Puerto Escondido or the hidden port , as it translates in English is a small surf / fishing town in the state of Oaxaca. You can read more about Puerto Escondido here
Here's my list of some TOP places to eat in Puerto Escondido - There's some popular places and other, hidden gems of PE . FYI - you will not see any listings from Adoquin street but this is another great place to get some local food and drinks - I didn't make it here but if you have a fav. place on this street ( or anywhere in PE That i missed ), please do let me know and i can add it to the list
Top places to dine in Puerto Escondido
check it on Google Map here
La Punta
Ala Burger
Fish Shack
Lychee
Juana Mezcala
Chicama peruvian
Taqueria Uno Y Mas
Punta Origen food court
Mister Burro
Tistal
Pinches Tacos
Nuoc Vietnamese
Food Market
Salento pizzeria
La Chula Taqueria
Zicatela Mercado
Restaurant Dona Claudia
Street side Empanadas and Fresh Coco
Tamale from the local street vendors
Savanna
Bars
Mombasa
Bikini Beach
Savanna
Zicatela
Elephant Garden
Ocho
Santa Fe
Bars
Xcaanda
Mar & Wana
Chula
Cactus
Jardin
Centro
Non Solo Pizzeria
Estrella Gourmet
Pete’s Tacos
La Morena (seafood)
Mercado Benito Juárez food court
Comedor Reyna
Pasteleria Chely
Tlayudas Mayra
Cafe La Fe
Arrachela Grill
Rotisari chicken at a local joint
La Juquilita (local Mexican)
Amo Gelato
Nieves Artesanales Mitla
Bars
Congo
Fauno
Rinconada
Espadín Restaurante
El Sultán
Dulce Tierra
Luna Rossa
El Cafecito
Lasodeli cafe
smoked fish tacos El Viejo
La Punta
Ala Burger
Fantastic burgers and Drinks at a reasonable price, Open seating, Live Music. Here's the link to the live music on the day I visited -
Fish Shack
Small Shack in La Punta for great seafood bites and socialize. They have good fish burgers, tacos and coconut shrimps
Lychee
Thai restaurant - Good Thai curries and appetizers at reasonable to high prices. Some open seating and LIVE music
Juana Mezcal
Great Food and Drinks, Open Seating, Good for Mezcal shots and drinks. Live Music. I had the best Steak and Salad here in Puerto Escondido - Video
Chicama peruvian
Good Peruvian food and Pisco Sour / Mezcal Sour. Nice place for food and drinks. Open Seating
Taqueria Uno Y Mas
Street Side Taco. Delicious pastor tacos , The best I have had in Puerto Escondido. I also did a repeat carry out the next day
Punta Origen food court
Thursday evening Open Mic ( See Video) . This place gets super crowded on Thursday's - usually there's a wait to get in. There's only 1 bar section to get drinks and beers and has a very long line. There are several food stalls. Must try :- Mister Burro, Empanadas and the waffle + dessert place
Mister Burro
located in Punta Origen food court, They have some amazing Burritos ( Burro's). You have to try them when you are here.
Tistal
Local restaurant on the highway in Puerto Escondido run by a wonderful Oaxacan family. Good for breakfast/brunch and Lunch . Amazing view of the water, lots of choice on the menu, low price and excellent service
Pinches Tacos
Sonora Style tacos and ceviche. Good selection of taco's and salsa bar but they take very long to prep and serve! Took them 20+ minutes to serve a Shrimp ceviche.
Salento pizzeria
The first Italian pizzeria in La Punta de Zicatela. Il Salento offer a complete menu of Italian pizzas and other typical dishes of the area. Its casual atmosphere is ideal to share a good pizza with friends or family
La Chula Taqueria
Local Taco shop / Mexican restaurant in La Punta. Good Tacos and Soups.
Zicatela Mercado
Market located in Zicatela. This is place to get anything from Groceries, Fruits, Medicines, Organic and plant based products, eggs, meat, fish, ice creams and gelatos etc. There is also one side of the market with cafes and Juice bars - You can get a variety of fresh fruit juices here.
Towards the back side - there are a few restaurants with a great view of the water. You can enjoy breakfast, brunch or Lunch with a great view and reasonable prices here
Restaurant Dona Claudia -
Located in Zicatela Mercado. Great views and delicious Mexican food
Street side Empanadas and Fresh Coco
There are Frios Coco stands everywhere in the town and you cant go wrong on a fresh coconut anywhere. The one stand in La Punta ( across Casa Bonita) by the name Cocos Ninfa stands out with fresh coconut water and fresh Pineapple juice and you can get it to-go!! imagine , you can pull out fresh coconut water from your fridge as soon as you wake up in the mornings!!
One fine afternoon, a lady walked to our hotel's pool area selling Empandas. I got a few savory ones and they were delicious and loved the convenience - enjoying fresh home made empanadas right on my pool chair - I later learned that its from a stand from Punta Origen food court
Tamale for a local street vendor
Super delicious tamales for a local vendor - they sell it out of a trunk of their sedan , right across Xcaanda in LA PUNTA on weekend night. I tried one of all their meat flavors , which were full of great flavor and wrapped in soft corn layers. I noticed that a few people lined up to get their vegetarian tamales
Savanna
A cool hang out place / Bar with some live music, Beautiful sunset views and happy hour drinks. Here's a video of one of the evenings on the terrace bar
Bars
Mombasa
Bikini Beach
Savanna
Mezcalita at Bikini Beach Bar.
This place is right across Lychee so if you are in the waitlist - Bikini Beach bar is a place to great some drinks while you wait - and get some tacos from Pinches
Centro
Non Solo Pizzeria
Best Italian food ( and Pizzas ) in Puerto Escondido. I had the ( recommended by the owners ) paste with Lobster and was superrrr delicious. They have great pizzas as well. They take reservations and are mostly full after 6 pm so plan ahead in time. It may look like a hole in the wall type restaurant from outside but .. its worth getting in !! just for the food, and they have an backside patio seating as well
Estrellas Gourmet
Lourdes, the owner and executive chef makes the Best Fish tacos in Puerto Escondido. They also have daily specials and great Italian food. Make reservation ahead
Pete’s Tacos
Another Popular place for Fish and shrimp tacos - Caribbean style is Pete's Taco. Pete's a one man army at his location - taking orders, prep food and taking payment as well as he loves to socialize and share his stories. He's got one of the best fish tacos in town ( after Estrellas's). Ask for his drinks specials like this Passion fruit Mojito
La Morena
Delicious and fresh Seafood ( shrimp and octopus) ceviche and sashimi - Friendly people and reasonably priced food, cheap beers! Its a bit difficult to spot this restaurant for the 1st time, its at a corner of the street and you need to look inside the entrance for the signs
Mercado "Benito Juárez"
This is the central OR the Main market in Puerto Escondido. You will find many stores here in the market selling Cloths, shoes, Household goods, souvenirs, Meat, pastries, Tamales and more. And then there is this one section of the market is many food stalls. Its difficult to pick one unless you know which one to go to and everyone has their preferences. I liked the food at Reyna's
There is also a section in the market where you can get smoked fish to-go
Pasteleria Chely
Located in the mercado centro - They have a selection of pastries and cakes. Loved the Flan here!
Tlayudas Mayra
This is a street side local Mexican / Oaxaca cuisine restaurant. Located in Centro area, behind Chedruai. They has a variety of local food, tacos and Tlayudas
Cafe La Fe
Cute little café in Centro. Great cappuccino and pastries. They has free wifi for customers and while I enjoyed their triple shot cappuccino with Banana bread, many digital nomads were here using wifi for work.
Arrachela Grill
Empanadas at (317 Cam. a Puerto Angelito Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca)
One day while walking from Centro to Carrizalillo beach, i was passing by this local taqueria and it smelled of delicious Mexican food. I was hungry and there were people waiting in line to get their to-go orders and the inside dining area was full - good signs, right!! I decided to give a try ... first I tried to order for dine-in but no-one was available to take my order for about 15-20 mins - so i decided to get some to-go and have a picnic lunch at the beach. I guess it was a good decision.
Rotisserie chicken at a local joint
One afternoon while walking from the Mercado Benito Juarez to Chedraui, I saw a long line of people waiting to get hot-out-of-the-rotisserie chicken. It was too tempting and i got in the line as well. The line was fast moving and with 10-15 mins of wait, i was able to order this delicious chicken to-go. This was one of the best Rotisserie chicken i have ever had ( and got something similar at street vendor in Panajachel, Guatemala)
La Juquilita (local Mexican)
A popular local Mexican cuisine restaurant. Unfortunately I could not try this one
Amo Gelato
This is also one of the popular Gelato place in Puerto Escondido - I however didn't like any of the flavors I tried here and preferred the next one below ( Nieves Artesanales Mitla )
Nieves Artesanales Mitla
This is a very small Gelato place in Centro but they have some great tasting ice creams. I loved their Pistachio one and made several trips here during my stay
Bars
Congo
Fauno
Rinconada
There are many new and established foodie‘s heaven that I could not visit but if you have have loved any place which is not in this list , Let me know and I’ll be happy to add it here
Espadín Restaurante
This is one of the highly rated restaurants with amazing views at sunset near the Carrizalillo beach. Need reservation if going here around sunset time
El Sultán
El Sultan is a Middle Eastern restaurant located at Benito Juárez, Rinconada, Puerto Escondido
Dulce Tierra
A tasty Parisian style retreat in the middle of Rinconada. Very friendly and helpful staff. This cafe offers good chocolate cakes, brownies and chocolate croissants
Luna Rossa
One of the popular Italian restaurants in Puerto Escondido - The portion sizes are big, Great Salads and Pizzas
El Cafecito
Easygoing Cafe and bakery offering coffee, classic mains & dessert, plus baked goods. Reasonable prices, Perfect place to go to if you’re hungry…whether it is early in the morning or during the evening. Usually these a wait to dine-in but you can get to-go order quick
Lasodeli cafe
Located along Casa Lasodeli ( co working space / hostel), it a popular cafe to sip coffee and get online and get some work done. They are also famous for freshly baked goodies on weekdays. he food is amazing, they are super fast. Good smoothie bowl, Chilaquiles and the italian tortas
Smoked fish tacos El Viejo
This popular taco shop is located in Ricondido but they have a location in the food court in La Punta. People come here for the tacos, in particular the smoked fish tacos. They smoke their own fish (yellow fin tuna I think) & it is delicious.
Beach side food on Playa Carrizalillo and Puerto Angelito
while snorkeling and have some good beach time, enjoyed eating local desserts and oysters from the vendors. Had some delicious Banana and honey ( or sugar syrup) desserts at Carizalillo and fresh catch - of - the - day oysters
BTW, the days when i could not step out for Lunch ( and if there 's no vendors selling any ready food outside near our Pool ) I would stock up fresh ingredients and end have a quick meal like this Home Made fresh eggs with organic eggs, fresh veggies, avocado and tortillas
I ordered this ceviche for a vendor online - Ara Fish Tacos and they delivered this 1/2 Liter container with freshly made ceviche for 125 peso. Was decent tasting ceviche
And if you have a late night / early morning 3 am cravings, get some local Mexican tacos at this street vendor opp. to Xcaanda / Sunrise beach in Zicatela
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