Top Merida Wine, Beer & Spirits

Explore Merida's colorful cantinas with a local on a guided walking tour of the local-style bars. Learn about daily life in the city as you walk between a series of three cantinas, where you'll sip beer, groove to the latest Mexican tunes, and try some classic Yucatec botanas, or snacks. This cantina tour includes drinks and snacks, and it's a great way to experience Merida's local culture.

Discover Mérida on a private tour unveiling the refined essence of the White City. From the Santiago neighborhood and its traditional market to the San Ildefonso Cathedral and Plaza Grande, each stop reveals living history and Yucatán’s elegant character. Continue through La Mejorada and La Ermita, and along Paseo de Montejo, where grand mansions recall the city’s golden age. Along the way, enjoy curated culinary stops that reflect local identity. A private experience blending history, tradition, and gastronomy, designed to explore Mérida with depth and ease. Highlights: • Authentic Yucatecan Flavors: Taste cochinita pibil tacos, panuchos, and salbutes in a traditional market, plus a sorbet at the city’s oldest ice cream shop on its most emblematic avenue. • Experience Like a Local: Discover Mérida’s hidden gems with a knowledgeable guide and immerse yourself in local life and traditions.

Explore Mérida’s food culture without leaving your seat. In this 3-hour tasting experience, you’ll sit down in a local home and discover 34 traditional and modern Yucatán flavors guided by a local host. No walking, no rushing, just a relaxed and immersive way to experience the region’s cuisine. As you taste, your host shares the stories behind each dish, from family traditions to the ingredients that define Yucatán cooking. More than a tasting, this feels like a shared table experience, where food, conversation, and culture come together naturally. The experience ends with a traditional dessert and a final drink, closing a moment many travelers describe as the highlight of their time in Mérida. Perfect for your first night in Mérida, this experience gives you a clear roadmap of what to eat, what to order, and what not to miss during your trip. And if it’s not the highlight of your trip, you’ll get your money back.

You will enjoy unique stories of the most emblematic buildings of the first square of the city of Mérida, from the hand of one of our expert guides, as well as 3 traditional canteens, we will talk about their evolution, both in drinks, mixology and gastronomy and the influence of the different cultures in this colonial city, Afro-descendants, Spanish, Lebanese, who give identity and unique flavors to our region, what better than enjoying this experience in the company of a local person, exploring places that are not normally visited on a conventional tour.

Discover Merida like never before... through its canteens. We invite you to have the best experience of a canteen tour, where you will visit 5 different local canteens, in each you will taste different snacks (snacks) of the region, accompanied by drinks (beer) and knowing the histories of the places. Besides having a salsa or cumbia class for a better enjoyment. Each of the places to visit are canteens with many years of experience and of great relevance among the locals. Also during the transfer from one place to another you will know stories of the neighborhood and the peninsula.

Get acquainted with Yucatecan specialties on this small-group street food tour of Merida. Walk with a local guide to Merida’s main market, a gelato shop, and more. Taste fresh fruit and sample plenty of local dishes, including empanadas, ‘cochinita pibil’ (slow-roasted pork) and ‘panuchos’ (tortillas stuffed with refried black beans). Lunch is seafood (Monday through Saturday) and tacos with marquesitas most Sundays and holidays.