15 Mexico City Street Food Tours to Build an Evening Around

1.Mexican Cooking Class with Food Market Visit in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 506 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $124Our pick

Meet chef José near Bucareli, walk to a traditional Mexico City market, help choose ingredients, then prepare a seasonal Mexican meal in a small group of up to 10. Expect hands-on work with tortillas, salsas, guacamole, and guisados, plus recipes, a shared meal, and a small serving of mezcal.

“From our visit to the market to working with others in the class to create our meal, Jose was a wonderful host and skilled teacher. I highly recommend this experience.”

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2.Street Food Tour with Friends

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 326 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Ride through Mexico City with a small group of up to 12, stopping for street food, drinks, and local history. Guides such as Valentin, Andrea, Sebastian, Velia, and Andres have led recent outings, with safety support on busy streets. You’ll visit Condesa, Roma, Chapultepec, and Juárez, then return to the starting point.

“Great experience. Fun guides with a lot of positive energy. Brings the group together. CaRe about safety on the road.”

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3.Hidden Markets, Street Food & Salsa-Making Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 310 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $69

Spend five hours exploring Mercado Melchor Muzquiz and Mercado Jamaica with an English-speaking guide such as Andrea, Axel, Viri, or Alfonso. Taste tamales, tacos, atole, huaraches, fruit, and tepache, then make salsa with a local family using a molcajete. Expect about 6 km of walking and a Metro ride.

“The tour guide was knowledgeable, helpful and kind. She was well educated on the history of Mexico and she had a great personality.”

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4.Mexico City Street Food: A Beginner’s Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 197 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $110

Spend three hours walking through Cuauhtémoc and Juárez, eating tamales, tacos, cemitas, carnitas, tlacoyos, and more. Your English-speaking guide handles ordering, explains each dish, and introduces you to local vendors. The group is capped at eight, and the tour ends with chocolate at La Rifa.

“Toti expertly guided us through the culture and history of street food in Mexico City and we enjoyed every minute of the tour. You definitely won't leave disappointed or hungry! I recommend this tour to everyone!”

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5.Mexico City Vegan & Vegetarian Street Food Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $95

Join Travelling Herbivore for a three to four-hour walking food tour from Alameda Central to Zona Rosa. Guides such as Sharon, Mena, and Stephanie lead small groups through local neighborhoods, serving more than 15 meat-free flavors, including tacos, quesadillas, esquites, aguas frescas, sweets, and churros. A beer, coffee, tea, or agua fresca is included.

“The food tour was amazing and Mena was an awesome guide. I learned so much about various MDXC neighborhoods and the vegan movement in Mexico. Highly recommend for any veggie/vegan that wants to try all the great Mexican flavors without the meat and cheese!”

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6.Street Food Bike Tour / Mexico is not only Tacos / All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 170 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $92

Ride with a small group through Roma Norte, Roma Sur, Condesa, and Chapultepec while tasting pastries, tamales, market food, tacos, and a CDMX-style michelada. Guides such as Mario, Raul, Simon, and Rigo add local history and careful street navigation. The 4.5-hour tour starts and ends in Hipódromo.

“My partner and I went on this tour with Simon our guide and 5 others. Simon was incredibly knowledgeable, personable, kind, outgoing and informative. He did a great job of making sure we were all comfortable on our bikes and pacing the biking portions of the tour to suit the whole group. We learned a ton about Mexican culture and history at each stop. The stops were well paced and well spread throughout the neighborhoods so you got a really good feel for the city. Simon was even able to curate portions of the tour to our groups interests on the spot. The day ended with Simon providing lots of…”

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7.Vegan and Vegetarian Street Food Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 65 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $99

Join Travelling Herbivore guides such as Sharon or Mena for a 3.5-hour, small-group walk through four Mexico City neighborhoods. Eat vegan tacos, tlacoyos, sopes, tortas, vegan seafood, churros, and more, with one drink included. You will walk 4.5 to 5 km, ride public transport, and finish in Zona Rosa.

“Such an exceptional tour. Amazing food. Amazing guide. We learned a lot about Mexico City as well as food and culture. I’d highly recommend this tour. Oh, and our tour got interrupted by a puppet parade. And then a zombie parade. And it was amazing and our tour guide rolled with how the day unfolded. She was fantastic.”

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8.Night Street Food & Bike Tour / Small Groups /All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $72

Join a local guide such as Raul, Mario, Rodrigo, or Fernando for a four-hour evening bike ride through Condesa, Roma Norte, Reforma, and Zona Rosa. Your bike, helmet, street food, and final drink are included. With no more than four people, you get a relaxed route, personal safety help, and plenty of time for questions.

“Mário is such an easy going person, very knowledgeable and passionate about Mexican culture. I enjoyed all the food we had and the michelada at the end. Great learning and fun experience !!”

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9.🟢Street Food Bike Tour Mexico City🟢

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 5 hours · from $84

Start in Condesa with coffee and a bite, then cycle through Roma, a traditional market, and Chapultepec Park. Taste blue corn tortillas, tamales, quesadillas, tacos, fruit drinks, and a michelada. Guides such as Simon, Axel, Mario, Raul, and Veto lead small groups in English, with bikes, helmets, food, and drinks included.

“The tour was fantastic. Our guides were very knowledgeable, knew the locals and made sure we made it through CDMX traffic safely. The fact that it was 4 participants and 2 guides was also hugely beneficial and the whole tour felt almost private. The bikes were in good condition and the food we tasted was delicious. I would highly recommend this tour! The whole tour was only 14 km of cycling with lots of stops so it’s suitable to all fitness levels.”

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10.Mexico Off the Beaten Track: Street Food & Bikes — All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $86

Ride with a small group of up to eight through La Condesa, San Rafael, Santa María la Ribera, and central Mexico City. Guides such as Raul, Simon, and Mario combine street-food stops with local neighborhoods, the Kiosco Morisco, Monument to the Revolution, pulque, and a final michelada. Two dishes and two drinks are included.

“Raul was absolutely fantastic I can’t believe how much was included Endless food and drinks! Great information”

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11.Mexico City Street Food Tour Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $105

Meet your guide at noon for a three-hour food walk through central Mexico City. With Pablo or Fernando, you’ll sample tacos, spicy salsas, seafood, cochinita pibil, local gourmet dishes, prehispanic foods, and a mezcal cocktail or dessert. Groups are capped at six, with hotel pickup offered.

“The experience is so enjoyable. We brought friend's back to CDMX to repeat the tour. Pablo provides a wonderful experience with explanation of food, culture & history.”

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12.El Centro Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $95

Walk Mexico City's Centro with a guide such as Luis or Paola, tasting chapulines, Oaxaca cheese, mezcal, tlacoyos, gorditas, tamales, and sweets. The 3 to 4 hour route links Mercado de San Juan, Chinatown, Bellas Artes, the House of Tiles, Palacio Postal, Zócalo, the cathedral, and a rooftop view near Templo Mayor.

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13.Street Food Bike Ride/Roma-Condesa/All-Inclusive 3.5 hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $68

Foodhoodmx leads a small, English-language bike tour through Roma Norte and Condesa, pairing café and concha, tamales, market flavors, tacos, quesadillas, churros, and micheladas with neighborhood history. Guides including Mario, Axel, and Raul help riders of different skill levels stay safe. Bikes, helmets, food, and drinks are included.

“This was our second bike/food tour with FoodHood and it was as exceptional as the first one we took a year earlier. Mario was our guide and we were so impressed with the amount of information and insight into life in Mexico that he shared with us. Of course, all the food was delicious and the biking was super fun, but getting to know Mario was the icing on the cake. This is a very well run organization, with very knowledgeable staff, who educate the traveler, take them to the most delicious local eateries and keep them safe on the streets. Most highly recommended!”

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14.Night Street Food Bike Tour Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $75

Meet your English-speaking FOODHOOD guide at 5:30 p.m. in Condesa for a small-group bike ride through Condesa, Roma, Reforma, and Zona Rosa. Eat pastor and fusion tacos, elote, fried quesadillas, and finish with mezcal and beer. Bikes, helmets, lights, food, and drinks are included.

“O ponto alto foi a primeira comida, as gringas no ponto de encontro. fui no início de novembro e recomendo quem for nessa época levar algum agasalho porque fica ainda mais frio quando você está pedalando. O mais legal do passeio é que você pega uma visão bem ampla da cidade, passando por vários lugares.”

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15.🟢Mexico Off The Beaten Track/ Street Food Bike Tour 🟢

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 5 hours · from $81

Start near Parque México, then cycle about 14 km through two lesser-visited historic neighborhoods with an English-speaking guide. Taste street food, try pulque, visit a special cultural stop, and finish with a drink. Guides such as Simon and Raul bring local history and neighborhood knowledge to a group of no more than six.

“It was excellent, highly recommend. Our guide is Simon, he is knowledgeable about the area, culture and the area. He really led us to some hidden gem and among all the library is my favourite. The food was yummy too. I enjoyed the tour a lot”

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