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Downtown Mexican Food and Market Tour

Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City Food and Local Markets Walking Tour
  • 3 to 4 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

This 3-hour Mexico City food walking tour takes you to Centro Histórico’s local markets rich in culinary history and traditions. Sample unusual treats and pick up unique artisanal craft items as you explore San Juan Mercado de Especialidades and Mercado de Artesanías La Ciudadela. Your in-the-know guide introduces your small group, limited to just eight people, to some of the exceptional people who make this city center bustle with life.
  • Food-and-market walking tour of Mexico City’s Centro Histórico
  • Visit San Juan Mercado de Especialidades and Mercado de Artesanías La Ciudadela
  • Awaken your palate with Mexican coffee, cheeses, seafood, edible flowers and other culinary offerings
  • Gain an insider’s perspective of local food and market favorites
  • Interact with vendors and learn the secrets behind their specialties
  • Food tastings included

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

A fun and unique way to engage with the culture and traditions of Mexico City. Great for food and culture lovers alike!

What's Included

  • Food tasting
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Centrina Café
    Plaza de San Juan 15, Colonia Centro, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06070 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

    Our guide will meet you at Centrina Cafe

Start time

11:00 AM

End point

  • Zócalo
    Plaza de la Constitución, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

What To Expect

Kick off your morning tour with a cup of award-winning, organic coffee from Veracruz at Cafe Triana, located inside the lively San Juan Mercado de Especialidades (San Juan Market).

Your guide then leads you into the labyrinth of stalls that make up San Juan Market. The stalls you visit have been carefully chosen to give you with an array of Mexican cuisine, a UNESCO World Heritage since 2010. Chat with stall owners and listen to how they prepare their specialties from scratch.

The San Juan Market is known for its unusual foods. Sample grasshopper, Mexican crackling, river shrimp and the edible flower, and return to familiar ground with gourmet cheeses. You’ll see exotic delicacies piled on counters row after row — imported crocodile, wild boar, quail, and creatures of the sea, including freshwater gar, eel and stingray.

Next, walk over to Mercado de Artesanías La Ciudadela (Artisan Market), boasting the city’s largest selection of wares.

Discover exquisite handcrafted goods from all over Mexico, including lacquered trays from Olinalá, Talavera pottery, silverware, leather belts, tile-encased mirrors, guitars, rugs and papier-mâché skeletons. Meet artisans and traders from select booths, and hear about their backgrounds and artisanal craftsmanship.

Your all-in-one culinary and cultural tour complete, take the afternoon to further explore the food and market stalls recommended by your guide.

Mercado de San Juan

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Palacio de Bellas Artes (Pass By)

House of Tiles (Casa de los Azulejos) (Pass By)

Museo Antiguo Palacio de Iturbide (Pass By)

Francisco I. Madero Avenue

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Zocalo (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • It is recommended that you wear comfortable clothes and shoes
  • Note: Tasting locations are subject to change
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Small-group
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Reviews

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The tour guide was very unprofessional...
Andrew D, Jun 2017
The tour guide was very unprofessional. Not only that she was late, she was on her smart phone text messaging all the time. Her knowledge of the subject was very rudimentary and willingness to show us the markets close to 0. We had to force her to go to the meat section of the market. It made her unhappy. We only had stopped at two stands one with cheese and the other with exotic food grasshoppers. Than we went for few tacos of barbacoa pulled pig and one old corn muffin. Finally she dropped was at the artisan market 100 meters away saying goodbye. No explanation, no introduction, no guidance. The scheduled at least 3 hours tour was cut to less than 2 hours. With her limited command of English and attention to in and out-going text messages I wonder if this could be a blessing. For everybody thinking to pay 60 per head for this tour simple advice. This is rip-off. Do it on your own for 10 and will see more, enjoy it better. All owners of the stands are very pleasant and will help you to taste and give explanation up to their best potential paying undivided attention to the client.
Food tour was good and informative...
Ludivina R, Aug 2016
Food tour was good and informative. Your instructions said to be there 15 minutes early, but our guide was 5 minutes late. Then why be early? Overall we had a good time and enjoyed it.
We had a great time with our tour guide...
Sarah J, Jul 2016
We had a great time with our tour guide Angelica Zamora. She was really good in explaining the different foods of Mexico and explaining the history and culture ! We Had a hard time finding the market , she was sweet enough to pick us up from the place we were ! Loved every bit of it and highly recommend
I highly recommend this tour. Luiz, the...
Paul J, Apr 2016
I highly recommend this tour. Luiz, the guide is very good at explaining many things of historical significance about the market and its vendors.
The tour itself was excellent. I...
Kathleen P, Feb 2015
The tour itself was excellent. I enjoyed talking to the people in the market and eating foods i had not eaten before. The market is beautiful and very clean and all of the vendors are friendly and happy to talk to you. My guide was friendly, fairly knowledgeable and did a good job. The price for the tour, however, is completely unjustified. 58 for 2 hours walking through the market compared with, for example 76 for 12 hour trip to Puebla just doesnt make sense. If you speak Spanish you could have the same experience four about 15 to 20 for the food.
It was a fun learning tour on food...
Noriko G, Jan 2015
It was a fun learning tour on food there. Not only did the tour guide speaks English very well, but he was also friendly, kind, and knowledgeable of interesting food. I enjoyed it a lot.
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