The 14 Best Cooking Classes in Mexico

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

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

Cook an authentic Mexican lunch in Cabo, shop local markets, make tortillas and salsas, and enjoy margaritas with a chef-led family meal.

“This was such an amazing tour! We went shopping for fresh tortillas, fish and produce then back to the kitchen to cook. They made it all fun with live music, dancing and instruments! We made fresh margaritas (all we could drink) and the meal was wonderful! Relaxed environment. Highlight of our trip!”

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2.Puerto Vallarta Cooking Class Experience with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 698 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $144

Shop Puerto Vallarta’s market with Chef Enrique, make regional Mexican dishes at his home, and enjoy a hands-on lunch with tequila tasting.

“Enrique was amazing! Friendly, pleasant, knowledgeable, and very informative. Made the experience so much fun! Highly recommend!”

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3.Authentic Mexican Legacy Cooking Class in Cabo San Lucas

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

Review of Metate Cabo’s Mexican cooking class, with garden tour, cocktails, tortillas, ceviche, dinner, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The evening started by being greeted by the friendly staff. There was a sign with each of the attendees names. We were given a hibiscus drink to start. The evening started with Roberto, our chef who took us on a tour of the restaurant which is outdoors and is decorated beautifully. Roberto walked us to an area to give us a little taste of Mexican history( notable musicians, movie/comedy stars, Mexican pottery etc.). We took a tour of the gardens, Roberto explained about each of the various plants and herbs that are grown and used in preparing the recipes for the restaurant. We walked to the bar for a Mixology…”

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

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

Shop a Mexico City market, cook a seasonal Mexican meal with chef José, and share guacamole, tortillas, guisados, sorbet, and mezcal.

“Such a great experience 10/10. All the food was so delicious. I would definitely do this again. I would recommend this to everyone who is coming to visit Mexico City.”

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5.Authentic Mayan Cooking Class in Cozumel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 344 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $60Best value

Learn ancient Mayan recipes, make tortillas and guacamole, and enjoy a generous meal at Ix Kool in Cozumel.

“Myself, husband and son all enjoyed this cooking class and it was a highlight of our trip to Cozumel. All of the food that we were served or made ourselves was excellent. It was unique and fun way to have a meal and we would recommend it to all of our family and friends that visit Cozumel.”

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6.Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 333 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $75

Shop Oaxaca’s market, help make a changing menu, and sit down to mole, tortillas, drinks, and other local dishes.

“Nicely paced market tour and cooking class! The different settings and pacing made it easy to stay engaged. We also enjoyed the balance between hands-on opportunities to cook and Oscar and the staff helping with clean up and set up to keep the class moving along efficiently. We had a nice group of just 6 of us and we enjoyed lunch together. They also served us a margarita, some mezcal, and iced tea. No complaints!”

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7.Playa del Carmen Mexican Cooking Class

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

Learn Mexican home cooking with Chef Alma in Playa del Carmen, making tortillas, salsas, tamales, guacamole, and enchiladas in a small class.

“We had a great experience learning and gaining experience behind the cultural aspects of different foods here in Mexico. The chef and her daughter are an amazing team and it was easy for us to follow along and still gain new culinary skills. The food was very authentic and cooked in traditional clay dishes. We used simple ingredients and learned how to develop their flavours in unique ways. We even made our own tequila drinks the right way! I highly recommend this cooking class! For everyone of all ages and skills.”

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

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

Cook a four-course Mexican meal, tour Mercado Medellin, taste local foods, and learn traditional recipes with a chef in Roma Norte.

“Chef Pame was amazing. She taught us about Mexican cooking, took us to the market and then we prepared a 4 course lunch. Amazing”

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9.The Real Traditional Oaxaca culinary Cooking experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 251 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $100

Cook Oaxacan classics with nixtamalized corn, visit a local market, taste moles, and share a wood-fired meal at Quinta Brava.

“This was by far the BEST experience! Amazing from start to finish and well worth the money!!! I have told everyone how amazing it was…”

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

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

Shop Mercado 23 with a chef, then make guacamole, sopes, enchiladas, tortillas, and margaritas in a small Cancun class.

“Great experience with Diego, Angel & Sasha! Very knowledgeable & informative during both the market tour & cooking class. The food we made was delicious & learned some great techniques. Great personalities! Highly recommend!”

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11.Oaxacan Vegetarian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 235 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $70

Shop Oaxaca’s Merced neighborhood, taste local ingredients, and cook mole, tortillas, salsas, and more in a hands-on vegetarian class.

“Fun class that gave us a unique perspective on sustainable cooking in Oaxaca. Loved visiting the market, though it was almost closed down for the evening so I wonder if the morning session would be more interesting. Learned several fun recipes including a delicious mole with several local herbs we’d never tried before.”

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12.Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 197 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $119

Cook traditional Oaxacan mole, tortillas, tamales, and salsas with Minerva Lopez after exploring Mercado de Abastos.

“A perfect day. Annotated visit to the huge traditional central market. Minibus transport to Minerva’s beautiful home up in the hills not far from Monte Alban. Hands-on and thorough lesson where Minerva took us through selecting ingredients for and preparing her family recipe for black mole plus making corn tortillas. A mezcal moment. And we got to eat the delicious meal that we helped to create. A most satisfying day that I highly recommend!”

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13.Mexican Cooking Class & Cocktails in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $132

Cook Mexican dishes, shop a local market, make tortillas, and mix three cocktails in a small-group Mexico City class.

“Jose was a great teacher. He really got our group involved in the preparation and he explained everything thoroughly. Our meal and drinks were delicious. I’m still dreaming about the soup!”

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14.Private Mexican Cooking Class with Gastronomic Historian, Lucia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $145

Cook authentic Mexican dishes with historian Lucia in her Mexico City home, then enjoy your meal with local drinks in a garden setting.

“Our host was charming, and her knowledge of the food of Mexico was fantastic. We cooked wonderful food, and enjoyed meeting Lucia, and eating our delicious lunch on her lovely terrace, surrounded by flowers and orange trees. Five star experience!”

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