La Biznaga

Reviews

• Eric H.

  star star star star star 12 June 2026

  Absolutely amazing! Inventive menu using traditional Oaxcan ingredients, great selection of drinks, flavorful and unique. Awesome space too with a retractable roof.
  
  How good was the food? Let's just say that one table over from us there was a small child taunting a dog by barking at it. In response, the dog would then bark at the child. They went back and forth, but the commotion could not distract us from our food.
  
  We ordered the trio (hibiscus cone with guac; cheese "tamale" with hoja santa, squash blossom and poblano; black bean memela), smoked marlin memelas with watercress, and la zandunga (plantains wrapped in pounded chicken breast, served with rice and a sweet guave mole). While the zandunga was a tad sweet, it was still delicious. Pulque was the best we've tried in Oaxaca.
  
  Not sure why this restaurant only has three stars? Truly one of a kind, and reasonably priced given the location and the freshness of the food. Would absolutely go back.
  
  Also, check out the awesome bathrooms. They feel a bit like a post-modern art installation.

• Bailey L.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 10 June 2026

  I visited La Bazinga during my visit to Oaxaca this last week.
  
  Everything was off from the atmosphere, the service to the food. The atmosphere seems forced, inauthentic and lost. The food felt the same. I ordered the zandunga, a dish with plantains wrapped in chicken served on top of "gauva mole" with rice. The dish felt more like a dessert than an entree. The plating of the food was a horrible attempt to look like fine dining. The chicken was flavorless and dry. A little salt would help.
  
  They are, in my opinion, trying to only appeal to the tourists, specifically the Americans.
  
  Instead of dining here and ordering the zandunga, visit the restaurant next door ironically named the Zandunga. I visited that establishment about 4 times during my visit.

• Aiden F.

  star star star star star 8 June 2026

  The good at this place is very tasty. The atmosphere is warm and inviting. You should expect to pay top dollar here, as there are more tourists than locals here.
  
  They've been featured on the New York Times, so this explains the prices. It's a great place for a romantic dinner too if you're looking for that. They also have a full bar. They can get quite busy during the dinner rush around 7-8pm, but I believe they accept reservations. I came in at 6pm without one and didn't have any issues.

• Bill K.

  star star star star star 1 June 2026

  This place is not three stars, nor three dollar signs. Who wrote that shit?! This place is 5 stars and 2 dollar signs. We had duck tacos--succulent and sweet, Marlin Memelitas--to die for, salad of watercress, pears, pistachios... have I used insane yet? Insane. And seared tuna encrusted with cornmeal--like agadashi tuna. It killed us. I got a Biznaga cocktail, it was so good, I went to the bartender for details and got them--along with samples of several mezcals and a discourse on Spanish and the Boston Red Socks. There was also a mojito and dessert. Three people out the door for 110 pesos $55 with tip. Eat here then die.

• E R.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 26 May 2026

  Two years ago we ate at Biznaga at least a dozen times over the course of a month and it was great!  Now, Jan. 2019, the staff seems surly and distracted, goofed up 3 orders out of our table of 6, brought the wrong dishes and made us work each time to straighten it out.....yes, we do speak Spanish. The restaurant was less than half full on a weekend night. Maybe it was the armed robbery of patrons bags from this lovely courtyard setting last year that has put everyone off their game........
  The food which still get's high marks from some, was definitely not up to what it was two years previously.  Their tortilla soup used to be a luscious multidimensional flavor fest with lots of extras that you assembled yourself. In this recent iteration, the soup was watery and came with about half the ingredients.  Just sayin'!