The city of Oaxaca is well known for the creativity of its interpretation of traditional Mexican dishes, and Casa Oaxaca el Restaurante is one of the first restaurants in town to offer Mexican nouvelle cuisine.

The gifted chef Alejandro Ruiz Olmedo creates imaginative nouvelle Mexican dishes with a light but sure touch. Dining is in the elegant covered patio as well as in an intimate room located just off the kitchen. With prime fresh products of Oaxaca and the coast, he prepares gourmet specialties. Creative dishes include squash blossom stuffed with fresh cheese and honey; fanciful soups and salads. A superb main dish is pork with mancha manteles mole. Alejandro also conjures up mouthwatering concoctions with fresh sea bass as well as roasted duck and rack of lamb.

For dinner, the chef is available to prepare whatever you might like to eat (if in season), but you should make reservations at least a day in advance. The intimate dining room can seat around 20 - a perfect setting for that special meal - an exquisite interpretation of Oaxaca's regional cuisine.