Vegan
Organic
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
Mexican
Catering
Gluten-free
Breakfast
Kitchen making Oaxacan cuisine. Serves meals like tostotopo and avocado salad plus coffee, mezcals, and chocolates. Relocated from Murguia 407. Open Mon-Sat 8:30am-10:30pm.
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 26 Nov 2024 by Lucía.
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Added by Etnofood on 11 Jun 2021
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66 Reviews
First Review by Etnofood
elg411
Points +137
Good but nothing special - Edit
Good food, I got the mole sandwich which was good but essentially only contained mushrooms which I found a bit dissapointing and uninspiring for a vegan place. The cocoa horchata was delicious! It's surrounded by other local shops and artist studios, so very nice ambience.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-01-24
Pros: Friendly staff, Good food
Cons: Prices are high for what you get
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minthin
Points +1107
Healthy, but not flavorful - Edit
I got a mushroom sandwich. The mushrooms were good. It came with grilled zucchini which was nice, but had almost no seasoning. The chocolate horchata was a bland disappointment too. You can make healthy food that tastes good.
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johnsull91
Points +103
Mole and Comote sandwiches - Edit
Delicious mole and Comote sandwiches. The ice cold drinks were top notch too. Highly recommend a trip here for the mole sandwich 🥪
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Saltandpeppertofu
Points +92
Meh - Edit
The space is really cool but the menu and food are quire disappointing.
Read moreMenu is really basic and lacks protein. Food is okay, a bit undercooked and not very cared for. With all the amazing vegan food we've had in Mexico so far this one wasn't only meh but also overpriced.
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RickyWookie
Points +73
Espectacular - Edit
Un lugar hermoso, con comida exquisita y un trato súper agradable
Read morePros: La comida es deliciosa, El sándwich de camote es muy rico, Sabores únicos
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TLHarbinger
Points +114
It depends on what you order. - Edit
Bread cake ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read moreMushroom tapas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chocolate salad ⭐️
Zucchini salad ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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TimWyatt5
Points +974
Not bad not great - Edit
Had high hopes here and disappointed a bit. Thought it was overall okay. Didn’t seem like there was care and love in the meals or service. Still good to support them though!!
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NessD
Points +28
More mole and love with the cooking, please - Edit
I was looking forward to lunch, based on other reviews, but felt it was an underwhelming experience. I have been to five vegan places in Oaxaca, and for the price and quality of food, which was more fusion than authentic (which is fine, if done well), I felt it lacked flavor and soul, overall. The place also offers cooking classes and a small shop and a big open space to eat.
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BLA1234
Points +290
Overpriced for mediocre food - Edit
They should lower their prices, or increase the quality / creativity of their dishes.
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Lucía.
Points +6493
Healthy eating - Edit
I've been twice to Etnofood and really liked the menu, which offers various veggie dishes, that are prepared deliciously, without being heavy on carbs, as most venues I’ve come across since travelling through Mexico. The downside was that both times a lot of dishes or ingredients were missing, and I didn’t even arrive last minute. The staff also didn’t communicate it beforehand, but only when ordering. The first time out of 6 mains only two were available, and both times they only had one dessert out of 5. It’s a shame, because the food I had was super tasty. I also loved their homemade oil to add some extra seasoning to your liking. My least favourite things were the chocolate rice pudding, which was too sugary for me and the horchata, which I found too bitter - but those are personal preferences of mine.
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SophieCorbett
Points +521
Great vegan option - Edit
Came here for a cooking class and came back for lunch.
Read moreWe ordered a number of starters to share and were impressed with the quality of the food and the staff attention.
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Paulaluis
Points +16
No hay suficientes vegetales - Edit
La verdad quede un poco decepcionada, porque se supone que es un restaurante vegano, entonces, deberia de ser más abundante en vegetales, pero tienen muy poco. La atención si fue buena, son muy amables, pero no es el lugar donde personas que necesiten hacer adaptaciones a sus platos y que coman abundante vegetales puedan ir.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-08-06
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Maettz
Points +535
Just okay - Edit
Compared to other vegan places it was a rather average experience. The food was just okay, the staff friendly but a bit chaotic. We waited long for our order.
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dozer84
Points +218
Very healthy, lacking taste slightly - Edit
Not bad at all but been to better places here in Oaxaca
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donteatthehomies
Points +1096
Good food and amazing cooking class. - Edit
We came here for dinner late after we arrived in Oaxaca, we both got the sweet potato sandwich and really enjoyed it. The bread was a nice crusty sourdough and the sandwich was packed with ingredients. The chilli oil they provided was so good.
Read moreWe also did the vegetarian cooking class and it was our favourite thing we have done on our travels so far. Victor was amazing, we toured a local market to buy fresh produce, made a few different dishes, our own tortillas and quesadillas, salsas and mole. The whole experience was well worth the money and I would highly recommend anyone in Oaxaca does this class, or one of the other classes Etnofood offer.
I personally don't eat cheese but the class also involved a cheese tasting at the market. The food we made was all vegan apart from the quesadillas.
Pros: Chef Victor is fantastic , Great experience
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GigiRenteria
Points +276
Bien. - Edit
El sandwich de mole está bien!
Read moreNo sabe mal pero tampoco es rico
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BernadetteGates
Points +247
Cute spot and great food! - Edit
I went here for lunch and took a cooking class through EtnoFood. Both were great experiences! Overall quite good food.
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pacmausername
Points +50
Light and fresh - Edit
A nice break from all the carb-heavy street food.
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MalaUll
Points +55
Delicious slow food experience - fully vegan - Edit
This place is 100% vegan! I just asked the chef. And it is excellent. We had the hot salad, chili potatoes, mole, guacamole, chocolate bonbons and a black latte cocktail. Loved it all! #Veganuary
Read morePros: Tasty food, Super friendly and chatty staff, Nice open space
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angelsol299
Points +526
Food tastes very weird almost non-eatable - Edit
We order the mole negro, a choriqueso sandwich, a salad and some potatoes. The only thing that was fine was the salad. The mole negro was super spicy(even for me as a Mexican) and did not taste well. The sandwich was very weird with some sour citrus taste that taste almost as the mushrooms were spoiled, then we ordered the potatoes which again came with this weird sour citrus weird spoiled taste. The only thing that was very good was the guayaba water of the day.
Read morePros: Guayaba waster was tasteful
Cons: Weird flavors weird combinations , Tastes as almost is spoiled , Very expensive for what you get
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finding_taradise
Points +1896
I wanted to love this place! - Edit
I was really excited to try this restaurant, but left feeling disappointed. I even cancelled my cooking class I had booked here due to how underwhelming the food and drinks were. I will admit I only ordered a salad, but it wasn’t great! The potatoes and guac my son ordered weren’t great either. Everything needed more seasoning or salt or something! Even the drinks were under flavored. It was just ok. Loved the service, loved the ambiance, loved the menu, loved the concept, didn’t love what I ordered.
Read morePros: Ambiance , Service, Menú
Cons: Underflavored food
angelsol299
I agree, the flavours were very weird and unpleasant
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TamaraStoll
Points +115
Beautiful atmosphere and tasty food - Edit
The food was delicious and the staff super nice! I only recommend it
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-10-24
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Pipoune
Points +3971
Good - Edit
The brownie (that was not a brownie) was very tasty.
Read moreThere was only one cake and chocolate bars.
The bonbons were not all vegan as they have milk.
I didn't try the meals as It was pretty expensive.
Updated from previous review on 2023-07-28
Pros: Tasty cake, Nice staff
Cons: Not a lot of choice for desserts, Expensive
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NatashaVanmo
Points +3615
Good Oaxacan vegan food - Edit
I'm a chocolate lover so Mole is one of my favorites Mexican food so I had to try the traditional Mole de Fandango para Bodas! Wich is a very simple dish to give the importance to the mole sauce, this was pretty flavorful the perfect sweet and spicy combo, the oyster mushrooms were right on point and the rice was ok. I will visit again.
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LigeiaSmith
Points +614
Good food, but not 100% vegan restaurant as it claims - Edit
I enjoyed the food and the atmosphere (beautiful little courtyard in the back of the restaurant). The staff was VERY friendly, but I ordered the Symphony of Cacao only to learn that it has milk powder in it. The waiter explained that they have a sister restaurant that is vegetarian and those chocolates came from them. Our waiter was very nice, but was super absent-minded. We needed to reorder things several times.
Read moreI also signed up for the mole cooking class (as opposed to the vegetarian cooking class and when I paid several days in advance, I asked several times to make sure that the mole class was indeed vegan and not vegetarian and I was assured that it was) only to discover that this was not a vegan cooking class. I had purchased this cooking class as a birthday gift to my best friend and it seems we were just lumped in with the vegetarian cooking class. We were instructed by Juan, the director, who was very friendly and had a great personality. Although we did make a mole (mole amarillo), it wasn't the main focus of the class. He didn't use different pans/utensils/cutting boards for the dishes with cheese and the dishes without. For example, they made quesadillas and then, with cheese still on the pan that had oozed out, began to cook something else that was intended for me.
The food was very tasty and it was nice to sit with the class after our hard work.
Updated from previous review on 2023-05-30
Pros: Delicious local dishes, Friendly staff
Cons: Not vegan as advertised, Absent-minded service
Etnofood
Thank you very much for your comment. As we know how important social networks are, we will make some appreciations and clarify some doubts that may arise from here.
Read moreWe have a line of vegan chocolate bars and other alternatives. The filled chocolates are vegetarian and it was explained to avoid confusion. As we know how important vegan cuisine is, we use nothing of animal origin in our restaurant because of its importance within our philosophy.
Within the cooking class we would like to inform and what we offer is a vegetarian cooking class, as can be read in all the descriptions, taking into account that it is a transitional class to teach more people another way of eating. I would like to share that this cooking class in particular was reserved by omnivores and the only vegan was Mrs. Smith, a beautiful old lady who was very picky unlike her friend, a very energetic and forceful educated woman, who on many occasions confronted her about her little open and collaborative attitude, the other attendees included something called Quesillo, a traditional cheese in Oaxaca, and here it was an agreement by all, to include it, but I also have to say it was never included in any main dish, except as a complement. It is important to clarify that we seek to be inclusive, respectful and very open, for this reason we give everyone a voice, we do not lie in our class when we say that it is vegetarian and we are always open to developing it in a vegan way with research towards a plant-based diet. Something worth rescuing is that everyone was very understandable, assisted her and put up with her treatment, but it is important to say that we as a service will always be open to improving and we will build a better relationship with all our friends who visit us, we have been doing this for more than five years that is why the replica is important.
We will always be attentive to our clients and comments, we are very careful with all our guests and we will always tell the truth from the beginning of veganism as a philosophy of life and respect between us.
NatashaVanmo
Thanks Etnofood for the clarification 💚
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Sarah-MaudeVallerand
Points +51
Great cooking class - Edit
I booked a vegetarian cooking class and didn’t regret it. I really feel like we cooked in the traditional way and discovered new local flavors. Kinda expensive, but totally worth it.
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alexhubert123
Points +61
Disappointing - Edit
We really wanted to like this place but unfortunately it just lacked flavour and originality. We had the fine herbs potatoes and the al pastor sandwich. The potatoes were fine, a little bit undercooked and dry. The sandwich was ok but nothing to write home about. It’s a bit more expensive than elsewhere but I don’t see the point in paying more.
Read moreAfter doing the cooking class with them, I would expect a better menu. The class was so much fun and the food was SO delicious that I had high hopes for the restaurant.
So my advice, skip the restaurant and do the cooking class.
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