Mexico · COOKING CLASSES IN MEXICO CITY
Every trip runs one free day short. These 7 cooking classes in Mexico City justify the slot, priced and timed so the decision takes minutes.
Meet chef José at Bucareli 165 for a market visit and hands-on Mexican cooking class. You’ll help select ingredients, prepare dishes such as guacamole, tortillas, salsas, and guisados, then sit down for the meal. Groups are capped at 10, with vegetarian options available.
“Great class, well executed, good meal, enjoyed trip to market, appreciated the recipes, good location”
Start with agua fresca and a guided visit to Mercado Medellín, then cook sopes, mextlapiques, tortillas, white mole, and corn bread at Aura Cocina Mexicana. Chef Lorena, Pame, Mariana, Ana, or another English-speaking instructor leads the small-group class. Lunch, drinks, dessert, and printed recipes are included.
“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”
At Mexican Food Tours in Mexico City, you’ll visit a nearby market, prepare dishes such as tortillas, salsas, guisados, soup, tacos, or enchiladas, and mix three Mexican cocktails. José, Eduardo, or Ile may lead the class. The three-and-a-half-hour session takes place near Bucareli and includes ingredients, tools, recipes, food, and drinks.
“One of the highlights of our trip! My friends and I got lucky and ended up being the only people in our cooking class, so we basically got a private class for the 4 of us (apparently up to 10 ppl can be in a class). Jose was our chef/teacher and he was so patient with us and taught us so much. The food we made was amazing and we used simple ingredients that you can get anywhere so you can recreate the dishes at home. We made some tacos, soup, enchiladas, and 2 different drinks. So filling and so delicious!! I loved that we got to go to a…”
Join Lucía, a Mexico City gastronomic historian, for a private three-hour cooking visit in her home. Choose a hands-on lesson or watch a live demonstration as you prepare Mexican dishes such as sopes, quesadillas, stuffed chiles, salsas, and guava desserts. Your meal, coffee, tea, and Mexican beer or tequila are included.
“My mom and I always book a cooking class when we travel and this was top tier! I really recommend this class. It’s very fun and in a beautiful home. Lucia is wonderful and even helped us with getting directions to a near by market in San Angel. Book this class!!”
At a cozy kitchen near Calle Bucareli in Colonia Juárez, Chef José or another English and Spanish-speaking chef guides you through a hands-on Mexican cooking class. You may visit a local market, choose ingredients, make dishes such as tortillas, tacos, soup, enchiladas, or tamales, then sit down to eat your three-course meal.
“Chef Jose was an excellent instructor. The class was paced perfectly and loaded with great information and technique.”
Join Yibran for a four-hour English-language food walk through Roma, tasting regional Mexican dishes, market food, street fare, drinks, homemade tamales, hot chocolate, and possibly a mezcal flight paired with chocolates. The tour ends in Yibran and Daniela’s home, giving you a personal look at Mexican cooking and hospitality.
“We thoroughly enjoyed learning about and tasting a wide variety of Mexican food. All of the food was delicious, especially the homemade tamales and hot chocolate!”
Join Aura Cocina Mexicana for a 4.5-hour market tour and hands-on class in Roma Norte. A chef such as Pame, Mariana, Lorena, or Kristel leads you through Mercado de Medellín, tastings, native ingredients, Mexican salsas, white mole, mextlapiques, and pastel de elote. Groups are limited to seven, with English or Spanish instruction.
“This was such a special activity, and I'm so, so glad we got to take this class & market tour with Chef Kristel (and her team)! My husband and I enjoyed every second, learned so much that we will be bringing home with us, and everything we made was super tasty. Loved learning about regional differences, history, methods, ingredients, and hearing about the family cheffing business and different projects!”
