Friday
- 7:30 PM
Casa Oaxaca
Modern Oaxacan · $$$ · CentroIconic kickoff — Rooftop view of Santo Domingo + Alejandro Ruiz's signature mole negro.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Centro — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 10:00 AMZócalo & CathedralCulture · Centro
Tree-shaded main square ringed by colonnaded cafes.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Centro — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 1:00 PM
Origen
Modern Oaxacan · $$$ · CentroRodolfo Castellanos' courtyard tasting — refined seven moles.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Centro — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 3:30 PMTemplo de Santo DomingoCulture · Centro
Gold-leafed Baroque interior next to the Cultures Museum.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Centro — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 9:00 PM
Tlamanalli
Zapotec · $$ · Teotitlán del ValleAbigail Mendoza's heritage Zapotec lunch — by reservation only.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Teotitlán del Valle — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Sunday
- 2:00 PMMonte AlbánOutdoors · Valles Centrales
Zapotec mountain-top ruins 25 min away — go at sunset.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Valles Centrales — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
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