Recently Viewed
Mexican Cooking: Market Tour & Home Class
5.0
51 Ratings
Mexico City
Embark on a private market tour in Mexico City with culinary expert Lucía. Explore Mercado San Angel and learn about local ingredients before heading to Lucía’s home for a cooking class. Discover authentic Mexican dishes and cooking techniques in a spacious kitchen. Book now!
Embark on a private market tour in Mexico City with culinary expert Lucía. Explore Mercado San Angel and learn about local ingredients before heading to Lucía’s home for a cooking class. Discover authentic Mexican dishes and cooking techniques in a spacious kitchen. Book now!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mercado Melchor Muzquiz, Av. Revolución - This is a wonderful chance to visit a local’s home and immerse yourself in traditional culture and cuisine. Meet Lucía at Mercado San Angel, a lively covered market brimming with everything needed to create a traditional meal at home. During this Mexico City market tour, Lucía will introduce you to the…
- Mercado Melchor Muzquiz, Av. Revolución - This is a wonderful chance to visit a local’s home and immerse yourself in traditional culture and cuisine. Meet Lucía at Mercado San Angel, a lively covered market brimming with everything needed to create a traditional meal at home. During this Mexico City market tour, Lucía will introduce you to the local products available, ranging from farm-fresh fruits and vegetables to dried chilies and spices, as well as flowers and handicrafts. After exploring the market together, you will take a taxi to Lucía’s home to start your cooking lesson.
Join Lucía in this Mexico City cooking class to learn how to prepare authentic Mexican dishes. Lucía is skilled in cooking a wide array of Mexican dishes, from traditional family recipes passed down through generations of home cooks to modern dishes using fresh, local ingredients. Cook alongside Lucía and discover some of her favorite cooking tips and techniques. Lucía offers both a hands-on cooking class and a cooking demonstration where you can watch her prepare the dishes. Please specify your preference at the time of booking.
What's Included
- Private market tour and cooking class with your host Lucia
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Alcoholic beverages
- Homecooked Mexican meal
- Gratuities
- Private market tour and cooking class with your host Lucia
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Alcoholic beverages
- Homecooked Mexican meal
- Gratuities
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meal Options
- Nopalitos soup in bean broth, lima soup, tortilla soup, aztec soup
- Albondigas en salsa de chile chipotle meco, chiles en nogada, - encacahuatado with chicken, or veracruzana fish
- Pork in verdolagas
- Mexican white rice, red rice, or black rice with platano macho
- Sweet dessert of dulce de guayaba, dulce de mamey, flan de cajeta, or gollorias
- Coffee or tea
- Nopalitos soup in bean broth, lima soup, tortilla soup, aztec soup
- Albondigas en salsa de chile chipotle meco, chiles en nogada, - encacahuatado with chicken, or veracruzana fish
- Pork in verdolagas
- Mexican white rice, red rice, or black rice with platano macho
- Sweet dessert of dulce de guayaba, dulce de mamey, flan de cajeta, or gollorias
- Coffee or tea
Additional Information
Meet Lucía, a culinary expert, at Mercado San Angel, a bustling covered market filled with everything you need to make a traditional Mexican meal at home. Lucía will teach you about the local products on offer - from farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, to dried chilies and spices, to flowers and handicrafts.
After exploring the market together you will…
Meet Lucía, a culinary expert, at Mercado San Angel, a bustling covered market filled with everything you need to make a traditional Mexican meal at home. Lucía will teach you about the local products on offer - from farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, to dried chilies and spices, to flowers and handicrafts.
After exploring the market together you will take a taxi to Lucia’s home to begin your cooking lesson. During this experience, you will cook authentic Mexican dishes with your host Lucía in her spacious home kitchen and learn some of her favorite cooking tips and techniques! Lucía is a gastronomic historican and can cook a wide variety of Mexican dishes, from traditional family recipes passed down through generations of home cooks, to modern dishes using fresh, local ingredients.
Your menu will be based on the season and might include dishes such as albondigas en salsa de chile chipotle mecos (meatballs in a smoked chili sauce) and sopa de nopalitos to name a few.
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Private, personalized experience
- Please note, this is not a commercial cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into a Mexico City home to meet a local who is an expert cook, and share Mexican culture and cuisine together.
- Minimum numbers apply. Lucia has a 2 guest minimum. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
Location
Mercado Melchor Muzquiz, Av. Revolución
For the market tour, please meet Lucía at the principal entrance to the Mercado San Angel [Mercado Melchor Muzquiz]. Address: 01000 Avenida Revolución, entre Dr. Elguero y Melchor, Muzquiz, San Ángel, 01000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(51 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Lisasd622sx
Jul 25, 2025
- A truly special afternoon with Lucía – full of warmth, flavor, and heart!
We had such a wonderful time with Lucía – this experience was one of the absolute highlights of our trip to Mexico City. From the very first moment, Lucía made us feel welcome and at home. Even her sweet dog Matilda gave us the warmest greeting – the cutest welcoming committee we could’ve hoped for!
The visit to the local market in San Ángel was fascinating. As two German travelers with limited Spanish, we really appreciated how clearly and enthusiastically Lucía explained all the ingredients, their uses, and local traditions. Her passion for food and culture was infectious, and we felt we learned so much.
At her beautiful home – especially the lovely terrace where we later shared our meal – we were blown away by how thoughtfully everything was prepared. Cooking together with Lucía was both fun and informative, and the final menu was simply delicious. Every dish was full of flavor, fresh ingredients, and love.
Lucía is a fantastic host: warm, patient, and incredibly knowledgeable. We felt like guests at a friend’s home rather than participants in a tour. Thank you, Lucía, for this unforgettable and meaningful afternoon. We couldn’t have asked for more!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Tom_md
Jul 7, 2025
Wonderful cooking class experience from a lovely and very effective teacher. - We had a really wonderful time with Lucia, getting introduced to the local market with its abundance of vegetables and fruits, and being welcomed into her home. During the 10 days we spent in Mexico City at the end of 2024, this was one of our two most memorable experiences. I am writing this review now, 6 months later, because I just recommended Lucia’s class to friends, and realized that I had never posted a review.
Learning to cook traditional-style Mexican food with Lucia was terrific fun. And the dishes we prepared were really delicious. We could never have figured out this cooking style from a cookbook. We have tried a very limited number of dishes since returning home, but we plan to experiment more broadly. We need to learn the best sources for Mexican ingredients in the Maryland area. In the meantime, I am highly recommending Lucia’s class to friends and neighbors who are heading to Mexico City later this month. I would also say that Lucia is an extremely gracious host. I post very few reviews on Trip Advisor, so this can be considered evidence of a very high level of enthusiasm.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
K4555bckyles
Jun 28, 2025
a fantastic family outing - We spent such a lovely day with Lucia. The market tour was informative and honestly such an interesting place i might never have discovered on my own. When it came time to cook Lucia's expertise really shown. she did an amazing job of balancing our disparate skill levels and made certain everyone had an important job. When it came time to eat we all could take pleasure in our own handiwork. What a beautiful home to be welcomed into. Lucia accomodated my mother's dietary restrictions and really helped make this the most memorable experience of out trip.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
50giaj
Jun 23, 2025
Gorgeous home, fabulous food, generous host - Just getting to converse with Lucia and be in her gorgeous home would have been worth the expense. In addition to that, we made and shared a meal that blew our minds!
The flavors of the sautéed fungus, green salsa, and mole delighted our senses.
We peppered Lucia with questions all evening, and if we annoyed her, we couldn’t tell! She was so generous with her knowledge about art, history, spirituality, her expertise in gastronomy, and she made several recommendations about things to try during our visit.
We had a full itinerary during our visit to Mexico City, and this experience was definitely one of the top highlights of the trip.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Alttof
Jun 15, 2025
Nice, welcoming, attentive and caring owners and staff, wide choice of menu, always fresh food. - I have been there several times with friends and family, always positive experience.
Good menu proposal, always fresh food, attentive and fast service, even in situations of high customer presence.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Dw_abbott
Apr 29, 2025
A Day, Meal and New Friend - My friend and I had a wonderful day with Lucia. Starting in the market we learned her love of food and history. She shared great stories and information on the items she planned to have us cook with. We arrived at her beautiful home to prepare our meal. The prep was fun and we continued the conversation. By the time we sat down for our 3 course meal over looking her yard, we were hungry and proud of what we had accomplished. Lucia joined us and we talk more about travel and other parts of Mexico I look forward to visiting. She was an amazing host and teacher.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Slowmohs
Mar 30, 2025
Great experience! Enjoy the sites of the market with an accompanying history lesson! Lucia provided a fun time for all! - This was time well spent for our small group! Lucia was knowledgable and courteous! We enjoyed the tasty treats, the market visit, and the exciting time cooking in the kitchen! Highly recommend this experience in the beautiful and historical San Angel neighborhood.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Naba_d
Mar 25, 2025
A Lovely Time with Delicious Food! - I booked this cooking class experience with two other friends, and we had such a great time!
We started the tour at an outdoor market, where we met Lucia. She gave us a tour of the market, stopping to show us different fruits and vegetables that are common in Mexican cuisine. Afterwards, we hopped in Lucia’s car and headed to her beautiful home.
The views from her backyard were stunning, and it made the experience that much better! Since my group was vegetarian + pescatarian, Lucia accommodated us and curated a menu that we would enjoy. Everything that we made and ate was delicious (authentic quesadillas, arroz con leche (per our request), and the most delicious chile rellenos)! Lucia answered all of our questions and was a very good host.
After we finished cooking, we headed to her backyard to enjoy our food. It was amazing! Hearing her knowledge of food and gastronomy was a great experience. She also gave us tips on what we should see in CDMX and answered questions we had about local culture, which was nice.
Definitely recommend this experience!
Review provided by Viator
Laila
Mar 23, 2025
Fantastic food and hospitality - Lucia is a wonderful hostess, cook, and teacher. She met us at the Mercado, showed us around and allowed us to sample various foods. She offered two options for the meal and we chose the almond mole. She was very organized and managed to give us all several jobs and keep track of everything. Our kids are 10 and 12 and she had them chopping, saute, making fresh quesadillas and sopes, and making flan. If you have kids the activity works better if they are more mature as it is a couple hours of cooking. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed a fantastic meal on her patio enjoying the lovely garden and view. The meal was generous: chicken mole with rice, sopes with beans and chorizo, quesadillas with zuchinni blossom or fermentes corn, salsas, caramel flan. We made everything! Thank you Lucia! We loved getting to know you!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
637fadiaz
May 5, 2025
Very good place will lack greater hygiene especially in the bathrooms - It has food for all tastes and very good quality, you can order from each place according to your desire, the attention of all the renters is very good and looking to improve, it is a very good place for any age.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
