Pitillal Culinary Excursion: Discover Authentic Mexican Flavors in Puerto Vallarta's Hidden Gem

Embark on a 3.5-hour culinary adventure in Pitillal, Puerto Vallarta’s hidden gem. Discover authentic Mexican flavors, explore charming eateries, and experience life as a local in this small group food tasting and cultural walking tour.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Concord Pitillal Zapata - Discover the fascinating history of this remarkable city
  • Tacos Neto - Savor the globally renowned carnitas!
  • Mariscos Pichi - Delight in a scrumptious seafood tostada
  • Cenaduria Tia Anita - Experience a unique tamale from the bay’s most renowned tamale family!
  • Birriería Robles “El Lic” - Enjoy regional specialties like birria!
What's Included
  • Guided walking tour
  • Tastings at 8 different locations
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Discover Puerto Vallarta’s hidden culinary gem, the authentic neighboring town of Pitillal, a working class neighborhood with delightful shops, restaurants and stands. This is a is a small group, 3.5-hour food tasting and cultural walking tour exploring the charming Pitillal neighborhood. Explore Mexico’s sophisticated flavors and vast spectrum of…

Location
Plaza del Pitillal
Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/jS4bZDQH38e51ph56
Cancellation Policy

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

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Connector51403701327
Feb 12, 2026
Fantastic day - Great guide and great food. All locations were very good and informative. We all thought our guide did a fantastic job
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Davesb4587lr
Feb 8, 2026
Worth it - Fun time Not too much walking Lots of interesting information Easy to understand Go hungry food was good and plentiful z
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Gideons498
Feb 5, 2026
Lovely Tour, Delicious Food, Great Guide - Lovely tour with a variety of delicious authentic cuisine and history/context/stories. Our guide made it extra special for our 7 year old by arranging for her to make a tamale.
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Joyfuljudy
Jan 30, 2026
Best Day in Pitillal - Food Tour: If you want to experience daily life and the best local restaurants in Pitillal, then sign up for a tour with Alcibiades Orozco. He is a very kind and knowledgeable Mexican man. He took us on a comfortable walking tour through this small quaint town and even stopped at a pottery shop so we could buy souvenirs. His tour was very educational! We got to see a tortilla factory and saw 4-5,000 tamales being made at another business. You could tell that the businesses respected him and appreciated that we patronized them. The food stops were delicious and even included a churro and popsicle for desserts. We got to eat pork, goat, seafood, and beef tortillas. This extensive tour was a first for us in many ways. It was so enjoyable that we wouldn’t even mind going one more time not only to eat, but to see Alcibiades Orozco again.
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Shurrie
Jan 23, 2026
Guide Alcibiades was the best! - Our guide was Alcibiades. He was easily spotted at our meet up spot with his lanyard on and was keeping an eye out for us which was very helpful. We started the tour with a quick introduction and a history lesson and then we were off. He went above and beyond on our tour and we ended up going over the time just enjoying each other's company. He made sure we were all having the best time and we were:) I would recommend a tour with him.
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Connector26757946601
Jan 22, 2026
The best food tour you’ll ever do! - We loved our Taste of Pitallal tour with Al. We tasted some incredible food - birria, carnitas, ceviche, fish tacos, tamales plus churros and paletas! We especially loved the tortilleria and the church. Al was knowledgeable not only about the neighborhood but also the food and the families that made it. one of our fav food tours ever! Would recommend for families, couples or anyone!
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2341mid
Jan 18, 2026
Excellent tour! - Miel did a great job and is a wealth of Mexican food history and culture. LOTS of food on this tour! Great way to see a vibrant neighborhood few tourists get to visit.
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Denise_p
Jan 10, 2026
Pitillal Food & Area Tour - Pitillal is a neighborhood that is a part of the city where tourists rarely get to see. Our guide Sylvia was able to fill our tour with different stops along the way besides the eateries we went to and she had stories and answers for our questions. It was a wonderful experience.
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Mrcnmf
Dec 21, 2025
Worthwhile tour - Great food and the tour was away from the tourist area so you get to enjoy the experience with the locals. Joann did a wonderful job explaining what foods we were having along with the history.
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James
Dec 13, 2025
Super tour super guide very interesting locale - If I could give more than five stars, I would: maybe six or seven The restaurants were so good so local and so ready to serve us Joanna the guide was excellent Always ready to answer questions
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From $59
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).