Ixtepec

Family-friendly fresh seafood restaurant with a large outdoor dining area, a kids play area, and a wide range of seafood dishes. Full bar and ice cold beer. The shrimp cocktails are recommended.

Traditional Mexican restaurant with an indoor air-conditioned dining room and outdoor area that's got tables if you want to eat outside and a children's play area under the shade of a huge oak tree.

Casual dining room full of plants, serving traditional Mexican seafood dishes.

Japanese sushi restaurant with super fresh fish and tasty eel sauce. Fast, friendly service. Air-conditioned indoor dining area.

Despite the name, it's not Swiss and it's not a grill. What it is though is a decent taqueria with reasonable prices and open late for when you get the munchies. The tacos al pastor are a taste of Mexico City. They have several kinds of agua fresca but the passion fruit is the tastiest.

Laid-back local bar with friendly staff and clientele. Known for their well-crafted micheladas. Credit cards accepted.

Popular disco dance club playing recent hits.

Fun hotel with a "golden age of cinema" theme. Rooms are clean and spacious. Service is friendly. On-site restaurant serves good food.

Rooms are spacious and have air conditioning and WiFi, but maintenance issues are a common complaint of guests who also note the lack of basics, like soap in the bathroom.

Abuela always told me, "the early bird gets the guisano," and I wouldn't be surprised to see her shopping here where the hours are definitely early and the foods are very fresh and catering to regional Oaxacan tastes. This market is farrrr off the beaten gringo trail, so you will find herbs and spices you've never heard of, and you'll probably get a chance to snack on some worms, grasshoppers, and animal body parts you never thought were edible. It's all delicious, it's all cheap, so carpe diem and order up seconds.