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)