San Jose del Cabo Cooking Experience: Visit Local Markets and Learn to Create Mexican Cuisine

Immerse yourself in the vibrant culinary culture of San Jose del Cabo with a cooking experience that includes a visit to local markets and a hands-on class to create authentic Mexican cuisine.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Municipal Market Alberto A. Aramburo - An authentic Market to Table cooking class!
    What to Expect:
    Get ready to enjoy the best Cooking Experience in San Jose del Cabo with Chef Francisco. You will learn to pick the freshest produces when you visit and shop for the ingredients in the public market of San Jose where the local families get the…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Hotel Transfers and Tips
Meal Options
  • Salsas and Guacamole - A variety of Salsas and Guacamole will always be on the menu apart from the Main Dish.
  • A Different Theme on the Menu Daily - -MONDAY: Tamales, Enchiladas and more
    -TUESDAY: Mole day
    -WEDNESDAY: Carnitas and Pastor tacos
    -THURSDAY: Pozole
    -FRIDAY: Barbacoa (Beef or chicken)
Additional Information

Once you’ve gathered all the necessary fresh items from a local market for the day’s culinary endeavors, you’ll travel to the chef’s residence for an interactive cooking session and tasting event, where you’ll assist in preparing a comprehensive Mexican feast. The opportunity for private lessons is provided on request, but requires a minimum group size of 6 at the standard rate.

Location
Municipal Market Alberto A. Aramburo
V. Ibarra
In SAN JOSE DEL CABO city you have to go to the Municipal Market (Mercado Municipal Alberto Alvarado Arambulo) Please meet Chef Francisco at the "Rubi Tortilleria" by the Main Entrance of the market. Chef will meet you 10 minutes before start time.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Clark
Aug 26, 2025
Great experience - Had a great experience with the chef learning all about the locals and the authentic Mexican dishes that he serves you learn how to cook inside of his own home very personal was a great education experience wonderful food would totally do this again
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Deannasj4391rd
Aug 26, 2025
The most authentic meal - Thank you, Francisco, for such a great experience! We loved shopping in the Mercado for all the fresh ingredients, then being welcomed to your home to cook an authentic meal. It made our trip extra special. My husband loves seafood, so we purposely scheduled our class on Saturday (seafood day). The best part was that even I loved it! I’d never eaten ceviche before, but truly enjoyed it. And the hibiscus margarita was a treat, just right with the fish tacos, guacamole and salsa Mexicano (pico de gallo). Perfecto!!!
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Monique_s
Aug 2, 2025
Relaxing and fun experience - Francisco was welcoming and very accommodating. Food was great and I liked that I got recipes for all his menus
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Shelley_c
Jul 5, 2025
Fun and Educational - My friend and I really enjoyed the experience. The Chef was friendly and accommodating and adjusted the class based on our feedback. Not only we learned how to pick the veggies, we but also learned lots of great tips of how to make margarita, salsa, taco, and more. We were so full by the end of the cooking class. The Chef was engaging and you can tell that he loved to share his passion of Mexican cuisine. This is a great tour for those who love cooking or just love food. We would definitely do it again and recommend it to friends.
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Jennifer
Jul 3, 2025
Five stars for foodies! - My husband and I had an excellent experience with Chef Francisco. We shopped for ingredients at the market together, then he and his wife welcomed us to their home and kept a lively and interesting conversation going as they guided us in making margaritas, fish tacos, ceviche, salsa, fresh tortillas, guacamole, etc. Everything was delicious and we learned some cooking techniques too. We spoke Spanish together but Francisco’s English is excellent and US tourists should not have any concerns about communication. Tip: Francisco cooks a particular dish each day (mole, pozole, birria, etc.). We were happy to have randomly booked our tour for seafood day (Saturday), but if you have a particular food preference, contact the folks at Cookin San Jose or Juan More Taco Tours to ask about the schedule.
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Rick_g
Jul 2, 2025
Good eats with Francisco and Luz! - Great experience with Francisco and his wife Luz. Nice trip to the market to pick out our fresh ingredients. Then off to their home to prepare a tasty feast of salsas, guacamole, beans, rafas, tortillas and the most delicious carnitas! Oh and of course homemade margaritas.. Great experience and fantastic service from Francisco and Luz! Would highly recommend!
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Lafpack
Jun 24, 2025
Great cultural cooking experience! - Absolutely outstanding cooking experience. Met at a local market to pick out produce, learning a lot about the local cuisine and culture. Our host Francisco was really great ... lots of information, great cooking tips (and humor). We were the only ones on the tour that day (group of 4), so we got to pick our meal choice of Birria. Also prepared pico, guac and other sides ... as well as Hibiscus margs. Food was absolutely terrific ... we were so stuffed when we left. Francisco's sister in law assisting with cooking prep and clean up - she was great too. Felt like part of the family. Francisco was nice enough to drop us off at the Art Walk following our tour. Couldn't recommend this experience more!
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Wayne_i
Jun 4, 2025
Excellent day! - Excellent experience for certain! Great people Great food, and I learned a lot. Very fun time and made new friends
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Stephaniebd5383ud
May 28, 2025
Fun and learning while on vacation with my family - Surpassed my expectations! Francisco taught us about what to look when buying produce; took us to his own kitchen and lead us in the food preparation with opportunity for us to prepare the meal. Also taught us how to make a good margarita!
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163lynner
May 5, 2025
Yummy cooking experience - Francisco met us at the market. We got Masa, Chicken, peppers, onions, garlic, tomatillo’s, avocados and a few other things. Off we went to his home. After making hibiscus margaritas, we got to work and made delicious chicken tamales, and various sauces. The chili verde was my favorite. While waiting we made some delicious guacamole. Luce and Francisco were wonderful hosts, and patient teachers. I highly recommend this experience. The finished dish was amazing. Thank you for a lovely day.
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From $129
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).