Tobaziche

If it is lunch or dinner time in Oaxaca centro as you read this, proceed immediately to this place! Upscale Oaxacan food in a modern but friendly environment with prices that are moderate. So many highlights…
1. Their own brand of mescal and outstanding mixed cocktails using fresh fruit and flowers. You can choose to blend mescal with a floral based drink or tamarind juice and purée, all for about US$ 3 per martini glass full! Not an alcohol drinker? Ask for one of the juices with mineral water con gas.
2. The service. Every person was kind and attentive. We sat at the bar, and the bartender took great care of us. He answered all questions and could converse slightly in English. He taught us about mescal vs tequila and that the restaurant is named for a type of agave used to make mescal.
3. The food, the food, the food. Favs: The best shrimp tacos of my life. Tortilla and shrimp are both cooked with garlic oil, and shrimp melt in your mouth. Be sure to ask for spicy tomato salsa and pico on the side. Also enjoyed a hearty mexican style chicken soup with veggies, garbanzo beans, and lime. And for dessert… baked pear, cinnamon fried tortilla, and fruit sorbet all on one plate!
Were there some lowlights? Sure. Sorbet was grainy. The chicken soup was not the best. But certainly no reason to take away a star!

If you’re looking for a place to discover Oaxaca’s mezcales (and you should, if you drink!), Tobaziche is the right spot to hit up. They curate a collection of 60+ bottles of mezcales made from cultivated and wild agave. David, the owner, will be your savvy and friendly mezcalero, and will make sure you choose well to learn about this wonderful and genuinely local spirit. To round it all out, Tobaziche offers a full food menu of local Oaxacan dishes and snacks.

Gran lugar, totalmente recomendable; muy rico todo, y excelente ambiente! Tiene muy buena música, la comida y el servicio son excelentes. Los tacos de camarón y las tosatadas de Ejutla, deliciosas! De postre, pidan la natilla!

Delicioso todo no puede faltar un buen mezcal para disfrutar de una maravillosa comida oaxaqueña, pidan los nopales a la sal con chapulines delicioso!!! Después una super tlayuda

My husband and I were doing the city wander, hungry and looking for a sweet spot. Tobaziche did not disappoint! We got the sharing platter for $ 195 pesos, which included chorizo, guacamole, chicharrones (fried pork rinds), grasshoppers, 2 types of cheese, tortillas y salsa, and other things! Completely delicious and worth every penny.
They also had craft beers and I had a cucumber cocktail that was bien fuerte. All in all, we were super happy with the quality of the meal and attentive service. It blows our mind that such a great meal could cost less than $ 40 Australian dollars. You’d pay 5 or 6 times that in Melbourne! Well done, Tobaziche, and THANK YOU.