COOKING TRAVEL GUIDE
The kitchens worth booking.
The 15 best cooking classes in mexico travellers love most, gathered in one place. What you cook, how long you spend at the stove, who teaches, and what a seat at the table costs.
Shop for spices in Cabo, make tortillas by hand, cook a full Mexican menu with a chef, and eat lunch with beverages.
Most Popular“Great time with Izzy making Tamales!! Very fun group of people and Izzy and his team were exceptional”
Chef-led Mexican legacy cooking class in Cabo San Lucas with garden tour, cocktails, and a meal. Learn 4 dishes to make at home.
“We had a great experience learning about authentic Mexican cuisine with Chef Sue. Educational walk through the garden learning about different herbs, vegetables, and fruit grown on the property that are used in the different dishes that we helped prepare. Most everything in the class was semi pre-prepared so the cooking part is only mildly…”
Shop a Mexico City market with chef José, then cook classic dishes in a small group with mezcal and take-home recipes.
“What a great experience. Easy to find. Great set up. Jose was amazing. I learned some new techniques and about some new ingredients. Prep was fun and the end result was delicious.”
Authentic Mayan cooking in Cozumel at Ix Kool: hands-on tortillas and salsa, ceremony, cochinita pibil and sikilp’aak, 2h45.
“Cool experience and learned about the culture, some courses were amazing and others were good but a bit bland for us. Everything was super fresh though 😊”
Small-group Oaxaca cooking class with a local market tour, hands-on prep, and lunch with complimentary drinks, tailored for your diet.
“I thought this was really great – the information, the cooking, the flavours – and I would recommend it!”
Learn Mexican homestyle cooking in Playa del Carmen with hands-on tortilla, salsa, and mole lessons, plus lunch you make.
“Amazing and relaxing cooking class, did lots of different dishes. Alma was very interesting and full of energy and really inspired me to try these dishes at home,”
Shop Lucas de Gálvez, cook a 3-course Yucatan meal in a family home, and eat with your guide in Mérida. English tour.
“Guides were wonderful. The home we went to was well equipped and clean. They ate and visited with us. We loved it.”
Shop Mercado Medellín, then cook a 4-course Mexican lunch with a chef at Aura Cocina Mexicana, plus mezcal, beer, wine, and dessert.
“Wonderful experience. Very immersive and informative and food we cooked was delicious. Pamela was amazing and very knowledgeable.”
Private market tour and home cooking class in Puerto Vallarta with Manu. Customize your menu, shop Mercado Cinco de Diciembre, then cook and eat.
“Fantastic market, cooking, and cultural tour! Manu is a delightful chef, who charmed his way around the market and patiently answered all sorts of our questions (there are seven types of snapper! Guajillo chiles have a tendency to turn bitter!) He then taught us to cook two dishes, enchiladas with rajas and a fantastic ceviche.…”
Tour Mercado 23 with a chef, then cook a 4-course Mexican meal with a margarita and drinks, plus hotel pickup in Cancun.
“We had a wonderful experience. Diego was a very pleasant, knowledgeable individual, who conducted a really nice cooking section. The tour of the market as well as the restaurant where the class took place were very enjoyable. Diego's assistant, Angel, was very pleasant and helpful. My wife and I strongly recommend this tour.”
Oaxaca’s vegetarian cooking class blends a neighborhood market walk with hands-on mole, tortillas, and dessert in 4 hours.
“A very well run tour with friendly guides who have their routine down to a science. The meal we prepared from foods purchased together in the market. Despite the rustic nature of the kitchen, a complex and delicious meal was prepared and enjoyed, aesthetically arranged on our plates.. We loved our experience. .”
Tour Mercado de Abastos, then cook traditional Oaxaca dishes from scratch with Minerva Lopez, ending with mezcal tasting and dessert.
“Minerva is an accomplished cook who is well known in the community. Our translator Amy was excellent sharing with group many cultural aspects of not only preparing mole but also life in the local area. The setting is Minerva’s lovely garden and outdoor cooking area. (outside of town about 20 min.)”
Cook a four-dish Mexican feast in San Miguel with Chef David Jahnke. Choose your menu, learn techniques, and eat what you make.
“I learned so much about technique and authentic Mexican cuisine all while enjoying delicious food in a relaxed atmosphere. Chef Jahnke was knowledgeable, patient and a wonderful teacher!”
A small-group cooking class in Cozumel that starts at El Mercado, then cooks a full Mexican meal at Josefina’s home kitchen.
“Amazing! Cannot recommend enough. I took my father (65) with me (29) and we both got so much out of it! You feel like family Immediately. The ingredients you find on this island are top tier produce! My father and I had so much fun.”
Cabo taco fiesta with salsa dancing and mixology. Learn salsas, corn tortillas, guacamole, and make up to five cocktails plus tequila.
“Fantastic interactive experience! We didnt expect everything and it was all great!!! Karina and the entire crew were amazing! Will definitely do it again! Great communication prior as well.”
Hands-on classes and market tours, city by city.
