Almoraduz' husband-and-wife culinary alliance creates memorable flavor combinations in one of the Oaxaca's coast's few true gourmet restaurants. It's not…
Must-see restaurants in Puerto Escondido
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- PPascale
An unlikely factory of gourmet food amid the grubbier fishing shacks of Playa Principal, Pascale prepares original and creative seafood, meat, homemade…
- LLychee
La Punta resembles in some ways a sybaritic Thai beach and Lychee doesn't have to try hard to meld in with superb Thai dishes – green curries, chicken…
- DDan's Café Deluxe
Dan was one of the founders of local legend El Cafecito and this spot next to his eponymous hotel is great for hearty, surfer-pleasing breakfasts, juices…
- EEl Nene
El Nene serves enormous tacos and Mexican- and international-style fish, shrimp and chicken mains. Fish of the day prepared Cajun-style is a good choice,…
- VVirginia's Supercafe
Hidden away off a quiet stairway, Virginia's cafe is pretty super, particularly if you're judging it by its coffee (among the best in the city and roasted…
- EEl Cafecito
Cafecito has cornered the market in crossover gringo-Mexican fusion food with large surfer appetites in mind. Herein are some of the best breakfasts on…
- MMercado Benito Juárez
For local flavors and the true PE atmosphere, head to the main market in the upper part of town, where dozens of comedores serve fresh fish and shrimp,…
- OOne Love
Excellent Euro-Mexican dishes with fresh local ingredients are served in this restaurant run by a Mexican-French couple. You could start with the 'One…
- AAlaburger
Talk about simple. Alaburger inhabits a beach garden where its congenial owners have constructed an open kitchen under a thatched roof. But, oh the food!…
- LLa Hostería Bananas
The Hostería is an Italian labor of love, from its gleaming kitchen (with computerized wood-fired pizza oven) to the Talavera-tiled bathrooms. A broad…
- HHotel Santa Fe
The attractive colonial Hotel Santa Fe's restaurant sits on a covered terrace looking along Zicatela beach and is a pescatarian affair (no meat – just…
- PPez Gallo
Seafood dishes such as the catch of the day encrusted in coconut are popular at this beach club's oceanfront palapa (thatched-roof) restaurant, plus you…
- PPepe's Tacos
Popular with surfers, this hidden sand-floor shack serves large coconut-encrusted shrimp and battered fish tacos topped with a colorful variety of chopped…
- EEl Coste
Inhabiting a deluxe palapa on Zicatela beach, the highly successful El Coste is all about its grilled fish and seafood (take your pick from snapper, bass,…
- EEl Sultán
For a puff on a hookah pipe and a dose of falafel served with strong coffee, park yourself on one of the cushions at Sultán, an unlikely oasis of cheap…
- RRestaurante Los Tíos
‘The Uncles,’ right on the sand's edge, serves great licuados (milkshakes) and fresh juices to go with its well-priced egg dishes, antojitos (Mexican…
- RRestaurante Estrella del Mar
The pick of the smattering of Mexican restaurants on El Adoquín itself, with good seafood cocktails and antojitos (Mexican snacks) as well as seafood main…