Casa Oaxaca - Albany, California

D C.

This is a delightful store, rich with all things Oaxacan. The owner is from Oaxaca and has a family background that is fascinating. His uncle is the famous artist Rufino Tamayo, and he has various posters, reflecting museum events featuring Tamayo. But the shop itself is simply filled with wonderful pieces of art and crafts. I recommend it highly.

JM S.

Lovely place of culture. The staff was very nice and increasingly welcoming when I visited. They sell a number of Mexican trinket and art pieces, much of which the store owner is very prideful of in its connections to their culture.

Maya R.

Cutest little shop for Mexican home goods. They have everything from tortilla baskets to pottery to Christmas ornaments to rugs. Everything is really beautiful and reasonably priced. The store owner, Carlos, is the nicest guy! He’ll answer all your questions and even give you tips on how to properly care for your items 👍

Elliott S.

Great place to shop for gifts. We went and got a gift for a friend in a nursing home to cheer her up. Owner is super nice and can tell you all kinds of details about the products in the shop. Definitely stop here if you are in Albany and need to buy gifts.

Anne S.

The owner was warm and friendly, and he answered many questions we had. He also gave us interesting information about the origin and uses of the folk art we purchased. The store had beautifully carved masks, dia de los muertos figures, and tons of nichos. It will be my go to place for Mexican folk art from here on out.

April J.

Cute little shop in El Cerrito offering authentic gifts, art, some clothing, jewelry, crafts and tapestry of Mexico. Shop keeper also authentically from Oaxaca.

The M.

Casa Oaxaca is a cute and jammed pack store; a technicolour explosion. They have serapes, calacas, tin magnets, embroidered dresses, purses and every other thing you could think of from Mexico. What they don't have are affordable prices. I'm not going to pretend that I didn't mind surrendering $65 to the viejo who runs this shop. I really minded. But, his embroidered shirts are only $30.

Still, it's worth a trip in checking out. I suppose when the only two stores I could find online in the area that sell the embroidered dresses are in Albany and East Oakland...this is the kind of store people who want to avoid East Oakland should come to. Personally, I'll deal with East Oakland next time.

GABBY H. (.

I love this store - I stop by every so often to see what’s new. check out the huge wooden Coca-Cola cooler/trunk in the back, its a bargain price if you have the room for it. absolutely beautiful!