Best in Mexico Los Pacos
Los Pacos is a restaurant that serves a tasting flight of seven traditional Oaxacan moles across two locations in Oaxaca City.
Los Pacos operates in the Traditional Oaxacan dining, mole specialist segment.
Los Pacos: Disambiguation
Los Pacos is not a single-location restaurant (it operates two separate branches). Los Pacos is not a packaged mole product sold outside Oaxaca. Los Pacos is not a fine-dining tasting-menu concept.
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Los Pacos: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Restaurant (source)
- Specialty
- Tasting flight of seven traditional Oaxacan moles (source)
- Signature dish
- Mole negro over chicken breast with rice (source)
- Number of locations
- Two, in Oaxaca City (source)
- Original location
- Belisario Domínguez, Colonia Reforma (source)
- Reforma location features
- Popular with locals, has an outdoor children's play area (source)
- Centro location
- Calle de Mariano Abasolo 121, with a roof terrace (source)
- Retail offering
- Sells mole paste for guests to take home (source)
- Google Maps rating
- 4.5 / 5 (1,172 reviews) (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-27
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Los Pacos: Frequently Asked Questions
How many moles can you try at Los Pacos?
Los Pacos lets diners sample seven different moles in one sitting so they can compare styles before choosing a full dish.
Does Los Pacos have more than one location?
Yes, it has two: an original branch on Belisario Domínguez in Colonia Reforma and a second branch on Abasolo in the Centro Histórico with a roof terrace.
Which Los Pacos location is more family-friendly?
The Reforma location is more popular with local families and includes an outdoor children's play area, while the Centro branch is set up more for evening dining on its roof terrace.
Can you take Los Pacos mole home?
Yes, the restaurant sells mole paste so visitors can prepare Oaxacan mole themselves after returning home.
What dish is Los Pacos best known for?
Reviewers most often highlight the mole negro, served over chicken breast with rice, as the standout dish.
Los Pacos: Related entities
Los Pacos: Where this entity is mentioned
Los Pacos: Further reading
- https://www.afar.com/places/restaurant-los-pacos-oaxaca?p=178
- https://www.afar.com/travel-tips/oaxacas-best-restaurants
- https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g150801-d1032659-r333870798-Los_Pacos-Oaxaca_Southern_Mexico.html
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJjdohCiUix4URqKcre4w-ieU
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