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    El Olivo Gastrobar

    4.0 (24 reviews)
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    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Shrimp with garlic wine sauce
    Tim P.

    Ate here on a Friday night while visiting Oaxaca. We had 7:30 reservation and got a great seat on their rooftop overlooking the city. We started out ordering their sausage platter to share as an appetizer. Three different sausages on a bed of red cabbage kraut with three different mustards. The platter was excellent and just enough for four to enjoy. I got the pasta carbonara that was good. My wife got the shrimp on a bed of rice with a garlic wine sauce you poured over. She said it was good. Another at the table got an arugula salad that she enjoyed. Service was good and everyone enjoyed the dining experience.

    Anne C.

    Stopped in for drinks and a late dinner at the bar, returned for their fixed price New Year's rooftop dinner party a few evenings later. The owner stopped by our table on both evenings to ensure a good time was had by all. Great bartender, well-made cocktails, really good food. On new year's eve we enjoyed the house made smoked sausage on some gently smashed potato, cold squash soup, beef Wellington (!) and plenty of champagne. So fun.

    Mouth watering. Aioli sauce on the right.
    G. B.

    We're back in oaxaca and our night began and ended at el olivo. We started off with tapas / mixed / hand crafted cocktails and were surprised with another specialty drink for my bday. The owner and half the staff remembered my gf and I, after around 5 to 6 months ago visit. Very impressive and warming vibe. They also have a ton of craft beer to pair with whatever you order. Order extra aioli sauce. TRUST me.

    Remember, green front, like green olives

    Second time here in a couple days. Don't understand why they don't have more stars. Nice rooftop outside seating. Good tapas and bar. Friendly staff. Happy hour. Eclectic music with good jazz, but very talkable.

    favorite place to sit - near front railing on roof deck

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    Place has a weird vibe and the service is not great. Food, which tasted like German food was decent. Not going back

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    7 years ago

    Excellent tapas and Margaritas! We tried about 8 different tapas and they were all excellent. The upper level has a noce vibe to ot as well

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    We had 7:30 reservation and got a great seat on their rooftop overlooking the city.

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    Expendio Tradición - Five little disks of dough, fried in lard, with amazing flavourful meat and toppings.

    Expendio Tradición

    4.2(91 reviews)
    0.3 km
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    We stopped because the place was absolutely stunning and we decided to get some food…read more We had the tortilla soup and the memelitas (mushrooms, zucchini flower and octopus), absolutely delicious! We also tried several of their mezcales. Definitely a must try kind of place!!

    I arrived here last night around 8pm or so without a reservation after getting turned away at Los…read moreDanzantee. It's a relatively large restaurant and they were able to seat me immediately which was great as I was starving upon arrival. The decor is simple but nice. It's definitely less flashy than similarly priced restaurants in the area, which wasn't an issue for me but take that as you will (ie not sure it's the best for a romantic date night). I ordered the tortilla soup which I didn't love, but it could just be a matter of personal preference. The avocado in it wasn't quite ripe enough. The pork tacos, however, were absolutely fantastic and it was a very generously sized portion. I loved the accoutrements it came with like the salsa and pickled onions. For a drink I ordered the chapulin cocktail mostly because I wanted to try chapulines, which I actually enjoyed more than I was expecting, but the drink itself was unexciting and didn't taste very boozy at all. Overall I would come back for the tacos and try some other menu items too, but I would skip the soup and cocktail next time.

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    Mixed dessert platter

    Expendio Tradición - The Rojo Tradicion and the El Tule custom Mezcal cocktails. Amazing.

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    The Rojo Tradicion and the El Tule custom Mezcal cocktails. Amazing.

    El Olivo Gastrobar - gastropubs - Updated July 2026

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