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WHERE TO EAT The best Mole in the world (according to food experts)
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Recommended by The Daily Meal and 3 other food critics.
"25 Best Restaurants in Mexico: La Choza - For an authentic meal in Cozumel, locals and tourists alike will direct you to La Choza. La Choza is known for its mole poblano."
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Recommended by Rough Guides and 2 other food critics.
"The contemporary Oaxacan restaurant of the Casa Oaxaca hotel proved so popular that it outgrew its origins and has to move out. It still serves some of the best food in town, with mains like turkey in mole negro."
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Recommended by NileGuide and 5 other food critics.
"The chicken mole are one of the most popular of the authentic Mexican dishes on the menu, but really, there's no way to go wrong with anything you order. The food is carefully prepared with quality fresh ingredients."
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Recommended by Condé Nast Traveler and 3 other food critics.
"Muñoz is a gastronomic historian who is precise and dogmatic when it comes to time-honored recipes. His spicy and chile-laden mole negro de oaxaca is legendary."
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Recommended by Chicago Tribune and 3 other food critics.
"The next night we ate at El Sabor de Oaxaca, where we had one of the great meals of our lives. I had mole Oaxaqueno con pollo (chicken with black mole sauce)."
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Recommended by Melissa Kravitz and 3 other food critics.
"They serve different types of moles and you can’t go wrong with any one of them, but like any good Pueblano, I would recommend the Mole Poblano, my favorite type of mole."
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Recommended by Zain Deane and 3 other food critics.
"The menu is collection of family recipes and includes all the Puebla favourites. If you're confused about which mole to order, go for the plato de degustacion de moles, a sampler of four mole recipes that includes the rare mole blanco, or white mole, made with pinon (pine nut) and pulque."
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Recommended by Molly Wizenberg and 2 other food critics.
"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."
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Recommended by Lonely Planet and 1 other food critic.
"Excellent Mexican fusion food in a spectacular architect-designed patio makes Los Danzantes one of Oaxaca’s special dining spots. Try a fish fillet in mole amarillo (yellow mole)."
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Recommended by By México and 1 other food critic.
"Inspired by highlighting the traditions and customs of Oaxaca through its gastronomy, Chef Miguel Mijangos's dishes are the perfect excuse to stimulate your senses. For lunch or dinner start with a delicious Mole amarillo."