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.

Customer Ratings
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Nick_k
Mar 6, 2026
Fantastic Tour with Phenomenal Guides - This was a wonderful way to experience the culinary blend of Cancun. We got to try foods from all over Mexico and experience it the same way locals do. Angel and Sasha were fantastic guides. Sasha’s explanation of how certain foods are prepared and what they mean to him personally really gives you an appreciation for the amazing culture and food you get to try. My wife and I love food tours. We feel it’s the best way to immerse ourselves in a city/country, and this tour provided that and then some.
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Randall_c
Feb 25, 2026
Excellent Cancun Food Tour - G. and Alex did a remarkable job on our food tour. The food was excellent, the guide was excellent and the people couldn’t have been any more friendly. This is a 5 Star excursion! .
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Fiona_f
Feb 16, 2026
The Best Group Experience - G and Alex were the best! We had a lot of fun from start to finish. The places G brought us to were delicious. The best food we've had on our trip.
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Brian_p
Feb 13, 2026
Local city and food tour. - Very friendly tour guide. Provided a lot of local information on our tour. Helped us understand the locals and how they live in a tourist town. Thank you for sharing your personal life with us.
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Christie_l
Feb 12, 2026
Informative, fun and delicious - Our tour guide, Sasha, was very personable, nice and informative, offering great bite sized information about the food and some of the historical significance. The food and drinks were delicious. The ride was smooth with a comfortable, air conditioned van. Some members of our group cancelled so we ended up getting a private tour. The market at the end was OK for us only because we don’t plan to go shopping. It did have a wide variety of food stalls, produce and various items, like clothing, jewelry, purses, and other memorabilia. We got a conch shell for my daughter, which she really wanted, but otherwise we could’ve skipped that portion.
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Madrewith3kids
Feb 11, 2026
Amazing Food Tour - Adrion and Angel were wonderful. They picked us up on time and we had no issues. They took us 4 restaurants and we tried something different each time. Adrion gave us very helpful information about the history of each food item and location we visited. What I appreciated about Adrion was that he wasn’t chatty the entire time. He gave us some information and he let us enjoy the ride and food without being overbearing. The mercado 23 was a great experience and although they sell all the same items you see everywhere in Cancun their prices were really reasonable.
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Q7398rbcandaced
Feb 11, 2026
Yummy tacos and amazing Cancun culture! - Adrian and Alex were wonderful tour guides! We had a great time learning about the city, the culture, and eating some amazing tacos! Would definitely recommend this tour!
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Niam_i
Feb 11, 2026
Don’t Miss Out - Fantastic Authentic experience - Adrion and Angel were amazing. We went to 4 different restaurants and tried different food items. The birria tacos were our favorite. The mercado 23 had very reasonable prices. They picked us up on time and we had no issues. We would highly recommend this tour.
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Z5231npkatiel
Feb 8, 2026
Absolute must for tourists to try authentic local food - I scheduled this food tour for myself, my husband and my two children, aged 8 and 11 so that we could try authentic Mexican food while here for a long weekend. The first stop: the pork was absolutely amazing. You know a place is good when you see it filled with locals. The second stop we had a gordita and a specialty from Mexico City-super yummy! We took a small break from eating and walked around to look at the graffiti designs commissioned by the local schools. My kids were able to see the new military trainees exercising on a Saturday morning. It led us to discuss mandatory military service versus what we have in the US. We also went to a local market where we were able to purchase souvenirs and food. The prices are so low there is no need to haggle. Quality crafts, souvenirs and an amazing food market! The last two stops were for Birria tacos(to die for) and fresh fruit pops. The fresh fruit pops : I made everyone get local flavors, guava, soursop tamarind, and then my husband got a chili infused pineapple pop. My 11 year old is now obsessed with tamarind. I loved the soursop! Our guide G was so helpful, in a great mood and knowledgeable. I want to do the tour again next time and see if we can go to different spots because it has been the highlight of our trip! Highly recommend!!
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Kristal_b
Feb 24, 2026
Wish I never booked this!!! - Absolutely terrible! Reached out at 5 AM To reschedule to another day because I woke up not feeling well and they never bothered to respond. I then reached out a second and third time, still with no response. Quick to take your money, but even quicker to ignore you. DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY!
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).