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The 15 Best Mexican Cooking Classes

35 tours  ·  from $11 a head

Tortillas by hand, salsas on a molcajete and a mezcal somewhere in the middle. These 15 run in Mexico City, Oaxaca and the coast, with prices, market visits and a note on the spice level.

Cabo San Lucas Mexican Cooking Class Experience and Local Markets - Meeting at Mercabo Gourmet at 11 a.m.
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Cabo San Lucas Mexican Cooking Class Experience and Local Markets

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

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

Meet near Mercabo Gourmet at 11 a.m. for a market walk, then visit a chef’s home to make tortillas, salsa, guacamole and a daily Mexican specialty. Hosts such as Karolina, Karina, Izzy and Issi lead a lively, hands-on class with lunch, drinks and margaritas included.

“What a great experience! We enjoyed visiting local markets for fresh food and then learning some new cooking skills and meeting new friends. Chef Issi welcomed us into his home and generous food prep area. A great way to learn about local cuisine. Best meal of the trip!”

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Mexican Cooking from Scratch in a Local Home in Tulum - The menu: tacos al pastor, guacamole, and a cool dessert
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Mexican Cooking from Scratch in a Local Home in Tulum

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

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

Spend about three hours in a Tulum home cooking tacos al pastor, guacamole, fresh tortillas, salsa, and a light dessert. Lily or Lupita leads the class with help from a small team, then serves mezcal, agua fresca, beer, or wine with the meal.

“Great Experience & Food! It was nice to actually cook for a change. Great atmosphere & loved the energy ❤️”

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Authentic Mexican Legacy Cooking Class in Cabo San Lucas - What you actually prepare at the cooking stations
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Authentic Mexican Legacy Cooking Class in Cabo San Lucas

3.Authentic Mexican Legacy Cooking Class in Cabo San Lucas

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

Meet at Restaurant Bar Metate in Cabo at 5 pm for a three-hour Mexican cooking workshop. Chef Roberto or Chef Su leads a garden tour, cocktail lesson, appetizer preparation, and shared dinner. Expect tortillas, ceviche, empanadas, pork shank, and flan, though dishes may vary.

“Outstanding! Hands-on cooking/dining experience at one of the premier establishments in all of Cabo. It Rocked!!”

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Mexican Cooking Class with Food Market Visit in Mexico City - The market visit: useful shopping, not a formal food tour
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Mexican Cooking Class with Food Market Visit in Mexico City

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

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

Meet chef José at Bucareli 165 for a market visit and hands-on Mexican cooking class. You’ll help choose ingredients, make dishes such as guacamole, tortillas, salsas, and guisados, then sit down to eat. Menus change with the season, and vegetarian options are available.

“This was an awesome experience seeing the market with Jose and then the 5 of us made an amazing meal. Learning the techniques and tricks are priceless.”

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Playa del Carmen: Mexican Cooking Class - Tequila and mezcal, explained without the usual confusion
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Playa del Carmen Mexican Cooking Class

5.Playa del Carmen Mexican Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 306 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $113

Join Chef Alma, and sometimes her daughter Mari or assistant Gladys, for a three-hour home cooking class in Playa del Carmen. Make tortillas, salsas, guacamole, rice, enchiladas, tamales, or other Mexican dishes, then eat what you prepare. The class is offered in English and Spanish for up to eight people.

“Chef Alma was charming, experienced, knowledgeable and a joy to interact. She taught us a lot about the history of Playa de Carmel as well as about the dishes she was teaching us. The dishes and her instructions were simple enough that we could repeat at home. She sent us home with 43 of her family recipes. Definitely a hi-light of our trip..”

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Essence of Mexico: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour - Mercado Medellin before the knives come out
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Essence of Mexico: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour

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

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

Start with agua fresca and a guided visit to Mercado Medellin, then cook sopes, mextlapiques, tortillas, white mole, and corn bread at Aura Cocina Mexicana. Chefs including Lorena, Pame, Mariana, and Ana lead this small English-language class with drinks, dessert, and printed recipes.

“This was an amazing experience and if I could give this experience a 5 star plus I would. Mariana was absolutely wonderful and made our day. She was so incredibly accommodating, kind, and shared her knowledge from her heart. Her assistant Jasmine was also great and had everything prepared for a smooth experience. The tour of the market was really informative as well. When we come back to Mexico City we will book another experience with this company and guide.”

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Mexican Cooking Class with fresh Local Market ingredients selection and transpor - From market ingredients to a restaurant kitchen
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Mexican Cooking Class with fresh Local Market ingredients selection and transpor

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

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

Join chef-guides such as Diego, G, Nassim, Sasha, or Angel for a four-hour Cancun food experience. Shop Mercado 23 for fresh produce, then prepare guacamole, beans, tortillas, sopes, enchiladas, arroz con leche, and a margarita in a group capped at 10.

“Wonderful tour with Sasha and Angel. Enjoyed the market walk and then onto the restaurant for margaritas and prepping & cooking lunch. Well done.”

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Oaxaca: Oaxacan Mole Workshop with a Traditional Cook - Meeting near the Zócalo at FILOTEO
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Oaxaca: Oaxacan Mole Workshop with a Traditional Cook

8.Oaxaca: Oaxacan Mole Workshop with a Traditional Cook

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 158 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $64

Walk from Oaxaca’s Zócalo to a local market, shop for ingredients, then cook mole, tortillas, quesadillas, salsa, and dessert in a small Foodlab kitchen. Guides including Victor Ramirez and Quetzalli teach in English or Spanish, with mezcal for adults and fruit water for everyone.

“Thankyou so much for this experience, it was my first time cooking anything but the guides made the experience really easy. The food turned out really good and they explained everything in detail. Thanks again”

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Cabo San Lucas Taco Fiesta: Cooking, Dancing and Mixology Class - Starting with limes, salsa, and Mexican flavor
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Cabo San Lucas Taco Fiesta: Cooking, Dancing and Mixology Class

9.Cabo San Lucas Taco Fiesta: Cooking, Dancing and Mixology Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 142 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $143

Meet Karina at Mercabo Gourmet Street Food at 6 p.m. for a hands-on Mexican cooking and mixology class. Make tortillas, salsas, guacamole, tacos, and up to five tequila drinks, with salsa dancing, live music, a tequila lesson, and churros to finish.

“This was so much fun, we learned how to make margaritas, dance and cook. Karina was very friendly and knowledgeable about the culture, she made you feel part of her family. It’s a family run restaurant and you finish the night with a tequila tasting. We learned about how it’s made and the importance of asking for 100% agave. You should defiantly check out this hidden gem when you visit Cabo.”

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Tasty Mexican Cooking Class with Feast in Riviera Maya - The garden visit puts ingredients in context
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Tasty Mexican Cooking Class with Feast in Riviera Maya

10.Tasty Mexican Cooking Class with Feast in Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $161

Spend about six hours at Mexico Lindo Cooking near Puerto Morelos, preparing a six-course Mexican meal with a professional chef. Tour leaders have included Alejandra, Alexandra, Chris, Claudia, Ali, and Thomas. Visit the garden, cook with traditional methods, enjoy drinks and music, and take home recipes.

“this was absolutely fantastic. Alejandro was phenomenal and the food we made was delicious. this is the best experience we've had in Cancun and would highly recommend to anyone who wants to experience true food culture of Mexico.”

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Cancun Hands-On Mexican Cooking Class - The market question matters
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Cancun Hands-On Mexican Cooking Class

11.Cancun Hands-On Mexican Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 95 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $79

Spend about three and a half hours with a local chef at a private Cancun restaurant class. Prepare guacamole, tortillas, beans, sopes, enchiladas, and arroz con leche, with seasonal fruit, tamales, and a margarita. Market visits and transport may depend on the option you book.

“It takes a while to make all of the food, but it is worth it. So enjoyed seeing the local market and learning the local cooking techniques. Everyone at the restaurant is great. If you want mariachi band...be prepared to pay $5/song. We chose not to pay for them to play.”

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Mexico City: Mexican Cooking Class - Inside the Juárez kitchen
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Mexico City: Mexican Cooking Class

12.Mexico City: Mexican Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 85 reviews · 3 hours · from $121

Meet Chef José or another English- and Spanish-speaking instructor at a cozy kitchen near Mexico City’s Juárez district. Shop for ingredients at a local market, prepare a three-course Mexican meal, make tortillas from scratch, and eat what you cook in a group of no more than six.

“Chef Jose was an excellent instructor. The class was paced perfectly and loaded with great information and technique.”

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Mexico City: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour - Mercado de Medellín, a useful lesson in ingredients
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Mexico City: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour

13.Mexico City: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour

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

In Roma Norte, join chefs such as Pame, Mariana, Lorena, or Kristel for a small-group market walk and hands-on Mexican cooking class. Taste native-corn quesadillas, cacao, seasonal fruit, and insects, then prepare four courses paired with beer, mezcal, wine, and agua fresca.

“the tamale as the second course was soo good. simple but full of flavour.”

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Mexican Street Tacos Hands-on Cooking Class and Market Tour - Starting at Aura Cocina Mexicana
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Mexican Street Tacos Hands-on Cooking Class and Market Tour

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

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

At Aura Cocina Mexicana, chef Pame guides you through al pastor, barbacoa, campechano tacos, three salsas, and hand-made tortillas. The morning class adds a walk through Mercado de Medellín, tastings, and mezcal, beer, wine, or soft drinks.

“Fantastic experience learning about food culture and how to make three types of Mexican tacos. Our chef and guide, Pame, was knowledgeable and personable, taking the time to get to know us and answer our questions. The group size was small, which made it fun to learn together. I would definitely recommend the experience!”

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Cancun: Handmade Traditional Mexican Tortilla Making Class - The welcome with Alex
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Cancun: Handmade Traditional Mexican Tortilla Making Class

15.Cancun: Handmade Traditional Mexican Tortilla Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 1 hour · from $11Best value

In a one-hour class with Alex, prepare masa harina, shape and cook handmade tortillas, then eat four tacos with beans, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and salsa. You will also enjoy totopos, aguas frescas, a welcome shot, Mexican candy, and a certificate in a private open-air space.

“My family and I had such a fun time learning to make tortillas from Alex. He has a great energy, taught well, and the food was delicious!”

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