20 pesos (about $1) for a fresh and tasty elote. Most stands here are like Don Paco and only boil…read morethe corn - no grill. A few stands do, but they are not popular. Personally, I prefer the grilled one, but the corn was delicious and Don Paco is a great choice in Oaxaca. Unlike the starchier corn used elsewhere, this was definitely sweet corn. It is bathed with mayonnaise, queso fresco, chili powder, chili sauce, tajin and lime. It was a delicious snack that was not too, too heavy. Delicious! Beware, there is ALWAYS a line.

Tacos del Carmen is a taco stall located in the city center of Oaxaca. It gained popularity after…read morebeing featured on Netflix's Street Food highlighting tacos in Latin America. When we got there there was a line of people who hadn't yet ordered and others who were waiting for their food. Someone walked up to us asking for our order. Then we waited as they cooked everything in front of us and handing them to patrons. We got the chile relleno ($30 MXN) and mushroom tacos ($30). We liked the chile relleno one more as it was cheesy. Both tacos were a little oily but they were good. There were some salsa stations on the side for extra flavor. There was nowhere to sit so people either ate standing or took their food to go. This stall was authentic and the food was inexpensive. This was street food at its core.

Super popular with tourists, thankfully not too many people the day I came. I got chile relleno and…read moremushroom tacos, could've done with more flavor for the mushroom. Also got an empanada with amarillo (yellow mole) with chicken - SUPER tasty flavor, really enjoyed that. The sauce is also quite liquidy. Everything made on the spot so it's hot, and there are three salsas you can add at your leisure. 30MXN each per taco, 60 MXN for the empanada.

One of the best treasures we found in Oaxaca. Cannot leave without trying these…read more There is a whole plaza dedicated to just ice cream. It's a whole little center of tiny nieve establishment outside a church. Honestly all of the establishments offered almost identical flavors of nieve so I think it's just a matter of finding one with good sitting. We went during the week and place was full. The place is full of so many vendors asking to purchase something constantly while eating but I did not mind much because we ended up buying from most of them. They are almost all indigenous vendors who offer hand crafted items from bracelets to alebriges. There is also live marimba music. This is a must stop when in Oaxaca. All the locals recommend coming to las Nieves. Can't wait to come back.

Recently I found out the actual name of this place, for me it was always Las Nieves de la Soledad,…read moreand probably I'll keep calling it by that name. My favorite place to get my ice cream is El Niagara, I remember going as often as I could with my dad or my mom when visiting family. And to this day I keep ordering the same combinations, mamey w/lemon, leche quemada w/tuna (prickled pear) and last but not least sorbete & strawberry. This plaza was recently renovated, so now you get a different feeling when you visit, there's also some food stands and the traditional candy/dessert stand (that I've heard is not that great, I just don't like getting too close to it as I am scared of bees)

The best "elotes" (corn on a cob) and "esquites" (a kind of maize soup) in town! Really, I have…read moretried quite a few and these are really the best, I know you might think "how difficult is it to boil some maize" well it is an art! What makes these elotes and esquites so delicious is especially the home made mayonnaise, grated cheese and chilli powder. Of course also the love it has been made with. There is another "elotes y esquites" lady on the other side of the park (av. Benito Juárez) but they are truly not as good as the one on Pino Suarez.

I am a big fan of this place, I am seriously considering going there right now but I guess it's too…read morelate, so it will have to wait until tomorrow. You ever wondered why almost always there's a line up? One of her secrets, which she told my mom, is she adds chile de arbol & other spices to the water where she boils the corn. Considering all the people who come to buy from this lady, she's fast, I've never had to wait for more than 15 min, even when it's really busy, and it's always the same excellent quality. Another secret? Other places just add mayo (which I don't like) & cheese on the top, well she adds some at the bottom, so you have both in every single bite.

Was literally on my way to a restaurant a mile away for some lunchtime tamales and atole…read morechampurrado and walked smack right into this food stall. They do three kinds of tamales: mole, verde and rojo, and champurrado. I got two tamales de mole, used to the wimpy tamales in the states. Whoa, these babies are freakin huge. I was so full after one. And the mole was complex and rich and sweet and savory all at the same time. Duh, it's Oaxaca. The grandmas know what's up.

Tlayudas are all the rage in Oaxaca but I'm not a big fan. Still I ate a few in different places,…read moreincluding here because I was not familiar with them. They were good but tlayudas are enormous and I was never able to finish one. Still, Tlayudas Galeana was pretty good. However, the next time I visit Oaxaca, I will try more varieties of the mole instead.