Mexican Street Tacos Hands-on Cooking Class and Market Tour

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Mexico City, Mexico

4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

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.

Join a cooking class that focuses solely on making tacos
An ideal choice for food lovers
Dishes are accompanied by your choice of Mexican cocktails, beer, or soft drinks
Printed recipe cards are included

Sample Menu

Main

Taco al Pastor with Mango and Chile Manzano Sauce

Starter

Taco de Barbacoa with Drunken Sauce

Starter

Taco Campechano with Devil's Sauce

What's Included

Professional Chef guide
Agua fresca (fruit-based water beverage)
All needed ingredients to cook menu
Printed recipes
Market tour
Tacos al Pastor, Tacos de Barbacoa, Tacos Campechanos, three Mexican salsas and hand-made tortillas
Hot chocolate (water-based)
Alcoholic Beverages

Artisanal mezcal, Mexican craft beer, Mexican wine

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Medellín 191A, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Between Chiapas and Tapachula Streets

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:30 am

What To Expect

Aura Cocina Mexicana

Mercado de Medellin

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
An apron will be provided to be used during class. To better enjoy the class we suggest wearing comfortable clothes and shoes, please avoid scarves, long necklaces and jewelry while in the kitchen.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Sean_G

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!

Reviews

5.0

based on 39 reviews

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Highly recommend, 5 stars

Mike_K, Feb 2026

Wonderful class and market tour. Highly recommend. Pame was an excellent guide and chef and made the experience very enjoyable.

A Culinary Highlight: The Perfect Family Food Adventure

Michelle_D, Nov 2025

This Mexican Street Tacos cooking class and market tour was an absolute gem of an experience! As a family with grown children, we were searching for an authentic culinary adventure, and this exceeded all expectations. The day began with an eye-opening market tour where we learned about essential street taco ingredients - from selecting the perfect chiles and tomatillos to understanding different cuts of meat. Our guide's knowledge of traditional Mexican ingredients and their passionate explanations made the market visit both educational and fascinating. The hands-on cooking portion was exceptional. We learned the art of making authentic corn tortillas by hand (much harder than it looks!), and mastered the techniques for preparing various street taco fillings. The highlights included: Making fresh salsas from scratch, Preparing marinades for different meats, Learning proper cooking techniques for al pastor, barbacoa, and other classic fillings, Understanding the importance of each garnish and accompaniment. The instructor created such a welcoming environment that it felt like cooking with family. They shared invaluable tips and tricks that you can only learn from someone with deep knowledge of street food traditions. The finale was enjoying our creations together - the most delicious and authentic street tacos we've ever tasted. This class gave us not just recipes, but real skills we can use to recreate these amazing tacos at home.

Superb Street Taco Cooking experience!

Jory_Z, Oct 2025

Incredible immersive and interactive culinary experience! A very special thanks to chef Pame who is incredibly knowledgeable about the taco culture and history here in Mexico. The experience is part field trip (tortillería and local mercado), part taco filling/salsa/tortilla making lessons, and best of all….eating our creations! Chef Pame and assistant Valentina are friendly and made sure to get to know each of us in our group of 5. Also included in the experience were photos taking by our paparazze Pame and recipes to recreate our tasty delights at home There are many culinary experiences from which to choose here in Mexico City. The Street Tacos Hands-On Cooking Class and Market Tour should be tops on your list.

Fantastic cooking experience!

Sean_G, Aug 2025

Great experience

Davida_G, Mar 2025

A refreshment, a market tour, a cooking class. Really fun time. We’ll organized. Excellent teacher. Recommend doing this.

This class was a fun and great experience

Eva_W, Feb 2024

A welcoming, friendly and fun experience. The teacher was knowledgeable well organized and made sure everyone was included in all the hands on preparation. We created & enjoyed a delicious meal of delicious tacos, salsas, and tortillas that I will recreate at home! I highly recommend this class.

Ricos Tacos!!!!

Marta_S, Jul 2023

To say I liked it is an understatement, I LOVED it! This tour had everything. From tasting a local quesadilla stand, going to a market, learning everything about culture and food, to actually cooking and eating the delicious products we made! Those tacos were amazing! Thanks so much to Pame, the chef, for her dedication and knowledge, she made it even better! One of the best cooking classes I’ve taken while traveling.

Flavours of Mexico

Kimberley_M, Mar 2020

A great location and Lorena and her team made us feel very welcome. Her passion and love for Mexican food and heritage is remarkable. We met wonderful locals, visited a great market and learned a lot about the processing of authentic ingredients. The food we cooked was delicious and 100% worth the price! One of the highlights of our trip.

Spectacular Class

Ryan R, Oct 2019

I began this class not knowing even the basics of cooking but the teacher's wonderful teaching style had me feeling like a true chef by the time I left. Do not miss this class!

Excelente experiencia! Imperdível!

Daniele_S, Oct 2024

Excelente! Lorena muito simpática, sempre disposta a nos ajudar, orientar e explicar tudo sobre a culinária local! Fizemos excelentes receitas e tivemos uma experiência única! Algo que se puder, não deixe de fazer!

Una excelente experiencia culinaria

Xavier_T, Oct 2024

La clase de tacos callejeros fue una tremenda experiencia. La recomendamos totalmente. El estudio de cocina esta en un lugar céntrico y accesible, además está muy bien puesto y preparado para clases de cocina. Nuestra chef e instructora, Lorena, fue excelente —es simpática, carismática, buena pedagoga y muy conocedora de la historia y cocina mexicana. La caminata con ella por el Mercado de Medellín fue super interesante. Finalmente, los tacos y las salsas que preparamos junto a Lorena estuvieron deliciosos. !Ya los repetiremos en la casa!