Molly Wizenberg

"We treated ourselves to nice dinners each night we were in the city. Our favorite was El Catedral. It looks a little touristy, and there were lots of us tourists there, yes, but the food was spectacular: think mole amarillo."

Hidden Corners

"If you’re looking for a nice, delicious, traditional restaurant, this is it; and has been for the past 40 years! Everything we ordered was spectacular, black mole was our favorite. You can also ask the waiters to recommend a mezcal cocktail to go with your dish."

Hidden Corners

"If you’re looking for a nice, delicious, traditional restaurant, this is it; and has been for the past 40 years! Everything we ordered was spectacular, Mole manchamantel was our favourite. You can also ask the waiters to recommend a mezcal cocktail to go with your dish."

Suzanne Barbezat

"Most of Oaxaca's better restaurants are quite new, but La Catedral has been around since 1976. It is a Oaxaca institution, and besides reliably tasty food, you can also expect a lovely atmosphere and seamless service. The menu at La Catedral is extensive and includes Oaxacan specialties such as mole amarillo."

Lydia Carey

"The 10 Best Traditional Mexican Restaurants in Oaxaca: Catedral - We definitely recommend you start with cheese wrapped in fragrant hierba santa, and follow that up with a pork shank in manchamantel mole (literally the “tablecloth stainer”)."

UT Dallas Oaxaca Study Abroad

"I’m not a big fan of most moles, but manchamanteles is pretty good, and El Catedral Restaurante is a good place to try it."