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Mexico Market Tours: Our Top 15

65 tours  ·  from $32 a head

Mercados here sell breakfast, lunch and the chillies for dinner in the same aisle. The 15 below eat their way through, priced by how many stops are included.

Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Bike, Markets & Churros - Starting in Del Carmen, close to the heart of Coyoacan
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Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Bike, Markets & Churros

1.Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Bike, Markets & Churros

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,072 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Explore Coyoacan by bike with an English-speaking host such as Sebastian, Jesus, Meg, or Andrew. Visit parks, historic streets, markets, and Frida Kahlo sites, with churros, atole, tostadas, and aguas frescas included. The ride lasts about three hours, followed by unguided time inside Casa Azul with skip-the-line entry.

“Meg was awesome. Super friendly and knowledgeable. The tour was perfectly paced with learning, riding, resting, snacking and socializing. Everyone in my group was very pleased and would recommend this tour.”

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Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Walk, Markets & Churros - Parque Frida Kahlo and the ahuehuete trees
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Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Walk, Markets & Churros

2.Frida Kahlo VIP [Museum Tickets Included] Walk, Markets & Churros

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 982 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Walk through Coyoacán with an English-speaking host such as Diego, Maya, Coco, or Sebastián, stopping at historic plazas, Frida Kahlo Park, local markets, and street-food stalls. Taste tostadas, fruit, aguas frescas, and churros before exploring Casa Azul independently with admission included.

“Maya was an amazing host! We were traveling to Mexico City for the first time, and this was a great way to start our trip! Loved the storytelling, the walk, and the food. 10/10 would recommend. Thanks for a great day Maya!”

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Cabo San Lucas Mexican Cooking Class Experience and Local Markets - The cooking lesson: tortillas, salsas, and a full lunch
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Cabo San Lucas Mexican Cooking Class Experience and Local Markets

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

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

Meet your chef at Mercabo in central Cabo San Lucas, shop for spices and fresh produce, then cook at a family kitchen. Menus rotate daily, from mole and tamales to birria, seafood paella, pork tacos, and Mexican antojitos. Lunch, drinks, tortillas, salsas, guacamole, and margaritas are included.

“This was such an amazing tour! We went shopping for fresh tortillas, fish and produce then back to the kitchen to cook. They made it all fun with live music, dancing and instruments! We made fresh margaritas (all we could drink) and the meal was wonderful! Relaxed environment. Highlight of our trip!”

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Cancun Taco Tour, Local Beer and Night Market with Transportation - The beer pairings make the meal more useful
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Cancun Taco Tour, Local Beer and Night Market with Transportation

4.Cancun Taco Tour, Local Beer and Night Market with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 816 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $89

Spend an evening tasting tacos, beer, and churros around Cancun with a small group and an English-speaking guide. You may meet guides such as G, Diego, Navarro, or Sasha, with stops ranging from quesabirria and cochinita pibil to al pastor. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, vegetarian choices, and time at Parque de las Palapas are included.

“Such a good experience, it was so nice to get out of the hotel zone and into the local area of downtown Cancún! Navarro, our guide, was so fun and made it a great night. The tacos and beer were 10/10, the churros were 10/10! Highly recommend if you’re looking for a different type of excursion!”

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Cancun Street Food Tour with Food Stalls, Local Market and Murals - Yucatecan food at Lonchería El Pocito
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Cancun Street Food Tour with Food Stalls, Local Market and Murals

5.Cancun Street Food Tour with Food Stalls, Local Market and Murals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 723 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $64

Spend about three and a half hours tasting carnitas, Mexico City-style tamales, barbacoa, Yucatecan salbutes and handmade paletas around Cancun. Guides such as Adrian, Sasha, G, and Navarro explain the food and local life while drivers handle hotel pickup in an air-conditioned van. You will also visit Mercado 23 and photograph neighborhood murals.

“Great experience, safe, and the market people don’t harass you. The guide and driver went out of their way to get us local beverages to try. I asked if they have PayPal and tipped through that since I used my cash at the market”

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Puerto Vallarta Cooking Class Experience with Market Tour - The tortilla factory and the lesson behind the dough
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Puerto Vallarta Cooking Class Experience with Market Tour

6.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 produce and tortilla dough, then ride to his home for a hands-on Mexican cooking class. Menus change by weekday and may include tacos, mole, seafood, tamales, or birria. You eat the meal you prepare, with tequila and mezcal available for tasting.

“We did a Wednesday class, which for us meant seafood (octopus and shrimp) enchiladas and tostadas. Enrique walked us through the market, and showed us how to choose the freshest ingredients. Everyone in our group of six got a chance to participate in the prep and cooking at Enrique's house, and the results were delicious! You get a link to many more of Enrique's recipes at the end, too.”

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Mexican Cooking Class with Food Market Visit in Mexico City - The meal is part of the lesson
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Mexican Cooking Class with Food Market Visit in Mexico City

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

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

Meet chef José near Bucareli, walk to a traditional Mexico City market, help select ingredients, then prepare a seasonal Mexican meal in a cozy private kitchen. Expect hands-on work with tortillas, salsas, guacamole, and guisados, followed by a shared meal. Vegetarian options are available, and groups are limited to 10.

“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.”

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Immersion Tour and Oaxaca Markets, All gastronomy included - Inside the market maze
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Immersion Tour and Oaxaca Markets, All gastronomy included

8.Immersion Tour and Oaxaca Markets, All gastronomy included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 386 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $59

Spend 3.5 hours exploring Oaxaca’s local markets with a food researcher from Etnofood. Guides such as Brian and Yahel lead you through crowded aisles, explain the origins of regional dishes, and serve about 20 foods and drinks, including tacos, quesadillas, tejate, pulque, mole, baked goods, and grasshoppers. Omnivore and vegan options are available.

“It was a fun and informative experience with a great guide. The vastness of the market was impressive. I enjoyed all the food and samples we tasted.”

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Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour - A Meal With Several Courses, Not Just a Tasting
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Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour

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

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

Join Casa Crespo in Oaxaca City for a hands-on market tour and cooking class led by Oscar or another instructor. You may help make mole, tortillas, soup, tacos, ceviche, or dessert, depending on the group’s menu choice. Drinks, lunch, vegetarian options, and special diets are included.

“We loved the entire experience! Beautiful market tour, then we prepared & enjoyed a delicious meal! Chef Oscar was very knowledgeable and helpful and made sure we all were able to participate.”

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Mexico City: Hidden Markets, Street Food & Salsa-Making Tour - Riding the Metro to Mercado Jamaica
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Mexico City: Hidden Markets, Street Food & Salsa-Making Tour

10.Hidden Markets, Street Food & Salsa-Making Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 310 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $69

Spend five hours exploring Mercado Presidente Abelardo L. Rodríguez and Mercado Jamaica with guides such as Andrea, Axel, Viri, and Alfonso. Taste tamales, atole, tacos, fruits, and huaraches, ride the Metro, then make salsa with a local family using a traditional molcajete. Small groups are limited to 12 people.

“A great experience where Axel gave us the history and background of Mexico City, took us to two food markets, tasted some delicious family food and ended with making some local homemade salsa for the full authentic experience. Shoutout to Axel who was an amazing host and took great care of us, he has great knowledge and his genuine connection with the community was unmatched! 10/10 guide and would highly recommend him”

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Mexico City: Mystic Markets La Merced & Sonora Culinary Tour - Eight stops that can replace breakfast or lunch
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Mexico City: Mystic Markets La Merced & Sonora Culinary Tour

11.Mystic Markets La Merced & Sonora Culinary Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 301 reviews · 4 hours · from $74

Spend four hours with a bilingual local guide in La Merced and Sonora markets, tasting roughly eight foods and drinks at family-run stalls. Guides such as Gabriel and Estefanía grew up around these markets and explain the food, customs, and spiritual traditions you encounter. Expect a small group, tight aisles, generous portions, and about four miles of walking.

“OMG, the experience was amazing with Estefania! If you were navigate on your own, you would not enjoy the essence of the rich Mexican culture. The culinary food tour was about 4 hours and my wife and walked about 4 miles. We made multiple food stops with explanations of tacos, spices, fruits , drinks with tequila if it’s not too early, and finally Mexican dessert to cap it off. Everything was inclusive but if buy anything …bring pesos. Estefania was so considerate by essuring the group of 6 stay together and offering restroom breaks. Love the Mystic markets La Merced & Sonora Culinary tour.”

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Taste of the Yucatan: Merida Cooking Class and Market Visit - Lucas de Gálvez Market and the Mérida Cathedral walk
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Taste of the Yucatan: Merida Cooking Class and Market Visit

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

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

Meet your bilingual guide in downtown Mérida at 9 a.m. for market tastings, ingredient shopping, and a short city walk before taking a public bus to a local home. With guides such as Diego, Luz, Zulma, and Romina, you’ll prepare Yucatecan dishes, eat lunch, and return downtown by Uber.

“Gisel was our tour guide for the day and translator. She was informative on our market tour giving us tastings of the local spices, fruit, and liquor. We arrived after at Dorkas home where we cooked empanadas, chicken, a dip, sauces, and a desert. Dorkas was very friendly and her food was the best we had on this trip! Felt like grandmas home cooking. Dorkas does not speak English so Gisel helps to translate however we had many in our group that spoke some or are fluent in Spanish so it made it very easy, but even if that was not the case Gisel can translate.”

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Essence of Mexico: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour - Back at Aura Cocina Mexicana
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Essence of Mexico: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour

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

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

Begin with agua fresca and a guided visit to Mercado Medellín, then return to Aura Cocina Mexicana for a hands-on four-course class. Chefs such as Lorena, Pame, Mariana, Ana, and Nitze teach salsas, tortillas, mextlapiques, mole blanco, and cornbread. The class is in English, limited to eight people, and includes drinks.

“This was such a fun and cultural experience for my family. Chef Pame was so knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend as a must do when visiting CDMX”

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San Jose del Cabo Cooking Class Experience and Local Markets - Cooking with Francisco and his family
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San Jose del Cabo Cooking Class Experience and Local Markets

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

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

Meet Chef Francisco at San José del Cabo’s Municipal Market, where you’ll choose fresh ingredients and learn how locals shop. Then cook in his kitchen with hands-on instruction in tortillas, salsas, guacamole, drinks, and a changing Mexican main dish. Choose a small-group or private class, with lunch and tequila tasting included.

“Great day with chef Francisco we made carnitas & fresh salsa & got the best education on Mexican cuisine? We had a great time !”

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Private Market Tour & Cooking Class in Puerto Vallarta with Manu - Why the market comes before the cooking
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Private Market Tour & Cooking Class in Puerto Vallarta with Manu

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

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

Join Manu at Mercado Cinco de Diciembre to choose fresh seafood, produce, and local staples, then ride to his home for a private cooking lesson and meal. You help shape the menu, with seafood, meat, and vegetarian choices available. The three-hour experience is offered in English, welcomes children age five and up, and ends at Manu’s home.

“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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New in Mexico Market Tours

★ 4.0Cancun Street Food, Urban Art and Local Market ExperienceFrom $1094 reviews
★ 5.0Lucha Libre, Tacos, Margaritas,Tequila and Night Market TourFrom $11964 reviews
★ 5.0Taste of Cancun: Street Food, Local Market and Urban Murals TourFrom $996 reviews
★ 5.0Experience Cancun’s Hidden Gems, Mayan museum, cenote & Market 23From $21349 reviews
★ 5.0Cancun Taco & Beer Fiesta: Authentic Mexican Tasting ExperienceFrom $1193 reviews
★ 4.5Flavors of Mexico: Cancun Cooking Class & Market VisitFrom $1195 reviews
★ 5.0Cancun Walking Food Tour: Local Food, Markets, and Street Art.From $8249 reviews
★ 5.0Cancun Private Foodies Market Tour and Street FoodFrom $793 reviews
★ 5.0Steps Full of Flavor, Cancun Foodie & Market TourFrom $805 reviews
★ 5.0Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour with a Professional ChefFrom $1519 reviews
★ 5.0Time Travel Acapulco A Lively Cultural Journey & Market AdventureFrom $17328 reviews
★ 4.5Palma Sola Secrets Petroglyphs Culture & Market Flavors withLunchFrom $1355 reviews
★ 5.0Tour of Mexican markets with Mezcal and traditional foodFrom $625 reviews
★ 4.8San Jose del Cabo: Guided Food Tour & Visit to Local MarketFrom $8417 reviews
★ 4.5Puerto Escondido: Boat Cruise and Market VisitFrom $797 reviews

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