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."

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."