The 7 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

Meet at Mercabo Gourmet Street Food in central Cabo San Lucas, then shop for spices, produce, seafood, or meat before cooking at a chef’s home. You’ll make tortillas, salsa, guacamole, margaritas, and a changing daily specialty with hosts such as Carolina, Karina, Izzy, or Issy. Lunch and beverages are included.

“This was a great experience. Catrina was knowledgeable and funny. We got to do several recipes. The only suggestion I have is that the tour name should be somewhere near the entrance so you know you’re in the right place.”

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2.Puerto Vallarta Cooking Class Experience with Market Tour

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

Meet Chef Enrique at Mercado Palmar de Aramara, shop for fresh ingredients, visit a tortilla factory, and cook in his home with a group of up to eight. The weekday menu may include tacos, mole, seafood, tamales, or birria. You make the meal, then sit down to eat it with the chef and his family.

“Outstanding market and cooking experience. One of the best tours we have had in. Puerto Vallarta. The chef., Enrique was amazing. And his home and assistance and lovely wife were so pleasant. Would recommend this tour to anyone”

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3.Mexican Cooking from Scratch in a Local Home in Tulum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 585 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $101

Spend about three hours at Rivera’s Kitchen in Tulum, cooking a three-course Mexican meal with hosts such as Lily or Lupita. You’ll learn tortilla making, chile basics, family recipes, salsa, guacamole, tacos al pastor, dessert, and mezcal tasting before sitting down to eat together.

“Tia Lily was so friendly and welcoming. She offered lots of information and opportunities to share our own knowledge. I hoped it would be a little more hands on for the cost, but it was a decent sized group and she does it from her home, so I understand that space is limited.”

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4.Authentic Mexican Legacy Cooking Class in Cabo San Lucas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 530 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

At Restaurant Bar Metate in Cabo San Lucas, Chef Roberto or Chef Su guides a three-hour Mexican food experience for up to 10 people. You tour the garden, mix a cocktail, prepare selected appetizers, press tortillas, and share a generous dinner and dessert. It is social and flavorful, but only partly hands-on.

“An experience of attentive staff, knowledgeable and accommodating. Drinks and appetizers were part of the fun interactive activity. Well worth the price that included drinks, food and dessert! Gracias Robert & Job!”

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

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

Meet near Bucareli 165 in Mexico City for a market visit and hands-on cooking class led in English by chef Jose. Shop for ingredients, prepare dishes such as guacamole, tortillas, salsas, and Mexican guisados, then sit down to eat. Menus change with the season, vegetarian options are available, and groups are capped at 10.

“Informative, thoughtful, considerate, overall lovely experience and delicious food! Pretty cool that our guide is trained chef.”

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6.Authentic Mayan Cooking Class in Cozumel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 344 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $60Best value

At Ix Kool in Cozumel, Paco, Juan, and the kitchen team guide you through Mayan food traditions, from grinding spices and making tortillas to preparing guacamole and roasted salsa. You will also sample cochinita pibil, beans with pork, soups, drinks, and cornbread during this private, English-language class lasting about 2 hours and 45 minutes.

“Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon learning about typical Mayan cooking and preparation, a bit of history, participating in some of the process, and then enjoying a delicious meal freshly prepared by the restaurant… also a musical Mayan ceremony prior to the meal ….restaurant hidden away in a mall near the Celebrity cruise port called IXKOOL…simple decor,. Clean and modern, but the food had a history all its own. Highly recommend to take a cooking class or just stop by for a meal….”

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

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

Meet at Casa Crespo in central Oaxaca at 10 a.m. for a market walk and hands-on cooking class led by Oscar, Emily, or another Casa Crespo instructor. Menus are chosen by the group and may include mole, tortillas, soup, tacos, ceviche, dessert, and drinks. English or Spanish instruction is available.

“This class was so much fun! I went with my adult daughter that lives in the eastern part of th US. Very involving and clear. Everyone was so attentive and sweet and our enjoyment was number 1.”

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