The New York Times

	At Como Agua Pa' Chocolate inscriptions make dreamy swirls on the walls.
The cuisine includes pork loin in blackberry sauce and a Caesar salad with a traditional anchovy-and-raw-egg dressing. Ask for a table overlooking the Alameda de León, a plaza where mariachi bands rove. A two-course meal with drink and tip is 200 to 350 pesos...

Herald Tribune

Among Oaxaca's best attended restaurants is the Como Agua Pa' Chocolate...

Fodor's Travel Guide

Inspired by the book Like Water For Chocolate, this second-story restaurant wears its heart on its sleeve. The pale yellow walls are covered with quotations about food, including, "To table and to bed you need call only once." The food is equally romantic, with a whole section of the menu dedicated to foods like tequila-coated shrimp that are flambéed with a flourish beside your table. Other dishes include chicken in a luscious tamarind sauce. The tables on the balcony overlooking the Alameda, where young couples go to steal a kiss, may also incite passion....

Le guide du Routard

Kanna, the young and talented owner offers succulent regional and international food with several vegetarian dishes and delicious flambéed deserts. (...) Hearty reception and efficient service....

Le Guide Michelin

Au coin du Zócalo, à lètage, un restaurant entièrement inspiré par les recettes de roman de Laura Esquivel (Chocolat amer), dont des citations émaillent les murs. Au menu, cailles aux pétales de rose, mole de dinde aux amandes et sésame, bouillon de queues de boeuf et autres réjouissances variant selon les saisons. La maîtresse des lieux parle francais et peut donc vous conseiller.

Canal 9 de Oaxaca
 

Como Agua Pa' Chocolate offers a cozy atmosphere, ideal for anybody looking to enjoy some excellent Oaxacan and international food, accompanied by a gorgeous view on the city's cathedral. The love for the culinary art is no doubt the most important ingredient of all the restaurant's dishes ...

Reise-Know-how Mexiko
 

...offers a balcony view on the Alameda. The restaurant takes on the theme of the famous novel; international and Oaxacan food. The specialties are the imaginative recipes from the book; Mexican-German management...

... and many, many happy customers....