From serious tasting rooms and rare agave spirits to inventive cocktails and late-night mezcal bars, these are seven of our favorite places to drink and learn about mezcal in Oaxaca.

A honey tasting room and specialty shop in downtown Oaxaca dedicated to the colors, textures, flavors, and terroir of the state’s wildly varied honeys.

A lunchtime visit to a modest sidewalk stall reveals how Oaxaca’s home cooks help set the standard for the city’s celebrated food culture.