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Postcards from Oaxaca, Mexico: Restaurants from the letter A through Las

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Above: Zandunga chicken at La Biznaga

We’ve been visiting Oaxaca off and on for several decades, yet never tire of the food. For some arbitrary reason, or maybe so as not to appear arbitrary, I’m going to offer up a menu of restaurants in alphabetical order spread over two volumes.

Our first rental on this trip was next door to a new rooftop restaurant and bar that packed people in at night. We went up for lunch though and found Agavero Cocina y Bebidas a rather peaceful outdoor space.

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Postcard from Oaxaca, Mexico: Reunion with La Biznaga and Los Danzantes

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Have blogged numerous times over the past few years about Biznaga. Still has what we regard as the best margaritas we have ever been served, whether made with tequila or mezcal. Despite the Mister’s online reading comparing pulque to the flavor and consistency of wallpaper paste, we even found the milky white house pulque (pictured above) a refreshing starter.

La Biznaga is always our first stop and final meal in Oaxaca. The menu is so varied, it suits any mood – soup, salads, full blow-out meal.

The plump shrimp perched atop rice and mole and the tuna with asparagus kept us returning as well. First time trying the jamon focaccia with great fresh chips and the flavorful memelas de chamorro. Only managed to make it once all the way through to the luscious coconut flan.

Los Danzantes tlayuda with shrimp
La Biznaga focaccia con jamon
Los Danzantes shredded chicken
Los Danzantes hoja santa filled with cheese
La Biznaga coconut flan
La Biznaga shrimp
La Biznaga chicken stuffed with goat cheese in chile poblano sauce
Los Danzantes hierbabuena mezcal cocktail
La Biznaga trilogy of appetizers featuring an hoja santa leaf wrapped around goat cheese, bean and cheese memela and a hibiscus-filled cone with guacamole and black refried beans
Los Danzantes pink peppercorn icecream
La Biznaga additions for tortilla soup
Los Danzantes ribs
Los Danzantes empanada de membrillo
La Biznaga tuna with asparagus
Los Danzantes huitlacoche-filled ancho chile
La Biznaga vegetable-stuffed porobello mushroom
La Biznaga memelas de chamorro
Los Danzantes goat cheese flan
Los Danzantes pescado
Los Danzantes chicken filled with goat cheese
Los Danzantes tuna over quinoa
Los Danzantes mahi mahi
La Biznaga grilled tuna

The patio of Los Danzantes is so beautiful; the presentations always are spot-on; and the experience is always relaxing. However, Danzantes upped the prices of cocktails substantially mid-visit, which made it not quite as welcoming. Yet the hierbabuena mezcal cocktail is an amazingly good drink. And Danzantes’ unusual pink peppercorn ice cream now ranks among my all-time favorite flavors.

The frequency of our patronage was hampered by the Danzantes’ increased popularity; lunch-time reservations definitely are recommended.

For us, Christmas San Antonio-style means Mi Tierra

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Every Christmas Day save two of the past 40 years has found us hoisting margaritas and brunching at Mi Tierra Café y Panaderia, the heart of San Antonio’s Market Square since 1941.

We are far from alone celebrating in the restaurant known for its festive over-the-top Christmas decorations, most of which remain year-round. Seemingly thousands of other San Antonians choose to embrace the city’s Tex-Mex roots for the holiday. Year after year after year.

Wait time for a table hovers around an hour, but that provides the opportunity to take a number at the bakery to purchase some of the best and freshest pralines ever to melt in your mouth. And, of course, there is the bar.

Feliz Navidad!