An Authentic Experience of Traditional Food

Flavors, textures and aromas of our deepest culinary traditions. An encounter with the gastronomy of our towns in the Sierra Sur.

Here you’ll find a casual menu with constantly changing dishes and drinks. As much as we can, we only use ingredients that were harvested in our town San Mateo Yucutindoó and other communities in Oaxaca.

During your visit you’ll be able to interact with our lovely family of traditional cooks, who will always be able to explain a little about the origin and the season of the ingredients that we usually use in our recipes.

$1,215 MXN per person

* VAT included
* Informal service, without à la carte service
* Menu changes almost every day
* Reservations only with confirmation

Frequently Asked Questions

That’s right, your reservation includes traditional drinks, the availability of these drinks constantly changes according to the availability of ingredients for each experience. Your reservation does not include alcoholic beverages, sparkling water or any other soft drinks.

Sorry, we do not have à la carte service. We are a space that works like a family home and our dishes constantly change according to the availability of ingredients for each season and what we find on market days in rural markets or with local producers.

During the service of your experience we’ll be serving various dishes and drinks that we have that day, so that you can try various options from our informal menu. 

Yes, La Cocina de Humo has a maximum service capacity of up to 22 people per reservation. Please contact us through the Whatsapp button to find out more details and make your reservation well in advance.

Of course. Just please consider that we do not have special furniture or equipment for them and remember that you will be in a space with smoke, very hot comales, wood stoves and fragile clay utensils that can be dangerous for them.

To change the time or day of your reservation you must contact us up to 24 hours before the date of your reservation and it will be subject to our availability.

To cancel your reservation you must do so up to 48 hours before the date of your reservation, otherwise charges will apply according to our cancellation policy.

To avoid charges to your bank card, the cancellation of your reservation must be made up to 48 hours before the date for your reservation and charges will only apply when you exceed that time limit.

Your reservation has a tolerance of 15 minutes and may be canceled after this time. This will cause you the charges that apply for the NO-SHOW policy that we send you in your reservation confirmation.

Yes. When you book on this website it is the safest and most immediate way to make a reservation at La Cocina de Humo, please book in advance.

Our online reservation system accepts all Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards.

If you need more information you can contact us on the Whatsapp button or also by phone at:
+52 (951) 169 8076

The duration of the service can take up to 2 hours maximum per reservation.

We are very sorry to have to say no. We are also animal lovers, unfortunately due to the type of location and smokes that our kitchen generates, it could be risky for your best friend.

You will live an authentic traditional food experience in front of comales, wood stoves, clay utensils and adobe walls

When you visit us you’ll also find a little store with different pieces of clay that we like, all of them come from different communities in Oaxaca.

In every corner of our house remains the authenticity of the traditional techniques that are part of our day to day; from ripening tomatoes and pumpkins, to nixtamalizing our own corn to make the dough, lighting the firewood or toasting chiles and seeds on the comal.