Cancun Street Food Tour: Top 5 Local Dishes

Embark on a Cancun Street Food Tour and indulge in the best local street food dishes. Skip the lines and savor traditional recipes passed down through generations. Transportation and drinks included!

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • EL POLILLA - The best carnitas tacos in town
  • Taqueria Coapenitos - Try a delicious a signature street dish from Mexico City.
  • Lonchería El Pocito - Yucatecan food
  • Paleteria and Neveria La Michoacana - Traditional ice cream and popsicles
  • Mercado 23 - Local Market visit: eating and strolling around
  • Bonampak - Murals from local artists to take pictures.
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Gratuities
  • Transport from Riviera M and Playa del Carmen has a cost of 15-20 usd depending on the location
Additional Information

Eat the best Cancun Street food trying a top selection of 5 local street food dishes, each one in a different place, including the Cancun Local Market.
With this skip-the-line tour, you’ll spend a day exploring our personal Cancun secret street food spots. You’ll avoid the long lines and hassle of ordering your meal onsite, which gives you more time to…

Location
EL POLILLA
Avenida Kinik
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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X3925ydjasminl
May 28, 2026
Great tour! - The experience itself was great, but our tour guide really made it better. The group was small and everyone else spoke Spanish and I speak English. The guide would translate for me so that I didn’t feel left out. He seemed to enjoy taking us on the tour.
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Suzanne
May 27, 2026
Amazing day in Cancun! - My two daughters and I have be best expertise, the most delicious food, and an amazing guide, G! Recommend this tour for anyone curious about local Mexican food and culture!
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Lucy_g
May 26, 2026
Come hungry and ready for... - Come hungry and ready for a one of a kind food experience. Angel was our driver and was great about getting us in and out of all the places safely. G was our guide and was fantastic at describing the food so we knew what we were getting along with sharing the local customs that went along with it. He is a wonderful story teller and was happy to answer all our questions. A great tour and I'd highly recommend it.
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Stephengh8941ft
May 19, 2026
This tour is a must attend - truly excellent!!! Do not miss! - Our experience on this tour was absolutely amazing! Not one complaint, not one issue. Our tour guide was "G". He was great! The information he gave us was excellent, fair and honest. We went to numerous spots to eat. The first was excellent and we had a meat filled taco with a bottle of coke (there were other options). G explained exactly what we were eating, the cultural significance, and why it was so large at this time of the day. He made sure we understood the sauces that were available and how to test them before putting them on our meal. In fact, all of the stops were unique and none of the food was repetitive. G was such a pleasure, we went to so many places where G explained different cultural and historical facts. The information was not overwhelming but it was a perfect mix of food, fun, history and culture. G also took us to Market 23 which was not at all a tourist market. The shopkeepers were so nice and pleasant. There was no pressure or pushy sales at all. Just down to earth people. There was nothing about this tour and our time together that I did not enjoy. One of the best tours I've ever been on. I highly recommend this tour.
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Tracy_l
May 16, 2026
Best Mexican street food tour experience - Sasha and Damian were amazing tour guides. Sasha was a mind of information and made the tour so enjoyable and informative. We had the best time sampling the best foods. Thank you guys. We WILL see you again!
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Gaushoua_v
May 14, 2026
Amazing tour! Great way... - Amazing tour! Great way to learn about the history of Cancun, culture, and food! No stress trying to figure out logistics of where and what to eat when you have the experts like G and Alex as guides. All the food was delicious. I followed the advice of previous reviews and skipped breakfast to ensure that I had enough space for all the food that we were about to consume. We took breaks between eateries —walking through the park, mural, and Mercado 23. So glad we stopped at Mercado 23. I was able to browse and select a few beautiful woven bags and hand painted souvenirs in a no pressure environment.
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Dylan
May 4, 2026
Tasty - Amazing food, good info for the tour, we had an amazing tour guide Gy and also a great driver named Angel
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Samantha_s
May 3, 2026
Great tour - Awesome tour guides. Very friendly and professional, would love to tour with them again! Punctual with pick up and drop off.
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Andrew_h
Apr 15, 2026
10/10 Recommend - Experience was fantastic! The food choices were amazing and the guide told us the significance behind the choice of these places. You won’t leave hungry either due to the generous portions. Overall, highly recommend!
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Z4596hwleeb
May 7, 2026
Terrible - Terrible didn’t show up. Would not book!!
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From $64
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).