First Impressions of Oaxaca, Mexico

Welcome to Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico! Oaxaca is known as the cultural and food capital of Mexico and it's easy to see why. With so many delicious foods and varied cultures in one city, this is the best place to get the most comprehensive taste (pun intended) of Mexico. So far we've spent a week in the city and we've only scratched the surface of all that it has to offer. Have a favorite place in Oaxaca? Let us know in the comments!

0:00 - Introduction
4:01 - Calenda
6:00 - Best tip on traveling to Oaxaca

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[TheDetourDuo]

You've really sold on Oaxaca. Food capital of Mexico. Yes, please! It's so peaceful there, too. Definitely pinned Hacienda Santa Martha to our board.

[rodrigohernandez]

Oaxaca is my favorite place in the world!!!!

[jamberry]

Mezcal Margaritas are the best! I had a few when I was in Oaxaca in 2021 - smokey, sweet and amazing!

[fancypantshorse]

One of the best things about watching travel vlogs is getting restaurant recommendations! And I particularly love when those recommendations are away from the general tourist areas, simply because outsiders rarely go there. I mean, not many people go as far north of Oaxaca Centro as where Hacienda Santa Marta is. That was really great to see, so thanks! I've been marking all of the restaurant recs from your México vlogs on my Google maps. 😊

[lauraboggs]

Lol.. that was a great ending Chris! Also, loved you had you collapsed dog bowl on your shoulder at one point! Hope you all stayed clear of hurricane Milton! Praying for the people of Mexico and hoping it didn’t cause too much damage. Stay safe and can’t wait to see your next adventure..
Oh and ..great video!

[lauraguerra]

Love your filming skills guys: stellar job getting high quality image in all kinds of places, lighting, etc. Gorgeous!
An unnecessary comment but a funny one is that “pan con madre” literally translates as “bread with mother” but that’s not what it means. “Con madre” is an expression originally from northern Mexico to qualify something as reeeaaally as top notch.
Sorry that you couldn’t find the best food in Oaxaca… if you are still there a few recommendations: leche quemada and tuna ice cream, tlayudas, enchiladas de mole amarillo, empanadas de queso con flor de calabaza y mole amarillo. Oaxaca is famous for its chocolate: there is a mill where you can go and make your own mix and have a dozens of chocolate bars made for you to prepare your own hot cocoa. Tamales oaxaqueños are different to tamales everywhere else in the country and are soo good. Best food is usually found in small stands (not so much in restaurants) or traditional markets. Oaxaca is famous for its arts & crafts: textiles, embroidered clothes, alebrijes, pottery… every town is known for a different craft so it is great to visit small villages to seeing each. If you are on your way to the coast, San José del Pacifico is a gorgeous town with incredible views high in the mountains. I am going to stop here cause you might not be there anymore so maybe all of this is useless. Don’t hesitate to ask the locals whats best to see and do… we locals do it all the time and follow the most passionate recommendation we get 😂. Happy travels!

[UnaGringaenMéxico]

Everything looks so good! Greetings from la mixteca Oaxaqueña! 🙋🏼‍♀️🇲🇽☺️

[sonidosoundwaves]

You have sold me my next trip... Oaxaca!
Excellent video

[pollyd]

Guys, this video is amazing. The colours, what you have fit in, all the flavours 😍and of course Kramer! All the places you went to we have starred on our map and hopefully we will get there in our van some day!

[selfscience]

21:32 That is "chicharrón de harina", that is supposed to be eaten with a lot of stuff on it. Valentina first of all.

[alalesc]

Oaxaca is beautiful just like the rest of Mexico! Enjoy!😀
Pan (pastries) in Mexico are awesome!! Some of the best in the world! Infinity variety!

[conniebeal]

Yes you are right. I made a mole negro and it had 32 ingredients. I am sooo jealous! You don’t even have their yummy tamales.

[freelyroaming]

We really liked staying at that campground. A little expensive for 5 people but we still stayed for 2 weeks. We make a lot of Mexican-inspired Shakshuka for breakfast. I believe it's originally from Tunisia.

[dang]

What camera do you use ? The quality and clarity is so

[jeffreyb]

I really like the scene at the end where you're sliding down the slide and commenting that you will burn your butt if it's too hot.

Then, it pans to an aerial view of a huge plume of smoke.

You weren't kidding it was hot! I hope you are OK ! 😊

[PallideMeam]

🫵🏻Shot🥃😂lol made you part of the group right away 🙏🏻🤲🏻❤️💐

[Calafiori]

Thanks for the video. How far is cafe brujula from Centro by walking or taxi?

[dacstgo]

when you use a tortilla to eat the meat, you created basically a taco. You usually put some sauce on it, red sauce or guacamole, you can add veggies, there are smoked spring onions (cebollines) and I like my meat taco wiht those.
That taco was definitely missing flavour :D

[alalesc]

Go to puerto Escondido, is beautiful!

[badhombre]

"Shots" of mezcal?? 🤔🤔🤔 interesting. Maybe shots of wine next?