Oaxaca Restaurants

La Biznaga

#10 of 105 things to do in Oaxaca

#150 of 3947 things to do in Mexico

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Good for: Romance, atmosphere, food, service

  • Address
    • García Vigil 512
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 951 516-18-00
  • Price
    • mains M$70-150
  • Hours
    • 1-10pm Mon-Thu, 1-11pm Fri & Sun

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Lonely Planet review for La Biznaga

Patrons jam the hippest of Oaxaca’s eateries for bold fusion dishes in an atmospheric courtyard. The nouveau-Oaxacan dishes in inventive preparations (tortilla horns stuffed with seasoned hibiscus, mushroom soup with chilies and bacon, mole with goat cheese) use local ingredients and are likely worth the dodgy service.

 

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    never could figure out why this gets good reviews

    chocolateidea does not recommend this,

    Living here in Oaxaca I have been here many times. I always find the food only a little above average, the music way too load, and the service barely adequate. Very good margaritas - there are better places to eat.

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    Tasty mezcal, draught beer, great salads, grown up.

    waxxod recommends this,

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    Latin American Remix of Ric's Place

    kevinmpa recommends this,

    La Biznaga would be the place to film a Latin American remix of Casablanca. Fernando, one of the owners, rides his motorcycle through the ancient doors into the courtyard full of sturdy wooden tables. He startles the little girl in the red huipil who sells chiclets, but he doesn't chase her out. The sound system is very fine. The music, like the food leans toward fusion. You might hear a recording of the late Herber Rasgado's singing the Beatles' Yesterday in Zapotec.

    During Oaxaca's year of turmoil in 2006, the owners decorated the walls with woodblock prints by the radical ASARO collective. Now ASARO's work is in galleries and newer upstart artists get to show their stuff.

    A Biznaga is a cactus that resembles a prickly green pumpkin, and there are several planted in the courtyard around a single elegant pochote tree.

    Biznaga's house mescal costs 15 pesos. "Single village mescals" can cost 5 times that. I don't eat red meat, but I've had the fish. It was splendid. I've also enjoyed plantains wrapped in chicken in a dark guayaba mole sauce garnished with a zen-like splash of fresh cream. I've sat across the table from beef-eaters who enjoyed those dishes, too.

    Lonely Planets tip about the set price lunch is on the mark, but note that it is 80 Mexican pesos, not U.S.dollars. Most entrees in the evening are around 120 pesos. Solo travelers might eat at the bar.

    Oaxaca's Garcia Virgil is a great food street. If one was sentenced to a life of eating on a single street, this would be the the dream sentence.

    Good for: Romance, atmosphere, food, service

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