quiet and not often visited site. Great place to walk and enjoy nature. A ways out of the city.
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Yagul
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Small pre-hispanic ruin which is open to the public and set in a very quiet and not often visited site. Great place to walk and enjoy nature. A ways out of the city.
Great place to jog, walk a dog and/or people watch. Sometimes big craft fairs and mezcal expos happen there.
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Эль Ллано
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Great place to jog, walk a dog and/or people watch. Sometimes big craft fairs and mezcal expos happen there.

Shopping

Close to my place and full of vendors selling just about everything. You can get fresh fruits and vegetables there as well as mezcal, Oaxacan cheese, fresh juice, hot chocolate and piñatas. Regional treats and breads, textiles and traditional clothing, and crafts from the region also in abundance.
Mercado de Abastos
Local 26 Mercado de Abastos
Close to my place and full of vendors selling just about everything. You can get fresh fruits and vegetables there as well as mezcal, Oaxacan cheese, fresh juice, hot chocolate and piñatas. Regional treats and breads, textiles and traditional clothing, and crafts from the region also in abundance.
Full of crafts from Oaxaca's many regions and ethnic groups at very reasonable prices.
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Mercado de Artesanías
20 Cam. Nacional
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Full of crafts from Oaxaca's many regions and ethnic groups at very reasonable prices.

Essentials

Good selection of basic groceries including fruits and veggies. Also close by to my house.
Comercial Meraz - Bustamante
304 Calle de Carlos María Bustamante
Good selection of basic groceries including fruits and veggies. Also close by to my house.