3-Hour Guided Food Tour in Puerto Vallarta: Explore Local Markets and Discover Traditional Chiles

Embark on a 3-hour guided food tour in Puerto Vallarta and explore local markets while discovering traditional chiles. Join us for an educational and spicy adventure!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Old Town Market Viejo Vallarta - We will be learning how chiles are used in the Mexican Gastronomy. Even though most people have the wrong idea thinking they are always spicy, which is not the case. We will visit 5 savory stops and a couple of side stops plus dessert. In the market, you will learn about the chiles that we have available for everyday use.
What's Included
  • Breakfast included
  • Dinner included
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Welcome to the vibrant center of Puerto Vallarta, the destination for most of our visitors. This enchanting yet adventurous district is where your journey begins or ends. Step into the oldest part of Puerto Vallarta, and you’ll immediately sense the unique magic that permeates this place. Its character is resonant of an old fishing village. Many of its…

Location
Los Arcos
Malecón
On the malecon where there is an outside theater you will see someone with a spicy vallarta on. If going by taxi or uber just ask for los arcos del malecon.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Traceylasz
Oct 10, 2025
An abundance of delicious food! - We had a wonderful food tour today with Roman. He is an excellent guide. We loved his outgoing, engaging, warm, knowledgeable and energetic style. He has so much interesting information to share and he introduced us to so many wonderful foods. We strongly encourage future participants to not have anything to eat before you go on this fantastic tour because there is an abundance of food, and it is all so delicious. You will want to eat everything. This was a really excellent tour and Roman is a phenomenal guide. We highly recommend this.
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James_s
Oct 10, 2025
What really stood out was... - What really stood out was how the tour catered to my food knowledge and preferences. He tailored the tour stops for me. (There were some no-shows so I kinda got a private tour.) I would return to all the places on my own.
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Buzzoff1
Sep 13, 2025
Very informative. Learned... - Very informative. Learned the different types of tacos that are delicious and not spicy at all. Our guide was great.
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Anirban_r
Sep 5, 2025
Our tour guide was very... - Our tour guide was very friendly and took us to come delicious food hot spots around PV. We felt very safe too.
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337sidd
Aug 8, 2025
Must Do Experience - Learn Local Culture, Taste the Best Food and Enjoy! - 5 Star +++++ Wowzah! We did the walking tour with Manny and Roman. Let's talk Manny here. This dude is fun, informational and just a great person. Our tour started with Scrambled Eggs Mexicana and Hibiscus Aqua Fresca. It was only up from there. Many delicious local eating adventures. Some of the best food we've eaten ever. Local markets, produce, plants, and everything else. Tortilla Factory was so impressive. Thanks Manny, we hope to tour again!
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Robert_f
Aug 7, 2025
Mandatory for food lovers - Manny knew what he was talking about. The tour wasn’t just good food but also a lot of good history about the food and restaurants in the area. Highly recommend doing at the beginning of your trip so you don’t waste your time on mediocre food.
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Matt_g
Jun 8, 2025
Taco the Town - We had a wonderful experience on the taco tour. Roman was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and an overall amazing tour guide. He carefully selected an array of authentic taco trucks and restaurants. We learned so much while enjoying fresh and delicious tacos from local family-owned businesses. We ended it with a sweet treat (paletas), and Roman even took photos along the way and shared them with us. So worth it!
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Vacation56190821928
Jun 2, 2025
So many different Tacos in PV - My wife and I took the taco tasting tour. Turned out to be just us, so we got to ask lots of questions from our guide who was a chef. Great food and learned a lot about local food, and visited many new places. I recommend pacing yourself and don't feel like you have to eat everything.
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Hannah_h
May 25, 2025
Perfecto - Local food, local markets! Very knowledgeable guide! Would do again when coming to visit PV. Accommodating to different foods we wanted to try. Manny was 10/10
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Johnsb4255zt
Sep 29, 2025
A Must-Do Food Tour in PV – Book Afternoon in Rainy Season! - We did the 6:30 PM tour with Manny. With the weather in PV shifting to evening rain, we tried to connect with the tour company through the booking website to switch to an afternoon session and even stopped by the starting point at 12:30 PM to see if we could join that tour—but unfortunately, there was no 12:30 PM tour that day. Despite the rainy night, Manny delivered an excellent experience! (Hint for future travelers: if visiting during the rainy season, consider booking an afternoon tour!) The restaurants and food selections were great. There’s a great variety, and if something doesn’t appeal to you, alternative choices are offered and for the adventurous eater - some exotic choices were also available. The vendors ranged from street to sit-down and from long-established favorites to newer spots only a few years old. Manny is an outstanding host. Beyond the food, he shared fascinating stories about the area and its history, giving insight into the restaurants’ backstories. We learned so much and had a wonderful time! We would seek out Manny as a guide again.
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From $55
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).