Mexican Cooking Class With Food Market Visit In Mexico City

Jose is amazing and I am so happy I did this cooking class. One of the best experiences in cdmx. I learned so much! Jose is also very organized which i appreciated. His experience as a chef working at a high end restaurant really shows. Take this tour!

This is my second time taking this tour. Did it four years ago and it was so much fun both times. Will be taking this tour again!

Chief Ileana was incredible. She was super knowledgeable and helpful. The meal we cooked was delicious. The trip to the market was so fun and educational - we tried some foods from the local area. I would definitely recommend this tour to everyone!

Jose was great, I learned some new techniques. Thank you very much

Jose was a great host and teacher. I enjoyed going to the market and learning how to cook. My favorite part was that I didn't have to do the clean-up after :) Jokes. This was a worthwhile learning experience. I came alone and enjoyed the personalized experience.

This experience exceeded my expectations. Everything from going to the market to buy the ingredients used in the menu, learning some valuable knife skills to the the impact of the planning, preparation and attention to the entire process. The menu were items I will take back and incorporate into life

This was so much fun. The meeting point was easy to locate. You can knock on the door when you arrive, but our host was also keeping lookout since it seems many people just wait outside. The market trip was close by and very fun. Our host Included us in the selection of vegetables, herbs, and poultry while also explaining the ingredients that are unique to Mexican cuisine. Back at the house, we were all given tasks with clear instructions. And told not to worry about memorizing anything because everything will be emailed to us at the end. It was so clear to us that out host was a professionally trained chef - he was extremely helpful while still ensuring that we participated in the actual cooking. We ate everything, herbs included, and it was incredible. The host provided bottled water. Overall, the food was insanely good and we had a fabulous time. It's also worth noting that we were a group of three women and we felt very safe with our host, Jose, the entire time. 10 out of 10 would go again.

Overall one of our favorite activities. We literally met Jose at a house so we were at first confused but he immediately greeted us. We started with a few minutes walk to the local market which was an informative and fun trip. We helped picked vegetables and learned about the meat and cheese. Jose was amazing at running the cooking portion of the class. We did all the prep with his guidance and it was the perfect level of instruction and fun and was never boring. The whole time we learned historical tidbits to follow the techniques we were learning. The food was also delicious. The evening flew by. Highly recommend. We are everything and they provided bottled water for us.

Great cooking class! Nice explanation and tasty dishes! Rodrigo was a great teacher and host. Buying the food at the local market is also a nice touch.

Chef Ileana is outstanding. She told us (I met another solo traveler at the session) about the neighborhood history and took us to the market and then we successfully cooked many traditional dishes. This is absolutely worth coming and spending about 3 hours cooking and eating!

We had a great time with Rodrigo learning to cook a few authentic dishes, using very authentic tools and methods. We had a great time, and picked up quite a few knife skills at the same time!

Ile was great! This is the first time we've taken a cooking class but due to this experience, we'll be searching out more classes during our travels around the world!

Awesome experience, Jose was amazing! Go hungry, there’s no shortage of food, you’ll leave stuffed! Jose takes the time to personalize the meal to each person’s preferences and was held in a very cool century-old apartment building! Weird booking glitch, nothing to do with Jose. Kept getting notifications from TripAdvisor that booking had been cancelled while at the same time receiving reminders from Viator when and where to meet. We showed up anyway hoping TripAdvisor was wrong and glad we did!

We had a fantastic experience with Chef Rodrigo. The whole afternoon was wonderful from shopping at the market to cooking and learning from Rodrigo to enjoying our wonderful meal. Highly recommend!

What an incredible experience, truly memorable and the highlight of our trip. Jose was very patient and walked us through every step. This is also the type of class we were looking for, we prepped everything from scratch and had the true hands on experience of putting it all together (have done other cooking classes which are just putting pre-made ingredients together - this was truly making everything from scratch). Highly recommend for anyone visiting Mexico City.

We had a wonderful experience with Rodrigo. He is a great teacher, knows a ton about Mexican food and culture, and shares a lot with us. Making the food was really fun, and it was delicious- restaurant quality. Highly recommend.

Such an amazing authentic experience with the best hosts and Chef Jose. The food was absolutely delicious and very hands on with opportunities to take lead on different dishes throughout the class. Highly recommend!!

Fantastic cooking class. I leaned about everything from authentic Mexican cuisine to knife skills! I feel much more confident to try recipes at home now

Ileana was absolutely amazing! I highly recommend her and the class was fantastic! She is thorough with her explanations and assisted us with other places to try around the city. 5 ✨

Great class! Jose was great - informative, fun, kind. And the food was delicious. Highly recommend this!

Chef José met us on time and took us on an interesting trip around the local market to collect the igrediants before heading back to the private and characterfull residence for the class and meal. José spoke good English, communicated well and helped us understand not just the how but also the why as we made Ceviche, Salsa Martajada, Guacamole, Taco placero and Enchiladas, all so tastly and flavorful. Well worth spending time.

We had a really amazing experience cooking with Jose. He walked us to the market and guided us on what to pick out for the meal we cooked later. He was patient and informative on what we were doing and how we were doing it. His lessons will last my partner and I a lifetime. A really phenomenal experience and can’t wait to take these new skills back home. 10/10

Very fun. Learned new recipes they we still used. The kitchen was well equipped and the chef patient. Highly recommended.

Loved the market tour and cooking in a local apartment. The food was delicious and do-able and the setting was comfortable. Highly recommend!

José was wonderful. There were just three of us, which was perfect. The market was a blast and he took the time to show us how to choose the perfect ingredients for all the food and answer our many questions about peppers and mamey! The house we used to cook in was gorgeous. José was patient and had us all working on 5 different dishes! We would highly recommend!

10 out 10 experience cooking with a local chef, using freah ingredients hand Lu Jed by you from local vendors. A must do if you’re a foodie and want a hands on experience.

This was an AWESOME experience. Everything about it was just great. We went to the market to pick up the food which was fun! Making the food was great. Jose made sure everyone was involved and we learned so much! The food was excellent and he made sure at the beginning that there were not food allergies and checked everyone preferences to make sure to adjust the meal as needed. 10/10 would recommend!

Jose was great! The market was close by and the food we made was delicious. I have never tasted Mexican food so good. Highly recommend.

This was a wonderful experience. Starting with a trip to the market to buy groceries, we learned to select the freshest fruit and vegetables. Upon returning to the kitchen, we followed easy to understand instructions from an experienced chef. We created our entrées and starters from scratch - all were delicious. These were "hands on" instructions and were taylored for our level of experience in the kitchen. Following the class, we received the recipes via email. I learned so much in this class and am confident in my ability to recreate the dishes. It was a fantastic experience - Chef Jose was engaging and fun to learn from. I highly recommend this class. It was definitely worth the price.

The cooking class was amazing. The tour at the start was a nice introduction and to see how locals shop. The class itself is something that we won't forget. Jose had patience and a way of making it all seem so easy. As for the food, it was devine. Could not fault it. Would highly recommend

Had a great time cooking would definitely recommend. Such a fun experience thank you

We recently traveled to Mexico City and wanted to truly immerse ourselves in the history and culture of its people. What better way to do that than through a hands-on cooking experience? We were warmly welcomed by Chef Jose, who graciously allowed us to join the class—even though we arrived about 15 minutes late thanks to Mexico City traffic (which, by the way, is not for the faint of heart!). From the start, his kindness and hospitality set the tone for an incredible experience. Chef Jose guided us through a local market, sharing his knowledge of the region’s fresh produce, herbs, and meats. He gave us time to explore on our own, taking in the vibrant energy and offerings of the market before heading back to his home, where the class took place. Once there, he walked us through the menu using the ingredients we helped select. He was not only incredibly knowledgeable but also patient, explaining each step from start to finish in a way that made the experience approachable and fun. We were fully involved taking turns preparing each dish and truly learning the techniques behind them. From fresh tortillas and salsa to guacamole, vegetarian soup, tacos, and enchiladas, every dish felt authentic and full of flavor. Sitting down together to enjoy the four-course meal we helped create was the perfect ending—and it was absolutely delicious. This is truly a must-do experience in Mexico City if you want to connect with the culture in a meaningful way. Thank you, Chef Jose, for such a memorable and rewarding experience.

Great experience with a great host. Jose walked us to the market, showed us how locals shop, then brought us back to an authentic and beautiful apartment where we cooked.

We loved this cooking class! You start off with a little tour around the market to pick up some items. Ileana was great and shared so much knowledge about Mexican cuisine. This was completely hands on, she had all of us doing something at all times. Everything we cooked was phenomenal. It was probably one of my favorite meals I ate in Mexico and I went to two Michelin restaurants:)

An experience I’ll always remember. Jose is a great communicator and personable. He promised to teach me the tips and tricks of techniques and he delivered. Our shopping trip was educational. The market is extraordinary. I recommend it for a group or solo travelers.

This cooking class was amazing! I don’t know how he could’ve been any better. Heana is such a great chef. Explained and taught us so much, Patient and kind. The food was spectacular as well. Don’t miss out!

I would avoid this if possible - we left in the first hour. My partner and I were separated during many of the cooking tasks and the kitchen is too crowded so many of the group was standing around watching. At this price point, very poor experience

The teacher was very kind and patiently taught me about Mexican cuisine. Thanks to this lesson, my trip to Mexico became much more enjoyable. I would definitely recommend it.

Fantastic, thoughtful and very pleasant experience with Ileana who guided us through the neighborhood market while sharing so much valuable and authentic knowledge about different fruits and vegetables we saw along the way. We were lucky to be the only family cooking that day and had the kitchen to ourselves. Illeana was patient, very knowledgeable and respectful with my teenage sons and thoughtfully engaged both of them in food preparation. Well done and thank you very much for giving us tasteful food and a great class!

Great host. Great experience - learned a lot, enjoyed the experience and had great food to end the night.

This was a busy, interactive, and authentic experience. My family throughly enjoyed it! Delicious food and a very knowledgeable chef leading us through the preparation. Would definitely recommend!

Incredible cooking class. The food was delicious and the instruction was really wonderful. A must do in Mexico City

So much fun. Started with a trip to the mercado to select freshest ingredients and then back to cute apartment to start cooking. Only one other person in the group so we had a lot to do. We made guacamole, 2 kinds of salsas, soup, blue flour tortillas that we used for both tacos and Swiss Enchiladas. Everything was delicious. You quickly realize how much goes into making fresh Mexican food. Chef Jose was patient but great with demonstrations and then letting us do the work. The time flew by and the results were amazing. Would definitely recommend.

This cooking class was fine in my opinion. Starting with the good stuff: the home was absolutely gorgeous and charming. I'm glad I got to experience cooking in someone's home in CDMX. Jose and the other staff were very kind, no complaints whatsoever about the personnel. However, there were too many people in my specific class, so I didn’t get to do or learn much :( Also misleading because the posting says max 10 people per group, and we were 13. So it was much too crowded. The food was also just OK, I know we cooked it but I think some more thought could have been put into the meals given the price. The mezcal was also very poor quality.

Great way to experience the flavors of Mexico. After buying all fresh ingredients from a local market, we returned to a home kitchen to cook a delicious traditional Mexican meal. We made everything from scratch under the guidance of our host chef. It was a perfect date night for our anniversary.

Chef José was wonderfully engaging. The trip to the nearby market was very informative about the many ingredients typically used in the dishes we prepared, and he was very good about getting attendees involved in the selection of produce and the preparation of the elements of our meal. The dishes were unique and very accessible. The chef provided attendees with a full list of recipes for the dishes we prepared, as well as others. We are very excited to try these dishes at home. Overall, and wonderful way to spend a day in CDMX!

This was such a brilliant tour. It was such a great opportunity to visit a local market and learn more about traditional produce, and then the cooking experience was just “wow” from start to finish! The apartment where you cook is traditionally decorated and is a really special place to cook. Our guide Ili was brilliant. Her ability to direct 8 of us to create the most wonderful meal was so impressive - no one was left without a task at any point and I feel like I learned so much about how to use the ingredients well - definitely will be replicating some of these recipes at home!! Would 100% recommend this tour especially for foodies!! Thank you Ili for such a brilliant day!!

Jose the chef was amazing. Very nice guy and did a wonderful job of teaching the dishes we cooked. Clearly a very talented chef. However, the apartment in which the class is taught is filthy.

This is a truly hands on experience and you feel so comfortable like your cooking in your own kitchen. There were 11 in our group and that was probably the max size to really enjoy the experience while still getting to participate in the experience. If you really like cooking, this is an experience for you. You also get the recipes emailed to you after. I learned a few new tricks to take back home with me. There was no option to book with cocktails like on other site for this experience, so bring $300 pesos if you want to enjoy a couple of cocktails while you cook and eat. If you dont drink tequila/mezcal, bring your own drinks to the class (would have been nice to know ahead of time). Wish I had know this before and brought some wine to enjoy.