8 Cancun Cooking Classes Worth Booking

1.Mexican Cooking Class with fresh Local Market ingredients selection and transpor

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 238 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $79Our pick

Join guides such as Diego, G, Angel, Sasha, or Nassim for a Mercado 23 visit and Mexican cooking class in Cancun. You’ll select ingredients, prepare guacamole, sopes, enchiladas, tortillas, and arroz con leche, then eat your meal with coffee, soft drinks, and a homemade margarita.

“In-depth culinary experience at La Parrilla restaurant and Market 23, would highly recommend for an open afternoon! Our guide Asim was informative and very funny, he made it very enjoyable and easy going.”

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2.Cooking Class and Optional Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 127 reviews · 4 hours · from $78Best value

Spend four hours learning Mexican cooking at a long-running Cancún restaurant. With guides such as Diego, Nassim, or G, you can visit a local market, choose ingredients, press tortillas, make guacamole, cook several dishes, and enjoy a margarita. Hotel transport is optional.

“Great Cooking class. Diego our guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. Was great to walk around the markets to see where the food is sourced and then learning how to cook some delicious traditional Mexican dishes. Can’t wait to try at home.”

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3.Tasty Mexican Cooking Class with Feast in Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $161Top rated

Spend about six hours at Mexico Lindo Cooking near Puerto Morelos, preparing a six-course Mexican meal with a professional chef. Visit the organic garden, learn traditional techniques, then sit down to eat with drinks, tequila, music, an apron, and recipes to take home. Groups are capped at eight.

“My husband and I had a one-on-one cooking class with Thomas. It was so much fun. Thomas is an amazing Chef and made accommodation because I am a vegetarian. Upon our arrival, breakfast was provided and we had a nice conversation with our Chef Thomas. Next, we made corn and sweet tamales, frijoles, tostadas, green peppers, quesadilla and chaminones. I had never had sweet tamales before. In between preparing some of the food, Thomas provided snacks and drinks for us. It was very tasty. After all the food was prepared, Thomas sat down to a feast with us outdoors. The table setting was beautiful and it was so much food,…”

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4.Cancun Hands-On Mexican Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 95 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $79

Meet at Cancun Food Tours in Centro at 11 a.m. for a 3.5-hour Mexican cooking class led by an English-speaking local chef. You will prepare guacamole, tortillas, sopes, enchiladas, beans, and arroz con leche, then sit down with a margarita. Market visits and transport depend on the booking option.

“I'm so glad I booked this cooking class! What a cool experience- everyone was so friendly and they had no problem accommodating for gluten-free. So tasty, so fun to go home with some new skills. Do it!”

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5.Cancun small group Cooking Class with Local Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119

Join Chef Alberto and his mother, Lili, in their Cancun home for a three-hour Mexican cooking class limited to six people. Prepare salsas, guacamole, tortillas, and a daily specialty such as tacos, mole, tamales, or cochinita pibil, then eat your homemade lunch together.

“Such a fun & unique experience to go to the market. And then, we went to his home and helped cook a meal with his amazing mom. A great learning experience, delicious food and wonderful people!”

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6.4h Cooking Class in Cancun with 8 Recipes & Bottomless Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $110

Spend four hours cooking with Chef Mel and Israel in their Cancun home. Prepare tacos, burritos, quesadillas, tostadas, guacamole, salsas, and arroz con leche, then share the meal with unlimited margaritas. The bilingual hosts provide ingredients, aprons, recipes, photos, and a local food guide.

“We had a great time with Melissa. All 6 of us enjoyed preparing the dishes and we enjoyed the lovely patio for dining.”

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7.Flavors of Mexico: Cancun Cooking Class & Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $119

Meet a professional chef at La Parrilla Cancún, visit a local market for ingredients, then prepare six Mexican dishes using a molcajete and comal. The small class includes lunch, drinks, a margarita, hotel pickup in Cancun, and a digital recipe book.

“Very friendly guides and a fun group experience. Highly recommend to anyone visiting and wanting to partake of a local activity”

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8.Private Authentic Mexican Cooking Class in Cancun with Alberto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $172

Cook in Alberto and Lily’s Cancun home, where you’ll make fresh tortillas, several salsas, guacamole, poblano strips, and one main dish such as tacos, mole, tamales, or cochinita pibil. The private class is offered in English and includes a tequila cocktail.

“Chef Alberto and his mom Lily welcomed us into their kitchen like family—from the very start, the energy was fun, relaxed, and full of laughter. We learned how to make several delicious and fresh sides, homemade salsas, and two types of taco filling. The drinks were refreshing, and the food was easily some of the best we had during our time in Cancun.”

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