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Oaxaca de Juarez

Duration

5 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 7 guests

Language

English

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Embark on a vibrant evening tour in Oaxaca, savoring culinary delights across hidden gems. Discover the city's nighttime food culture and its civic influence. Taste, learn, and enjoy!

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

On this afternoon-into-evening tour, we’ll explore the Oaxaca backstreets during a culinary changing of the guard, tasting our way through some of the city’s best nighttime food spots while also gaining an understanding of their important role in maintaining Oaxaca’s civic life.

What You Get

Bottled water

Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Snacks

Private transportation

Good To Know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Mercado 20 De Noviembre

Oaxaca’s food scene is really a tale of two cities, both equally delicious. In the morning, a dizzying array of eateries open their doors and vendors pop up, ready to help Oaxacans get their day started off right. But come sundown, things really get interesting, with a whole new crop of stalls and vendors opening up in their place to keep Oaxaca’s culinary parade going. Ask locals and they will tell you: In this city, the eats only truly come out at night. On this afternoon-into-evening tour, we’ll explore this culinary changing of the guard, tasting our way through some of the city’s best nighttime food spots while also gaining an understanding of their important role in maintaining Oaxaca’s civic life. Along the way, we’ll stroll through historic neighborhoods and public spaces, experiencing a side of the city few visitors get to – day or night.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Oaxaca

Our journey begins in Oaxaca’s historic center, just as the night shift of food stalls starts to emerge and a whole new set of aromas begins to fill the air. Our first stop, a vendor outside one of Oaxaca’s main markets, has been serving tortas and tostadas to workers heading home since 1930. Joining the after work crowd, we’ll get a taste of their rightfully famous – and filling – creations. From there, we’ll continue to a new family-run restaurant that has already become a neighborhood staple thanks to its devotion to one of the most elemental of Oaxacan ingredients: Beans, served out of large clay pots. Here we’ll taste a sampler of their homey dishes, which respectfully riff on traditional Oaxacan cooking. Continuing our exploration, we’ll next stop by the small shop of a local woman devoted to all things cacao and chocolate, where we’ll enjoy some of her artisanal creations.

2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Iglesia del Carmen Alto

As we make our way through the neighborhood, we’ll visit another iconic streetside business, this one of a family that’s been selling tortillas stuffed with chicken and mole since 1965. Now run by the family’s fourth generation, their stand has become a strategic stop for hungry workers heading for their evening shifts, hungry locals and, of course, people looking to fuel up before getting the party started.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Museo Belber Jimenez

Fueled up ourselves, we’ll next join the locals in a nearby park for one of the most traditional – and satisfying – of Oaxacan street eats, corn in a cup, perfect for strolling while snacking. Cup in hand, our night parade will next take us for an encounter with the heavyweight champ of Oaxacan late-night meals, the tlayuda, a large, thin and crisp tortilla that piled high with a variety of toppings. Like what the taco is to Mexico City, the tlayuda is to Oaxaca – cheap, filling, endlessly customizable – and we’ll visit a local favorite that’s been selling them since 1952. To finish, we’ll taste traditional Oaxacan sweets from a stand in a church courtyard and then sit down for – what else? – a mezcal tasting led by a young master distiller who is one of the few women making the agave spirit. It’s a fitting nightcap to an outing filled with the keepers of Oaxacan culinary traditions and their nocturnal work.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Flores Magón 209, Flores Magón, Oaxaca, Mexico, MX, 68000

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Meeting Point and Maps: In front of La Casa de Mezcal Flores Magón # 209, OAX_RE_BENITO JUAREZ, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico

End Point

Iglesia de la Merced, Calle de Los Libres, Oaxaca, Mexico, MX, 68000

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Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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What People Are Saying

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(18)

an experience of a lifetime!

May 31, 2025

(TripAdvisor)

Our guide Khalil was so amazing – so friendly and knowledgeable and helpful, and the whole experience was wonderful. From the markets to the stands to the restaurants and the Mezcal tastings, it wa...read more

Jalil is great guide!

May 28, 2025

(TripAdvisor)

Jalil was so knowledgable and lovely. He picked amazing places we never would have found on our own! Mescal tasting at end of night was so fun.

One of the best experiences I’ve had!

May 13, 2025

(TripAdvisor)

My fiancé and I have been planning our dream Oaxaca trip and this walk was high on our list! Luis was on time, so kind, welcoming and a wealth of knowledge. Our market walk was so fun, tejate, cook...read more

We loved this tour!

April 21, 2025

(TripAdvisor)

Fantastic tour! Pablo showed us (my family of four, plus three others) a wonderful time, as we wandered through the streets of central Oaxaca. He was engaging, informative, and extremely helpful ...read more

Amazing food adventure!

April 04, 2025

(TripAdvisor)

Great night touring Oaxaca’s food scene. We had a blast and would recommend this tour to anyone - especially those trying to escape the touristy spots. We met so many wonderful people and tried so ...read more

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The Late Shift: Tasting Oaxaca, by Night

Experience Details

What You Get

Good To Know

What You’ll Experience

Mercado 20 De Noviembre

Oaxaca

Iglesia del Carmen Alto

Museo Belber Jimenez

Meeting & Pickup

Cancellation PolicyCancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.Read more

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Read more