19 Places for the Best Breakfast in Puerto Escondido
Wondering where to eat breakfast in Puerto Escondido? After many visits and a lot of breakfast menus, I’ve put together this guide to the best spots in town.
Whether you’re looking for a quick, cheap breakfast or a leisurely brunch in Puerto Escondido, you’ll find it here. This list is organized by neighborhood so that you can find the best breakfast near you.
I’ve started with one of my favorite local spots in Rinconada. You’ll find more incredible local food and the least expensive breakfast options in centro – so make sure you check them out towards the end. That’s also where I included one of my favorite places for breakfast with a view in Puerto Escondido.
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Best Breakfast in Rinconada Area
Rinconada is known for a long strip of restaurants and shops, including one location of the popular El Cafecito restaurants. Although I’ve decided to focus on the smaller, lesser known places for breakfast in Rinconada.
1. Lolóh Panadería
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Lolóh Panadería shines with their pastries and homemade sourdough bread, which appears in several dishes. The menu includes traditional items like chilaquiles and eggs en salsa de chorizo as well as a Oaxacan style shakshuka, which was one of the richest I’ve ever tasted.
I find the menu creative: requesón, a cheese similar to ricotta, is sautéed with herbaceous epazote and added to the avocado toast. They also use their sourdough to create a tasajo grilled cheese with caramelized onions and guacamole, which I now want to create at home.
This breakfast spot is also known for their giant cinnamon rolls topped with a tangy icing which pairs beautifully with a cup of coffee. All together it creates an incredible brunch in Puerto Escondido.
2. Antojitos Fabi
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This simple, family-run restaurant is a great spot for an inexpensive breakfast in Puerto Escondido (technically it’s located in Sector Hidalgo next to Rinconada).
The menu consists of various stews that can be placed inside an empanada, on top of a sope, or as an embarrada. The stews include classics such as mole amarillo, tinga de pollo, bistec, picadillo, chicharrones (two ways), nopales, ejote con huevo, mushrooms, and more.
I opted for a rajas con crema sope and cecina embarrada. If you like tlayudas, you’ll enjoy the embarradas which are served open-face on a large thin tortilla. I preferred the sope as the corn base is thicker and more savory.
3. Disfruta Juice Bar
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This cute juice bar in Rinconada quickly became one of my favorite places to eat breakfast in Rinconada. At first glance, you’d think this small kitchen with a few outside tables is simply a healthy juice and smoothie place.
But the first time I walked by, the smell of freshly cooked bacon stopped me in my tracks. And not only that, it’s crispy (which is hard to find in Mexico).
I enjoyed a burrito with egg, bacon, potatoes, and beans knowing full well that a burrito isn’t exactly traditional. There’s also a vegetarian burrito with spinach which my friend and I ordered on my second visit. But with a side of crispy bacon of course!
The rest of the menu includes an egg plate with bacon, beans, and potatoes, huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, a variety of tortas, and a long list of juices.
4. Secret Spot Café – Vegan Breakfast
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Sweet Spot Café is a great spot to eat vegan food in Puerto Escondido for breakfast and lunch. The menu features smoothies and bowls, various toasts, sandwiches (including a yummy tempeh), and a tofu scramble that can also be added to the avocado toast for a protein boost.
The menu also includes a few vegan desserts, kombucha, and matcha tea. Seating consists of a few picnic tables outside under the shade of a tree.
5. Mongo Brunch + Cocina
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This small, modern breakfast restaurant is tucked into the back streets of Rinconada.
The restaurant itself is beautiful yet simple. Thick wooden tables are surrounded by wooden woven chairs. The kitchen is painted a rich green that is accented by the early morning light peeping through the surrounding greenery.
The menu features classic Mexican breakfast dishes like enmoladas, enfrijoladas, chilaquiles, and molletes. It also includes a nice selection of dulce + salados (salty and sweet) plates that includes chia pudding, french toast, and an avocado toast.
I opted for the enfrijoladas with chorizo, which is a typical Oaxacan breakfast dish of tortillas bathed in a bean sauce. It was delicious and filling.
6. Cafe Nopal
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This cafe for lunch and breakfast in Rinconada serves healthy dishes and baked goods. I really appreciate their well-appointed menu. Rather than trying to offer everything under the sun, they have something for everyone while keeping things short and sweet.
Their sweet and healthy offerings include an acai bowl, chia pudding, and tapioca. The after-surf combos include your typical breakfast plates which include coffee and the fruit water of the day for a reasonable price.
For lunch fare, there are salads and sandwiches, including a vegetarian one that is essentially a veggie grilled cheese with hummus on the side.
The seating downstairs is fresh and modern. And if you’re lucky enough to snag a rooftop table under the palapa, you’ll feel as though you are dining among the trees.
Best Breakfast in Zicatela Puerto Escondido
For me, Zicatela restaurants are overrun by beach bars with mediocre food. However, breakfast is one place where this area shines. From traditional Oaxacan food to a classic American breakfast, it seems to have it all.
7. Tistal
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If you’re looking for Oaxacan food, Tistal is one of my favorite places to eat breakfast in Puerto Escondido. And major bonus is the beautiful ocean view from the restaurant.
The food starts its preparation in front of the restaurant where tortillas, memelas, sopes, and other corn products are cooked on a wood-fired comal, a circular grill surface that’s common in Oaxacan cooking.
You really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu at Tistal which features flavorful Oaxaca dishes. They are open for lunch as well so I included Tistal in my favorite Puerto Escondido restaurants.
Tip – Tistal is small and gets busy. If you don’t want to wait, next door is Jugos y Cocos Chester. The view is better from the breezy, second story palapa. I’ve eaten here twice and their breakfast isn’t as good but it’s not bad either.
8. Café Elephant Garden
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If you’re looking for a healthy breakfast restaurant in Zicatela, this is the place to be. Elephant Garden Restaurant features a shaded courtyard in the back and a small tienda in the front. The menu leans heavily vegetarian with a few vegan items as well.
There are several fruit and seed bowls, omelets, and shakshuka. There is also an entire page devoted to their housemade quinoa and chia seed bagels with a variety of toppings.
While I almost ordered the pork stew with guacamole on a bagel, I opted to go healthy with hummus, zucchini, and sauteed mushrooms. It was delicious and most importantly, the bagel was soft, not chewy as I had feared.
The beverage menu at Elephant Garden is just as exciting. It includes matcha, some fermented options such as kefir and kombucha as well as your typical coffees and fruit water. The various kinds of vegetable milk are made in-house daily.
9. Café Mar y Cielo
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Café Mar y Cielo is a gem for breakfast in Puerto Escondido. Chef Marcelo is passionate about making quality food which comes across in his simple yet flavorful breakfast dishes.
Whether you decide to order a plate of his signature fluffy pancakes, a traditional egg dish, molletes, or one of the stuffed croissants you’ll likely come away satisfied.
The menu also includes a few breakfast packages that include one or two drinks – hot coffee or cold brew, limonada, hot tea, and a few more options for a great price.
Traveling the coast of Oaxaca? You’ll want to check out my picks for the best restaurants in Huatulco for breakfast, seafood, and more.
10. Dan’s Café Deluxe
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If you’re craving a classic American breakfast, Dan’s Café in Zicatela is the place.
This breakfast restaurant has become a staple for its breakfast of eggs, crispy bacon, potatoes, and (could be better) American style coffee. While this likely won’t be the best breakfast you’ve ever had, the prices are low and sometimes you just have a craving.
The menu also expands to classic Mexican breakfast items, such as chilaquiles, enchiladas, enfrijoladas, and more. In addition, they have lunch items including various sandwiches, hamburgers, and tortas.
11. Sandala Café
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This quiet cafe feels like a hidden gem, tucked between Zicatela and La Punta in an area called Tamarindos. It’s a 15 min walk along mostly dirt roads from La Punta and just slightly longer from the heart of Zicatela.
The breakfast menu has a range of options from a bowl of oatmeal with fruit to the popular tomato egg dish Shakshuka served with a slice of herbed bread.
For a comfort food breakfast dish, they also offer grilled cheese with bacon. And the avocado toast comes loaded with sliced avocado and topped with pumpkin and sesame seeds.
There are a variety of coffees, infused teas, juice, and kombucha to drink. Prices are slightly elevated, though pretty typical for breakfast in La Punta.
And it’s worth noting that Sandala Cafe also has Starlink internet which makes it a viable coworking space in Puerto Escondido.
Brunch and Breakfast in La Punta
La Punta Puerto Escondido has the highest concentration of international restaurants. That variety branches over to the breakfast menus as well, with mostly healthy options at a higher price point.
12. Malagua Brunch and Coffee Bar
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This is a fresh and healthy spot for breakfast in La Punta. Malagua Brunch and Coffee Bar works with local producers and other small businesses in the area to supply their ingredients.
The menu leans heavily vegetarian with a few vegan options as well, though the menu is definitely in the higher price range (this is La Punta after all!)
The gourmet toasts feature a locally made sourdough bread loaded with ingredients. And unique, healthy ingredients can be found throughout such as a seed mix, mini greens, activated carbon, and spirulina which is incorporated into the pancakes.
The menu also includes a variety of juices and healthy smoothies with some of the same interesting ingredients making an appearance. And their locally sourced coffee was one of the best I’ve had in the area.
13. Barrio Cafe La Punta
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This small cafe is attached to Hostal Akumal, one of the best Puerto Escondido hostels. The vegetarian menu is simple but offers a lot of options. Smoothie bowls and sweet dishes featuring tropical fruits, peanut butter, and cacao round out the top.
And the lower portion is filled with a variety of savory breakfast plates. They include egg dishes, toasts and bagels featuring avocado, hummus, and pesto, as well as a few sandwiches. Nearly all of the breads can be substituted for a gluten-free option which is a really nice addition to the menu.
14. La Casa del Surfer
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This place for breakfast in La Punta feels like walking into someone’s home. But don’t let the laid back atmosphere fool you.
La Casa del Surfer creates incredible acai bowls, avocado toast, and fresh juice. For lunch, you’ll want to drop back by for their grilled fish tacos.
Keep in mind, there is no printed menu so you should ask about prices when you order as their bowls and toasts are plentiful but on the expensive side.
15. Sahumerio
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Sahumerio is a gorgeous open air dining space that’s an ideal spot for brunch in La Punta. The concept is a conscious kitchen: food that nourishes the soul.
The breakfast menu features a variety of healthy bowls, omelettes, and toasts, including a decadent eggs benedict with a gazpacho del día of grated tomatoes with spices.
The menu uses local ingredients and also includes the use of superfoods like spirulina. In the afternoon the menu switches to dinner which includes several seafood dishes: aguachile, ceviche, pork + shrimp rolls, as well as several veggie options.
Centro Puerto Escondido Breakfast
Centro is where you’ll find the most affordable breakfast in Puerto Escondido. It’s also where you tend to find the most traditional food, whether you eat at the local market or a small restaurant.
16. Antojitos Coty
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This small restaurant serves just a few items – enchiladas verde y rojo, tacos dorados, and fried potato quesadillas.
Their enchiladas are award-winning and I can confirm they are a tasty cheap breakfast or snack. An order comes as a plate of tightly rolled tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken and topped with a slightly spicy salsa verde. There’s a spicy green salsa on the table for those who like more heat. And I was told the enchiladas rojo are slightly sweet.
After reading reviews, I asked about the potato quesadilla which arrived as a thin fried tortilla folded in half like a crunchy taco and stuffed with potato, lettuce, and queso fresco. While not particularly filling or healthy it was a nice addition to this inexpensive breakfast in Puerto Escondido.
17. Mercado Benito Juarez
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Throughout Mexico, the local markets are a great place to find a cheap breakfast. And the mercado in Puerto Escondido is no different.
Of course, deciding which comedor to patronize can be a difficult decision as you pass by and each solicits for your business.
I recommend walking to the middle of Mercado Hidalgo, past the meat section, and towards the produce. Three places that stood out to me are Comedor Diaz, Comedor Reyna, and Tres Girasoles Comedor.
Even if you don’t choose to eat breakfast at the mercado, you should definitely make sure you visit. It’s one of the best things to do in Puerto Escondido since it is a great place to buy fresh produce and meat as well as experience a small taste of local life.
18. Juana Antojitos
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This local restaurant is near the mercado in a corner location with a few tables under the shade of a tree. And there’s a reason it’s called Sopes Juana on the map – they are the best sopes I’ve ever eaten (after 10 years of living in Mexico).
The corn disc is thin and crispy, spread with a nice layer of beans and topped with your choice of tasajo, chorizo, bistec, tinga, chicharrón, nopales, or mushrooms. I asked for the barbacoa de res which was listed with the tacos blandas and it was incredible.
Other than tacos and sopes you can also order those toppings in a quesadilla or a plate of the guisado del día. This small family run spot is a tasty and inexpensive place to eat in Puerto Escondido for breakfast.
19. Terraza Zicarú
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If you’re looking for breakfast with a view, Terraza Zicarú is the spot. It’s located on the side of the main bay, with a view overlooking the Andador Turístico, an oceanfront walkway that sees few people (partly because it’s deteriorated).
I ordered the huevos rancheros divorciados (red and green salsa). It was delicious and included a large portion of beans, which really helped to fill me up.
The setting is somewhat basic: a handful of tables and bar seating facing the gorgeous view which is always my preference.
20. Antojitos Regionales Las Juquileñas
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This is another classic Oaxacan restaurant that is a great place to eat an inexpensive breakfast in centro. Although, they are open until the late afternoon so if you miss breakfast, make sure to stop here for lunch.
My preference is to order a variety of items – sopes, empanadas, embarradas, and huaraches which are available with different toppings for an incredible price of 25 pesos each. If you prefer to eat one full meal, they also serve tlayudas.
Wrapping Up Breakfast and Brunch in Puerto
As you can see, there’s no shortage of places to eat breakfast in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. From a boogie spot for brunch in La Punta to a cheap breakfast in Centro, the issue is deciding where to go.
