Top Mexico City Food & Drink Classes

Enjoy a hands-on cooking lesson on the Mexican culinary arts during this class in Mexico City. Led by a local chef, this class begins at a local market for a broad overview of local cuisine before heading to the kitchen. Then, dive into tips and techniques for making authentic Mexican dishes using fresh ingredients from the market. Choose between a morning and evening lesson.

Discover the culinary riches of Mexico City’s historic center on this half-day walking and tasting tour. Savor authentic Mexican cuisine, designated a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, as an in-the-know guide takes your small group to a local market, street food stalls, and more. Enjoy a wide range of samples, gain insight into Mexico’s history and culture, and admire the city's historical architecture along the way.

Learn to prepare classic Mexican dishes alongside a professional chef with this cooking class in Mexico City's Roma Norte neighborhood. Shop for ingredients at a local market, and then head to a private cooking studio to prepare your 4-course menu with appetizers, mains, and dessert. This tour also includes a tasting of agua fresca and your choice of alcoholic beverage to complement your meal.

Master the art of one of Mexico’s most famous dishes during a cooking class that teaches you to make traditional tacos. In addition to learning to cook under the guidance of an experienced Mexican chef, you’ll explore a local market and see stalls that many first-time visitors miss out on. As well as including all food, this experience includes your choice of alcoholic and soft drinks and comes with printed recipe cards to take back home and share with friends and family.

Rather than just returning home with memories of Mexican food, learn to cook local dishes yourself during a cooking class that includes cocktails. Ideal for first-time visitors seeking a hands-on cultural experience, this class promises to equip you with the skills needed to create classic Mexican dishes while providing insight into the culture of Mexico’s capital.

You’ll transform simple dough into delicious Mexican bread. Join a local baker who will guide you step by step as you knead, shape, and bake your own creations. While the bread bakes, we’ll share the stories, traditions, and flavors that make bread a classic on every Mexican table. And of course, at the end, you’ll get to taste what you made with your own hands! A tasty, authentic experience — perfect for sharing, learning, and taking a little piece of Mexico with you.

Fresh ingredients, everything from scratch, flavors of our traditional Mexico; everything is set and carefully hand-picked for you to enjoy and live an authentic cultural and gastronomical immersion to the deepest traditions and roots of our ancient Mexican cuisine. Our gastro-cultural experience starts off with a brief introduction to the essential flavors and ingredients of Mexican cuisine at the market. Then, in an ambiance full of joy, music and laughter, we will prepare a full menu with sides, salsa and agua fresca The preparation of tortillas and quesadillas is from scratch, as well as quesadillas, for which we always use artisanal cheese. By the end of the class, we sit down in one table to share the food we just prepared and the experience itself! Mi casa es tu casa, you are always welcome!

Enjoy a more personal culinary experience than most other visitors to Mexico City get on this private, half-day tour. First, explore a local market with your host, Margarita, and pick up ingredients. Once back in her home, get to work: Together, cook delights such as tortilla or black bean soup, salsa-stuffed chicken breast, and dulce de leche crepes. Pick from plenty of options, including vegetarian and gluten-free dishes.

Take an authentic, private cooking class in the colonial neighborhood of San Ángel. Step into the home kitchen of Lucía, a talented cook with a graduate degree in Mexican culinary history. With Lucía’s guiding hand, use fresh, local ingredients to prepare a seasonal menu of dishes like chiles en nogada (meat-filled poblano chilis in a walnut cream sauce) and traditional moles (savory meat dishes cooked in spice and chili sauce). Enjoy your meal in Lucía’s lovely home garden.

Forget the tourist traps and the burning shots with worm salt. Join us for an intimate, educational and fun sensory journey in the heart of Roma Norte. We'll start with a refreshing welcome ritual to awaken your palate, followed by a brief, captivating look into the history, mysticism, and complex crafting process of artisanal and ancestral mezcals. You will learn how to properly nose, sip, and appreciate the distinct terroir of 8 exclusive, small-batch mezcals crafted from rare, wild agaves that you won't find in standard bars. To elevate the experience, each spirit is paired with a curated selection of local delicacies: artisanal Mexican chocolates, local cheeses, traditional salts, and fruits designed to make the flavor notes explode. By the end of this masterclass, you’ll be reading mezcal labels like a pro, understanding the ethical impact of your purchase, and—best of all—you’ll walk away with the insider's digital guide to the best hidden restaurants and cocktail bars in CDMX.

Master the art of preparing authentic Mexican salsa during an immersive cooking class in the country's capital city. Led by resident cooks, the hands-on cooking class is a great opportunity to experience the local culinary culture with Mexico City locals. Begin with a visit to the bustling Tacuba Market to gather fresh ingredients for your sauces. With the help of your epicurean host, learn how to prepare raw, fried, boiled, and roasted salsas.

Eat your way through a guided market tour of Mercado de Coyoacan led by a professional chef, taking the guesswork out of which stalls to visit and what foods to sample. Next, you’ll head to a cooking studio to learn how to make tortilla soup, mextlapiques (tamales without masa), vegan taco al pastor, and more. Sip agua fresca and mezcal with the freshly made lunch that you helped create.

Take a few hours to learn the ins and outs of traditional Mexican cuisine—an experience often missed by visitors to Mexico City. The tour begins at a local market, where your guide navigates the crowds and shouting vendors for you. After learning about seasonal ingredients, follow your guide back to their home for an intimate cooking lesson and round out the day with a freshly-prepared meal.

Get a local's perspective of Mexico City's culinary hot spot, Polanco, on a small-group food walking tour. An in-the-know guide whisks you around the well-heeled neighborhood to 5–7 different eating venues. Sample Oaxacan, Yucatecan, and traditional dishes, including chocolate and ice-cream desserts, while admiring Polanco’s parks, mansions, and art galleries. Get insights into Mexico City’s culture and cuisine that you wouldn’t get wandering around alone.

Visit two of Mexico City's most interesting attractions—the National Museum of Anthropology and Chapultepec Castle—in just a few hours on this half-day walking tour. Your guide helps you navigate the enormous National Museum of Anthropology, which houses the largest collection of traditional Mexican art in the world. Then, discover Chapultepec Castle’s 12 halls filled with royal artifacts and learn about its origins as a retreat for Aztec rulers.

Discover the art of making the perfect margarita, guacamole, and tortilla—all integral parts of Mexican cuisine—during this small-group cooking class in Mexico City. Learn to create, and taste, these delicious treats during a hands-on cooking class that’s ideal for food lovers. The making of each dish has no more than a few steps, meaning that even inexperienced cooks will be able to enjoy this class.

Immerse yourself in the delightful art of making authentic Mexican churros paired with rich chocolate ganache. This hands-on culinary experience invites food enthusiasts to explore the history and tradition behind one of Mexico's favorite treats. Guided by a knowledgeable instructor, participants will learn essential techniques and secrets to creating these sweet, crispy delights. Ideal for both seasoned chefs and sweet-toothed novices, this class offers a unique opportunity to connect with local culture and savor the flavors of Mexico.

Get to know Mexico City through its cuisine on this half-day foodie walking tour of Colonia Roma. This formerly European enclave lined with mansions is now a bohemian hub packed with trendy eateries, shops, and bars. Learn about the neighborhood’s history and development into one of Mexico City’s hottest dining spots as you walk and eat. Samples may include tasty fish tacos, Oaxacan cuisine, mezcal, specialty coffee, and cocktails.

I learned to cook where the best Mexican cooks learn: next to my grandmother. I have degrees in bakery and pastries from the Cloister of Sister Joan, and I just finished studying gastronomy, and together with my mom we have a cafeteria in the city. The kitchen is not my job, it's my world. I have been creating gastronomic experiences for travelers from all over the world for more than two years, and what matters most to me is not that you learn a recipe, but that when you finish you feel that in Mexico you will always have a friend. Each experience is different because each person is different. Welcome to Mexico:)

What makes this experience stand out is the real attention to detail and the traveler experience. It’s not just a trajinera ride, it’s an all-inclusive experience carefully designed for you to enjoy, relax and feel attentive at all times. Our tour is designed to create connection, laughter and a fun and competitive atmosphere, always accompanied by excellent quality drinks, traditional food included accompanied by a shot of pulque and a final tasting of mezcal that closes the experience in a special way. We constantly work on innovating and improving, looking for new dynamics, details and surprises that make each tour unique. Many customers return, and that motivates us to always offer something new and something more. Here we take care of every moment so that you leave happy, with the feeling that the value of the experience is noticeable in everything you receive. You don’t just come for a drink, you come to live an authentic and memorable experience in Xochimilco.

With the guidance of a Mexican chef, we will enter the kitchen of the best taqueria in the city. Here, you will become a professional taco maker where you will cook with fresh, regional ingredients. You will learn to marinate the meat, make sauces, assemble a meat spit, and finally, the most fun part, cut the meat to prepare your own taco accompanied by pineapple, cilantro, onion, salsa, and a delicious tequila.

Mexico is world famous for its tequila and mezcal, so there’s no better place to create tequila-based cocktails than the capital of Mexico City. In an atmospoheric speakeasy-style bar, you’ll learn to craft delicious drinks under the guide in a mixologist. Plus, a small group limited to only 10 people ensures you receive personalized attention.

Learn to make authentic Mexican burritos from scratch! Start at Tacuba Market to handpick the freshest ingredients, then head to the kitchen to create flour tortillas in the traditional northern style. You'll cook and enjoy beans, brisket, and guacamole while sipping unlimited horchata. Take home fresh tortillas and recipes to try again. Alongside a hands-on cooking experience, you'll gain cooking skills and fun Mexican cultural insights. Multilingual sessions are available—perfect for everyone!