The Top 15 Cooking Classes in Mexico City

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

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

Cook authentic Mexican food, shop a local market, and learn from Chef José in a small-group Mexico City class with mezcal.

“Wonderful hands-on class that starts with buying produce at the local market and ends with a satisfying meal that we cooked! I highly recommend this class for anyone interested in learning about spices, herbs and the process of making basic Mexican dishes.”

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

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

Cook four Mexican courses, tour Mercado Medellín, taste local ingredients, and enjoy mezcal, beer, wine, dessert, and recipes to take home.

“MUST DO!! If you love cooking like my husband and I do, this was a perfect morning of introductions to native Mexican fruits and vegetables, a spin through the Mercado Medellin to taste some of the fresh fruits and vegetables and get a taste of the daily produce shopping experience. Chef Lorena was our guide through the morning, she gave us histories, flavor profiles, and expertly guided the group through making a 4 course meal, we had 2 children with us and they even had roles and the whole experience was very personal!”

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3.Private Mexican Cooking Class with Gastronomic Historian, Lucia

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

Cook authentic Mexican dishes with historian Lucía in her Mexico City home, with a private lesson, local drinks, and a garden meal.

“Excellent class! Lucia was very warm and welcoming, the ingredients were fun and the food was amazing!”

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4.Mexican Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 85 reviews · 3 hours · from $121

Learn market shopping, tortillas, moles, and Mexican cooking in a small Mexico City class with chefs, fresh ingredients, and a shared meal.

“This was such a unique, hands-on and authentic experience. Eren our guide/chef was fabulous. The group was small, which I appreciated, and the food was delicious. I am not a good cook, but that wasn’t an issue, and my partner loves to cook and he learned a lot. We were inspired to try the dishes at home. Also, the booking experience with GYG was super easy.”

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5.Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 39 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $204

Explore Mercado de Medellín, taste unusual Mexican ingredients, and cook a four-course meal with drinks in a small Roma Norte class.

“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!”

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6.Mexican Street Tacos Hands-on Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $155

Make tacos from scratch, tour Mercado de Medellin, and pair your meal with mezcal or beer in this small Mexico City cooking class.

“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…”

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7.Coyocán: Market Tour and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 5 hours · from $149

Explore Coyoacán Market, taste fresh quesadillas, and cook a four-course Mexican meal with a chef in a private five-hour class.

“Ricardo Bonilla was an excellent guide through the market. Chef Mannu was a great chef and teacher. Highly recommend !!!”

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8.Market tour, cooking class & three-course Mexican feast

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 17 reviews · 6 hours · from $180

Tour Mercado Medellín, cook tamales, mole and tortillas with Jim, then enjoy a three-course Mexican feast in a Condesa home.

“Nothing. They did not turn up and were uncontactable, this wasted our whole day!!”

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9.Street Taco Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $186

Cook tacos, tour Mercado de Medellín, taste cacao and insects, then enjoy a Mexican lunch with beer and mezcal in Roma Norte.

“This is hands-down the best tour I have ever taken in any country! We started the day visiting a few taco stands and a local market. Then we returned to the studio where we prepared three types of tacos and salsas. It was all hands on deck! if you like to cook and eat, this is the tour for you. this was a solo tour for me and everyone was very friendly. I would recommend this cooking class and I will book other classes offered by this company.”

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10.Authentic Mexican Salsas Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 7 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $93

Shop Tacuba Market, make four plant-based salsas, cook quesadillas, and take home recipes and fresh salsa in this 2.5-hour CDMX class.

“La experiencia es chevre, la chef muy buena y con excelente actitud pero la zona si es muy fea, lo que toca caminar entre la plaza y donde se cocina es lleno de homeless, Ciudad de México es enorme y muy linda sin duda hay mejores lugares para hacer la experiencia”

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11.Mexican Salsas Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $186

Taste Mexico City through 10 salsas, a Mercado de Medellín tour, tacos, mezcal, and hands-on cooking in Roma Norte.

“It was THE best cooking experience I had so far! Not only is the chef Pame really funny, smart and very nice, she has an exceptional knowledge of chillies and salsas. She lets everyone choose their individual spiciness level and adapts the salsas to every level needed. Also the market tour was super interesting and she not only explained but let us taste what she was speaking about. Next time I am in Mexico City I will book again with her.”

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12.Tamales 101: Multi-variety tamal cooking class and feast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $130

Learn two Mexican tamales from scratch, make sauces, and share a four-hour feast in a Condesa home with local artisan tableware.

“Jim did an amazing job of showing us how to make two different tamales and sauces. He tailored our meal due to an allergy to tomatoes and created a whole new recipe. We had an amazing time making the tamales and sharing a nice dinner together. He is very knowledgeable about the history of the area and encouraged all questions. We had a wonderful time. Highly recommend.”

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13.Muchos moles: Multi-variety mole cooking class and feast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $130

Cook two unusual Mexican moles, make tortillas, and enjoy a relaxed four-hour feast in a beautiful Condesa home.

“La experiencia es increíble, Jim te acompaña en cada momento con mucha paciencia y explicaciones sobre cada elemento; además de generar un ambiente realmente agradable. Sin duda lo recomiendo”

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14.Learn to Cook Mexican Bread

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $79Best value

Bake pan de muerto in Mexico City with Veronica, visit San Cosme Market, and enjoy Mexican hot chocolate in a small hands-on class.

“We were met by Veronica in the Tacuba neighborhood, and she immediately made us feel welcomed. Toured the local market, and then walked to her apartment where she'd prepared the makings of Mexican bread. We mixed, kneaded, let rise and then baked the bread. She explained the meaning of Pan de Muerte and it was delicious. We also had the famous Chocolate de Mexico. It was lots of fun!”

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15.Vegan & Veggie Market Tour with Cooking Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2 reviews · 4 hours · from $87

Taste vegan Mexican favorites, visit Jamaica Market, ride the metro, and learn salsa or huarache making on a small-group CDMX tour.

“The part of the tour that I would give 5* is the Jamaican Market tour and cooking our own salsa - including the group metro ride from the old town. Having more time for this would have been even better. Our tour didn't finish until 2pm, and ended in a rush. The first half of the tour was walking around the old town, including inside the Cathedral and seeing some fascinating murals that we'd never have found on our own. This took us by surprise, as it was not included in the descroption if this tour, and was not really food related. You could lose this part of the tour…”

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