Explore Mexico City’s oldest gourmet food market, Mercado San Juan, with Ismael, a professional chef, wine expert, and passionate home cook. Visit Ismael’s favorite stalls and purchase ingredients for your upcoming meal. After a quick subway ride to Ismael’s home, sip wine while learning to prepare two or three traditional Mexican dishes in his family kitchen. Enjoy the fruit of your labor with a delicious, multi-course lunch or dinner.

Visit the historic Mercado San Juan gourmet market with a professional chef
Enjoy a quintessential Mexico City experience with a knowledgeable local
Learn to cook two or three authentic Mexican recipes while savoring wine
Eat a homemade meal of traditional dishes and take home new cooking skills

Sample Menu

Main

homemade guacamole

Main

special sangrita

Main

(A more complex dish. Ismael will give options.)

What's Included

Private market tour and cooking class with your host Ismael
Home-cooked lunch or dinner
Wine or beer
Bottled water
Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Mercado de San Juan
2ᵃ Calle de Ernesto Pugibet 21, Colonia Centro, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06070 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Meet your host Ismael at Mercado San Juan in Mexico City. Please contact Ismael directly for exact rendezvous instructions after your booking has been confirmed.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Menu varies based on season
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Please note that this is not a professional cooking class, rather than an experience to visit an authentic, local home to meet a local person and share the culture and cuisine together.
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Wonderful experience.

Heather_L, Mar 2022

Ismael is incredibly personable and knowledgeable. The three of us had a wonderful day visiting the market, learning about food and cooking in Ismael’s home. The dishes we helped prepare were delicious. We try to take a cooking class when we travel internationally. This experience did not disappoint.

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Trevor_W, Jun 2021

This was a wonderful experience for us! Ismael is a knowledgeable and fun guide to the city and its food. Some highlights for us included tasting fruits we had never seen before at the market, understanding the progression of making a delicious soup, and learning more about the history of the city. As first-time visitors to Mexico City, we found this to be a great way to begin our stay. Thanks, Ismael!

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