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Mercado 20 de Noviembre is the market place. You can have delicious food grill meats and chorizos tortillas and salsas. Bread made daily. Several places to purchase Local Mezcal. Anything you need you will find it in this Mercado. Herbs, chilled , Quesillo aka Oaxaca cheese. So many vendors and merch to see it's amazing . In the city's downtown area the Zocalo. People are super nice and very friendly. When visiting is a must see part of the local community and culture. To all the tourists Be respectful of peoples traditions, food and resources.
This was a unique dining experience that is really customizable if you can handle the chaos. I think the true Pasillo de Humo was under construction when we went, so it was moved outside. This actually made for a more pleasant dining experience, because the smoke was not a strong. But the second you enter this area, you are bombarded with 10 people shoving menus in your faces and trying to get you to sit at their spot. We could've been more strategic, but we said yes to the first person we saw. You pick your meat, you pick your accompaniments, you pick a drink. You pay for all of them separately, so don't be surprised if you get multiple bills. The food was all incredible, and once we were seated, it was nice to eat and people watch. I can't say I'd recommend the experience to vegetarians, but for any carnivores, it's a must-do in Oaxaca.
If you look for meat markets, this is the one. Not just meat market but also the grilled meat market. There is a section of the food court has all the grilled meat. The food smell is tremendous with great BBQ smell. Probably stick to your clothes. The grilled meat included popular skirt steak, sirloin, sausage and more. It has different marinate sauces. We enjoy our lunch here. Not easy to find seat. Very popular. The market is not too small. It is mid size market. Mainly food market and flower. Love the tour. But for is the grill meat.
Food is excellent. We sat in a comedor to eat because we didn't want to eat from the "aisle of smoke." There's so many options here! If you come in a group, everyone will find something they like! Service: there was one lady who was selling juice and smoothies who was extremely rude. She actually told us that if we didn't speak Spanish then we could leave. We didn't let that energy bother us and kept enjoying ourselves. There's so many people walking around inside and outside. It's crowded. I would recommend coming here and seeing everything that this Mercado has to offer.
My favorite place within this market is the smoke hall. I came here back in 2019, and then again today to purchase some real cooked beef. Carne asada to be more specific. I purchased 200 grams which consisted of four large pieces of carne asada for 80 MXN. I think the last time that I was here it was $60 MXN. There are at least twenty vendors who all sell the same carne asada, and variations thereof. I noticed another store that included pork with carne asada as part of their promotion. I also purchased 200 grams of pure chocolate made with cocao. I realized right after I tried a small piece that I made the same mistake as last time. This chocolate is un-sweatened, and it does taste rather bitter. The merchant told me the other type of chocolate that is sweet includes almonds, which I did not want. This market is filled with all sorts of restaurants and smaller stores that sell specialty food items. The market is unique and festive and I love it here.
Really great experience! It was a Sunday and most of the restaurant booths we walked by had several people eating. We decided on a location and ordered what we saw some others eating. The clayuda (open faced quesadilla) was so good - I love the Oaxaca cheese, all the toppings and the beef. The tortilla is homemade, a little different than what I'm used to in diff parts of Mexico but it was good. So many food choices in the Mercado and so many other booths to purchase bread, seasonings (for mole) and other things.
We ambled around this market for almost 5 hours today. The photos are just snippets from the abundance of produce, fruits, beans, herbs, flowers Meats, fish, poultry available here. Some of the stuff I saw I had no idea what it was but I had a local guide to fill in the blanks. The locals shop here, they can buy furniture utensils kitchen ware, gardening supplies, absolutely everything. It is unbelievably cheap and of course the freshest of the fresh. Many stalls cook amazing food that you can buy or try. It's outstanding. The people working on the stalls are so helpful and friendly and are eager to help. We loved it here. Bring good walking shoes and a shopper bag because you will buy stuff. It's just an epic experience.
This market is a must visit when coming to Oaxaca, especially the smoked meat market area. When you wall through the area, everyone is shoving menus in your face so you eventually choose 1 and sit down. You order and pay for drinks from 1 person, order and pay for sauce to another person, and order and pay for meats to another person and pay for tortillas from another person. It's a great experience. The meat area has many displays of meat and it's smokey. We ordered cecina (beef), chorizo, and tasajo. My favorite was the cecina. Tasajo was salty and chorizo was good. Overall, this is a good market to get any kind of food.
This is an incredible spot for local great cualitativo food. It is a popular an affordable spot, where docena of small kitchens compete to attract their clientele around tables directly connected to their ranges. This place offers a comprehensive compendium of what the Oaxaca cuisines offer in their popular levels. And that is a lot. Join one of the kitchens and just indulge yourself to eat what they have to offer. You won't be destapo Inter. They are all good. The design of each of the kitchen beat the previous. Mexican popular design traditions are beyond sophisticated. I wish chefs in New York would learn the power of design from the chefs from Mercado 20 de noviembre!!!
Unlike Mercado Benito Juarez, which has lots of souvenirs and goods, this market is more focused on food. The highlight is without a doubt... MEAT ALLEY. It's just a row of grilled meat vendors (all the menus are strangely the same though, let's get some variety going!) $5 will get you a basket of meat. It's a bit hectic and you pay separate people. You pay the meat vendor, then you pay the beer waitperson, then you pay the tortilla lady, and then you pay at the condiment counter. There are several long tables to sit down and the beer wait staff should help you out (once you get your meat). Everything is really cheap but just a bit hectic to figure out all your purchases and fees. The meat is pretty good but I wouldn't come back here more than once. It was definitely a memorable experience but Oaxaca City has too much amazing food to spend all your time at Meat Alley.
My 1st meal here in Oaxaca, and I had to order the biggest thing. This is called a Tlayuda, just one of many specialty foods here in this region. It's a gigantic flattened tortilla, burned to almost a crisp, and it had beans, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, queso de Oaxaca, and your choice of meats on top. I chose mystery meat #2 on mine. You can get it open like I did, or closed like a quesadilla... this thing was massive !! I will not order this again... ok... maybe.
In the middle of town and in the middle of everything. This market specializes on restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. On the one side you have the comedores (diners) with the waitresses calling out to each passerby. They are counter restaurants serving all the delicious local dishes. On the smaller side of the market is Pasillo de las Carnes (meat alley aka: smoke alley). Meat grilling on charcoal sensory galore!! You choose your meats, condiments and drinks all separately. All so good. The vendors there will help you out if you get confused. Super great experience and everyone is happy you're there so they are all welcoming. Bring cash only.!
Mercado 20 de Noviembre is a famous food market in the city center of Oaxaca. It's known for selling a variety of local food delicacies like tlayudas, mole, chocolate, and quesillo. It's especially known for its Smoke Alley where you walk through a smoke-filled hallway of vendors cooking meat on grills. Throughout this market you'll find a lot of workers at the different stalls trying to get you to eat at their stall. It can be overwhelming when you might just want to look around. It's really just a chaotic time and a part of you just wants to avoid the people glaring and yelling at you, especially if you're a tourist. It's crowded and hectic but it's part of the unique experience. If you're visiting Oaxaca you will most likely visit this market and the adjacent Mercado Benito Juarez. I'd go in the morning to avoid the crowds to really enjoy your time, but the aroma of the meat might entice you to sit down for a meal. read more
Another amazing Oaxacan experience and a MUST DO when in Oaxaca We came here like 5 times during our stay in Oaxaca lol you can literally spend hours here eating, shopping and talking to the locals. You can find authentic Oaxacan mole, cheese, chocolates and liquor as well as clothes This historical market is also known for being one of the most captivating places for those who are looking for the best things to do in Oaxaca where you can find numerous local and international brands that allow you the chance to spend a great day browsing them and it's also notable to mention that this market is a food market. The Paseo de humo (smoke alley) is literally just that, an alley of vendors smoking all sorts of different meats inside and people trying to get you to sit down and eat Glad we got to see and experience it all read more
9 months ago
Mercado 20 de Noviembre is the market place. You can have delicious food grill meats and chorizos tortillas and salsas. Bread made daily. Several places to purchase Local Mezcal. Anything you need you will find it in this Mercado. Herbs, chilled , Quesillo aka Oaxaca cheese. So many vendors and merch to see it's amazing . In the city's downtown area the Zocalo. People are super nice and very friendly. When visiting is a must see part of the local community and culture. To all the tourists Be respectful of peoples traditions, food and resources. read more
This was a unique dining experience that is really customizable if you can handle the chaos. I think the true Pasillo de Humo was under construction when we went, so it was moved outside. This actually made for a more pleasant dining experience, because the smoke was not a strong. But the second you enter this area, you are bombarded with 10 people shoving menus in your faces and trying to get you to sit at their spot. We could've been more strategic, but we said yes to the first person we saw. You pick your meat, you pick your accompaniments, you pick a drink. You pay for all of them separately, so don't be surprised if you get multiple bills. The food was all incredible, and once we were seated, it was nice to eat and people watch. I can't say I'd recommend the experience to vegetarians, but for any carnivores, it's a must-do in Oaxaca. read more
Woahh, a food mecca in Oaxaca. Uploading these pictures take me back to the sights, sounds, and smells of this wonderful market. Loved walking around as stalls operators invited us to join. I feel like you can't go wrong with any of the spots here. Incredible vibes, food, and service. read more
If you look for meat markets, this is the one. Not just meat market but also the grilled meat market. There is a section of the food court has all the grilled meat. The food smell is tremendous with great BBQ smell. Probably stick to your clothes. The grilled meat included popular skirt steak, sirloin, sausage and more. It has different marinate sauces. We enjoy our lunch here. Not easy to find seat. Very popular. The market is not too small. It is mid size market. Mainly food market and flower. Love the tour. But for is the grill meat. read more
Food is excellent. We sat in a comedor to eat because we didn't want to eat from the "aisle of smoke." There's so many options here! If you come in a group, everyone will find something they like! Service: there was one lady who was selling juice and smoothies who was extremely rude. She actually told us that if we didn't speak Spanish then we could leave. We didn't let that energy bother us and kept enjoying ourselves. There's so many people walking around inside and outside. It's crowded. I would recommend coming here and seeing everything that this Mercado has to offer. read more
My favorite place within this market is the smoke hall. I came here back in 2019, and then again today to purchase some real cooked beef. Carne asada to be more specific. I purchased 200 grams which consisted of four large pieces of carne asada for 80 MXN. I think the last time that I was here it was $60 MXN. There are at least twenty vendors who all sell the same carne asada, and variations thereof. I noticed another store that included pork with carne asada as part of their promotion. I also purchased 200 grams of pure chocolate made with cocao. I realized right after I tried a small piece that I made the same mistake as last time. This chocolate is un-sweatened, and it does taste rather bitter. The merchant told me the other type of chocolate that is sweet includes almonds, which I did not want. This market is filled with all sorts of restaurants and smaller stores that sell specialty food items. The market is unique and festive and I love it here. read more
2 years ago
Really great experience! It was a Sunday and most of the restaurant booths we walked by had several people eating. We decided on a location and ordered what we saw some others eating. The clayuda (open faced quesadilla) was so good - I love the Oaxaca cheese, all the toppings and the beef. The tortilla is homemade, a little different than what I'm used to in diff parts of Mexico but it was good. So many food choices in the Mercado and so many other booths to purchase bread, seasonings (for mole) and other things. read more
We ambled around this market for almost 5 hours today. The photos are just snippets from the abundance of produce, fruits, beans, herbs, flowers Meats, fish, poultry available here. Some of the stuff I saw I had no idea what it was but I had a local guide to fill in the blanks. The locals shop here, they can buy furniture utensils kitchen ware, gardening supplies, absolutely everything. It is unbelievably cheap and of course the freshest of the fresh. Many stalls cook amazing food that you can buy or try. It's outstanding. The people working on the stalls are so helpful and friendly and are eager to help. We loved it here. Bring good walking shoes and a shopper bag because you will buy stuff. It's just an epic experience. read more
This market is a must visit when coming to Oaxaca, especially the smoked meat market area. When you wall through the area, everyone is shoving menus in your face so you eventually choose 1 and sit down. You order and pay for drinks from 1 person, order and pay for sauce to another person, and order and pay for meats to another person and pay for tortillas from another person. It's a great experience. The meat area has many displays of meat and it's smokey. We ordered cecina (beef), chorizo, and tasajo. My favorite was the cecina. Tasajo was salty and chorizo was good. Overall, this is a good market to get any kind of food. read more
1 year ago
3 years ago
This is an incredible spot for local great cualitativo food. It is a popular an affordable spot, where docena of small kitchens compete to attract their clientele around tables directly connected to their ranges. This place offers a comprehensive compendium of what the Oaxaca cuisines offer in their popular levels. And that is a lot. Join one of the kitchens and just indulge yourself to eat what they have to offer. You won't be destapo Inter. They are all good. The design of each of the kitchen beat the previous. Mexican popular design traditions are beyond sophisticated. I wish chefs in New York would learn the power of design from the chefs from Mercado 20 de noviembre!!! read more
Unlike Mercado Benito Juarez, which has lots of souvenirs and goods, this market is more focused on food. The highlight is without a doubt... MEAT ALLEY. It's just a row of grilled meat vendors (all the menus are strangely the same though, let's get some variety going!) $5 will get you a basket of meat. It's a bit hectic and you pay separate people. You pay the meat vendor, then you pay the beer waitperson, then you pay the tortilla lady, and then you pay at the condiment counter. There are several long tables to sit down and the beer wait staff should help you out (once you get your meat). Everything is really cheap but just a bit hectic to figure out all your purchases and fees. The meat is pretty good but I wouldn't come back here more than once. It was definitely a memorable experience but Oaxaca City has too much amazing food to spend all your time at Meat Alley. read more
2 years ago
My 1st meal here in Oaxaca, and I had to order the biggest thing. This is called a Tlayuda, just one of many specialty foods here in this region. It's a gigantic flattened tortilla, burned to almost a crisp, and it had beans, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, queso de Oaxaca, and your choice of meats on top. I chose mystery meat #2 on mine. You can get it open like I did, or closed like a quesadilla... this thing was massive !! I will not order this again... ok... maybe. read more
2 years ago
In the middle of town and in the middle of everything. This market specializes on restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. On the one side you have the comedores (diners) with the waitresses calling out to each passerby. They are counter restaurants serving all the delicious local dishes. On the smaller side of the market is Pasillo de las Carnes (meat alley aka: smoke alley). Meat grilling on charcoal sensory galore!! You choose your meats, condiments and drinks all separately. All so good. The vendors there will help you out if you get confused. Super great experience and everyone is happy you're there so they are all welcoming. Bring cash only.! read more
3 years ago
Fun, fast and economical! Loved it! The waiter was able to be patient with a multilingual group and keep up with changing menu requests. Merci! read more
6 years ago
Larger than Mercado la Merced, this market is close to Zocalo and beside the Mercado Benito Juarez. This full feature market contains raw fruits, vegetables and meat. Stalls selling authentic dishes. But also the grilled meats section sending up plumes of fragrant smoke from beef, marinated pork, longanisa sausages, and tripe. You select your meat from a vendor who grills it, buy the sides of salsa and accompanying vegetables from another vendor. Tortillas from a 3rd vendor and drinks from (you guessed it) a 4th vendor. Great prices, even better food. read more
4 years ago
Wow! What an incredible market. No matter which entrance you walk into, you are immediately surrounded by food. We ate a few of our meals there--two at the stands and one in the hustle and bustle of the meat market. We made it a point to sit in the stands that were most crowded and for the meat market, just chose a stall to buy from at random. At the stalls, we had talyudas, mole with chicken and enchiladas. The meat market can get a bit hectic with all the yelling, but just go up to a stall and ask for the meat you'd like for them to grill. Our man showed a menu and we got a platter of mixed meat that came with tortillas (125 pesos). Once we ordered, we were given a laminated card and shown to the tables in the front. Here, there are women that you can buy salsas, limes, avocados, etc from to go with your meal. Although it was a bit confusing at first, it was an awesome experience that I highly recommend. read more
3 years ago
Finally able to properly scratch this place off the Mexico bucket list! Again if you're making your way through Mexico always visit the local mercados/markets and get ready for a very exciting and in your face experience. All markets will have a "food court" some better than others the one at Mercado 20 de Noviembre is one of the best in all of Mexico. First thing, get your basket (tray) with all the veggies. With basket in hand start your journey. Everyone will be in your face hustling you to their place but remember you're a pro (even if you're not) take your time look for the kiosk with fresh meat and lots of people as Anthony Bourdain would say "those are the ones not poisoning their neighbors". Once you found the one you like you get to pic all your meats. In my opinion you should try everything from the chorizo to the tripe yes folks TRIPE it's not as scary as it sounds! The butcher will put everything on your tray and hand it over to the guy working the grill. Now find a place to sit they will bring it all to the person that handed you your basket and that person will finishing prepping everything for you. Now you get to pic how many salsas you want and the amount of tortillas. It all goes pretty quick and you sit in a communal table so make sure to remember your manners and wish everyone a "buen provecho". Places like this will cook everything to "well done" so deal with it and enjoy. read more
3 years ago
5 years ago
Mercado has a variety of stations to eat. We chose this one. She answered all of our questions and still gave us wrong foods. Even drinks. Kind of sad. Food was ok. Not the best ive eaten here before. Definetaly if you eat here you should choose a station that has more people. Thats a good sign. I dont recommend yolitas. read more
4 years ago
6 years ago
Oaxaca is full of the tastiest foods. I came here by accident on the very last day and I was so upset I didn't find this market sooner. Its a like a meat market but with a grill so you can pick the meat and eat it at the same time. I will definitely be going back soon to enjoy all they got. read more
6 years ago
Don't leave Oaxaca without visiting its Mercados. Many are very close by, a light walk from the centro, a block or two away from the zocalo. This one in particular is the place to go for Food, yummy delicious sit down and eat food. We went back 3 times while we were there. Can't get enough of all the stuff to look at and taste. Great place to get mole and chocolate to bring back for friends and fam. read more
6 years ago
I believe the stand had the name "juanitas" in it, it was towards a corner of the market. Delicious menudo around 40-60 pesos for a bowl and a drink. Also had a natural oj and bought some ground coffee. Lots of variety of foods definitely recommend when in Oaxaca! read more
5 years ago
5 years ago
Absolutely a place to go while traveling to Oaxaca capital!! You'll have a chance to taste everything you have ever heard about from Mexico: chapulines, mole, tacos, ... Get ready to love it!! In addition you'll find some local cloth and accessories! read more
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Miguel Cabrera 120
Col. Centro
68000 Oaxaca
Mexico
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