The 13 Best Cooking Classes in Mexico

1.Cabo San Lucas Mexican Cooking Class Experience and Local Markets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 915 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $144Our pick

Shop Cabo markets, make tortillas, and cook an authentic Mexican lunch with a local chef in this lively four-and-a-half-hour class.

“The best experience we had in Cabo! Karina and Carolina were excellent hosts. The expereince was a full entertainment expereince including shopping, cooking, margaritas, music, and dancing. Would absolutely go again if we head back to Cabo.”

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2.Puerto Vallarta Cooking Class Experience with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 698 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $144

Explore Puerto Vallarta’s market, make Mexican dishes with Chef Enrique, and enjoy a fresh lunch in his home kitchen.

“We had a great time with Enrique What an amazing host and chef. It was a wonderful seafood lunch, our 2nd with him.”

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3.Mexican Cooking Class with Food Market Visit in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 506 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $124

Cook a fresh Mexican meal, shop a Mexico City market, and learn local techniques in a small hands-on class with an English-speaking chef.

“Wonderful overall. Jose was a great host and chef-definitely one of the better activities we did in Mexico City. Dinner was delicious and authentic… fun!!!”

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4.Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 333 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $75Best value

Explore Oaxaca’s market, prepare traditional dishes, and share a generous meal in this hands-on four-and-a-half-hour cooking class.

“Market walk was nice, it was not what I was expecting for a cooking class. Felt rushed as lots of stuff was prepared by staff and cooked by staff. Maybe 45% of the cooking was done by us. The table we ate at was beautiful but I was hoping to really go from 0-100 cooking the authentic meal. In hindsight I would go for a more expensive, longer class for a more full experience. Oscar is very nice and the staff were friendly. Just not what I was hoping.”

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5.Taste of the Yucatan: Merida Cooking Class and Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $95

Explore Mérida’s market, taste Yucatán specialties, and cook a three-course meal in a local home during this friendly five-hour tour.

“Learning about the ingredients in the market and the recipes. The market visit was very interesting. Our guide Luz did a great job explaining at the market and also Dorcas’ home where we prepared the meal. Dorcas had great energy and was very welcoming to her home. Dorcas also gave great insight into the preparation of our meal. All in all we had a great experience and look forward to trying to recreate the dishes at home !”

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6.Essence of Mexico: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 289 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $178

Learn Mexican cooking, explore Mercado Medellín, and prepare a four-course meal with mezcal, beer, wine, dessert, and expert guidance.

“The chef Mariana was great with explaining the ingredients and instructing throughout the class! I especially enjoyed the market tour. One suggestion would be to ensure everyone taking the class practices good hygeniene. I noticed a couple of people didn't wash their hands before touching tortillas that we all had to eat and one person had to be told to not put his tasting spoon back into the salsa. I'm really hoping no one gets sick.”

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7.San Jose del Cabo Cooking Class Experience and Local Markets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 244 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $144

Learn to make tacos, tortillas, salsas, and more while shopping San José del Cabo’s market with Chef Francisco.

“You can't do better than this experience to get a real flavor of Mexico. We started in the market to buy our food and ended in the kitchen making tortillas before eating the fruits of our labors. Francisco is an amazing host and makes you feel valued and treasured. Something we will do again the next time we visit Cabo.”

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8.Private Market Tour & Cooking Class in Puerto Vallarta with Manu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 241 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $139

Shop Puerto Vallarta’s local market, cook with Manu, and enjoy a private Mexican meal tailored to your tastes and dietary needs.

“One of our favorite food experiences. Manu was charming, knowledgeable, attentive and his dog was great. We all enjoyed the fabulous homemade salsa, ceviche and chili shrimp. We highly recommend this event.”

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9.Mexican Cooking Class with fresh Local Market ingredients selection and transpor

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 238 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $79

Explore Cancun’s Mercado 23, shop for fresh ingredients, and cook guacamole, sopes, enchiladas, tortillas, and arroz con leche.

“Wonderful instructions and included in preparation! The did was terrific. Also with l walked away from this knowing that I can make everything we did.”

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10.Cancún: Cooking Class and Optional Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 127 reviews · 4 hours · from $78

Learn tortillas, guacamole, enchiladas, sopes, and margaritas in Cancún with an optional local market visit and hotel transport.

“Thoroughly enjoyed this tour, our guide/chef Nassim was wonderful, very good at explaining everything and answering all my questions. The tour of the market was lovely to see more authentic Mexican souvenirs, and it was nice to see the produce we were going to be cooking with. The recipes were delicious and so much fun to make, and Nassim made sure we had a fabulous time. Would recommend and would do again if I come back!”

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11.Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 39 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $204

Tour Mercado de Medellín, taste unusual Mexican ingredients, and cook a four-course meal with beer, mezcal, and wine in Roma Norte.

“Lorena is an excellent chef and teacher. Her class was fun and interesting. Her assistants were skilled and friendly. We lived going to the market with her and learning about the history and culture of Mexican cuisine. She charmed us into tasting insects! The food we made was delicious and we enjoyed meeting the others in the class. Overall an excellent experience that I’d highly recommend.”

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12.Mexican Street Tacos Hands-on Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $155

Make al pastor, barbacoa, handmade tortillas, and three salsas on a small-group Mexico City cooking class with a Mercado de Medellín tour.

“This Mexican Street Tacos cooking class and market tour was an absolute gem of an experience! As a family with grown children, we were searching for an authentic culinary adventure, and this exceeded all expectations. The day began with an eye-opening market tour where we learned about essential street taco ingredients - from selecting the perfect chiles and tomatillos to understanding different cuts of meat. Our guide's knowledge of traditional Mexican ingredients and their passionate explanations made the market visit both educational and fascinating. The hands-on cooking portion was exceptional. We learned the art of making authentic corn tortillas by hand (much harder than it looks!), an...”

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13.Private Market Tour, Cooking Class in Mexico City with Alex & Ale

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $215

Explore Mexico City’s San Juan Market, then cook mole, flautas, or tostadas in a local home with Alex and Ale.

“One of the best experiences you can book if you want to get to know Mexican cuisine and locals. Our guide was the most wonderful and we had a great time with nice drinks and food. We will definitively book again.”

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