Mexico · MARKET TOURS IN MEXICO CITY
Good market tours in Mexico City fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 8 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Learn Mexican cooking, shop a local market, and share a seasonal meal with an English-speaking chef in central Mexico City.
“Wonderful experience with chef Jose. Trip to the market to purchase ingredients was great, and the cooking experience was hands on and an wonderful experience.”
Explore Mexico City’s Mercado Medellin, cook a four-course Mexican meal, and enjoy mezcal, beer, wine, dessert, and hands-on guidance.
“Absolute highlight of our trip to Mexico City. We should've started with this! I learned so much about the food (and general culture) of Mexico. I don't even like cooking and had such a good time with our chef, Lorena. The market visit, cooking process, and meal were all amazing.”
Explore Xochimilco’s markets, chinampas, traditional Tlapique cooking, and an axolotl sanctuary on this peaceful cultural tour.
“This was such a great intimate way to get a slice of authentic Mexican culture. Thank you to Connie for putting together!”
Review of the Frida Kahlo Museum and Coyoacán market tour, with tostadas, chocolate, transport choices, prices, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Tickets were provided but 15 mins outside listed window. Would recommend a guide as this one is without a guide.”
Explore Mercado de Medellín, taste unusual Mexican ingredients, and cook a four-course meal with beer, mezcal, and wine in Roma Norte.
“Fabulous cooking course. So friendly, informative and excellent fun. Pama has such vibrant energy and fully transfers across her passion and love for Mexican cooking and culture. The market tour and stop offs with local producers was so interesting and so informative. And lots of lovely tastings along the way. The cooking itself was such good fun and the food was absolutely amazing- so fresh and so flavoursome. The cornbread was out of this world (from someone that normally doesn’t like cake!) I’m going to start cooking with love from now on!!! I highly recommend this tour. Thank you!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟”
Explore Coyoacán, taste market treats, and visit Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul with a small-group English guide for $83.
“Daniela was an exceptional tour guide. She was knowledgeable and made our trip to the Frida Khalo museum and Coyoacan 1000x more interesting. And her English was so good I thought she was American for most of the tour. This meant I could understand everything she said and had an easy time asking follow up questions. Very glad we did this tour with Daniela.”
Make three classic tacos, fresh tortillas, salsas, and market discoveries in a small-group Mexico City cooking class.
“Incredible immersive and interactive culinary experience! A very special thanks to chef Pame who is incredibly knowledgeable about the taco culture and history here in Mexico. The experience is part field trip (tortillería and local mercado), part taco filling/salsa/tortilla making lessons, and best of all….eating our creations! Chef Pame and assistant Valentina are friendly and made sure to get to know each of us in our group of 5. Also included in the experience were photos taking by our paparazze Pame and recipes to recreate our tasty delights at home There are many culinary experiences from which to choose here in Mexico City. The Street Tacos Hands-On Cooking Class and…”
Make 10 Mexican salsas, visit Mercado de Medellín, enjoy tacos and mezcal in this hands-on Mexico City cooking class.
“My son and I took this salsa making class last week on our trip to CDMX and it was one of our favorite activities we did. Graciela's kitchen was so lovely, warm, and inviting. It was fun to meet other travelers and residents who share the same interests. We walked around the neighborhood to check out how tortillas were made in different types of shops, ate a delicious street taco, and then went to the market to learn about the relation of food to Mexican history, chiles, corn, etc. My son and I even tried chicatanas and found that they were actually tasty. Then we went back to the kitchen…”
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