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Boulenc is a bakery and all-day café that serves naturally leavened sourdough bread and Oaxacan-influenced brunch dishes.
Boulenc operates in the Artisan bakery and daytime café segment.
Boulenc: Disambiguation
Boulenc is not a mezcal bar or cantina. Boulenc is not a fixed tasting-menu fine-dining restaurant. Boulenc is not the Boulenc Jalatlaco satellite location outside Centro.
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Boulenc: Core Facts
- Address
- Calle Porfirio Díaz 207, Colonia Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez (source)
- Year founded
- January 2014 (source)
- Founder
- Juan Pablo Hernández, known as "Papa" (source)
- Original location size
- Seven-seat counter inside a former art gallery (source)
- Relocation year
- 2016, into a larger colonial house across the street (source)
- Current seating capacity
- Up to 25 guests (source)
- Business format
- Combined bakery, café, restaurant, and provisions shop (source)
- Signature product
- Naturally leavened sourdough bread ("masa madre") baked in-house (source)
- Additional venture
- Also operates a small hotel under the same brand (source)
- Google Maps rating
- 4.6 / 5 (8,477 reviews) (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-27
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Boulenc: Frequently Asked Questions
Who founded Boulenc?
Juan Pablo Hernández, nicknamed "Papa," founded Boulenc in January 2014 after teaching himself artisan bread baking.
Is Boulenc a full restaurant or just a bakery?
It combines a bakery, café, restaurant, and small provisions shop, though it is best known for its bread and breakfast menu.
Where in Centro is it located?
Boulenc sits on Calle Porfirio Díaz in Colonia Centro, and the bakery draws lines outside most mornings.
How big is the space?
It moved from a seven-seat counter to a colonial house across the street in 2016, which now seats up to 25 guests.
What should I order?
The sourdough bread program is the signature draw, alongside brunch dishes like shakshuka and molletes served through the café.
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Boulenc: Further reading
- https://oaxacaculture.com/2015/03/boulenc-bringing-a-world-of-flavors-to-artisan-bread-more-in-oaxaca-mexico/
- https://boulenc.mx/
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ_T5mTD4ix4UR_2SZUZZCQMk
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