Acapulco cooking class: Market, chef's kitchen, tequila tasting
Market stalls, a chef's kitchen, four dishes you make, three spirits you taste
A half-day cooking class in Acapulco combines a guided market tour with hands-on instruction in a master chef's home, where you prepare ceviche, guacamole, fish soup, and coconut shrimp. After cooking, you taste tequila, mezcal, and coffee, then eat lunch with your group. Hotel pickup and an air-conditioned minivan are included. The small-group setting means personalized attention, and menus adapt for vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free needs.
Options for this experience
2 optionsWhat’s included
- Professional guide in English, Spanish, or French.
- hotel or port pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned minivan.
- market tour with vendor interaction.
- hands-on cooking instruction in a chef's home.
- lunch featuring the dishes you prepared.
- tequila, mezcal, and coffee tastings.
Times
- Every day except Tuesday 09:00
- Tuesday 10:00
Information
Learn to cook traditional Mexican dishes in a chef's home during this half-day Acapulco workshop, starting with a market tour and ending with lunch and tequila tasting.
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The experience
The morning starts at your hotel, where your guide picks you up and drives you to a local outdoor market in an air-conditioned minivan. You walk the stalls with the guide, talking to vendors about the produce, spices, and ingredients that define Acapulco's food. This is not a rushed photo stop. You are there to understand what you will cook with, and the vendors answer questions about how things grow, how they are used, and what makes each one matter to the dish.
From the market, you head to a master chef's home for the cooking workshop. The kitchen is set up for hands-on work: you are not watching a demonstration, you are making the food. The chef teaches you ceviche (raw fish or shellfish marinated in citrus until it firms without heat) along with guacamole, fish soup, and coconut shrimp. The menu changes daily, so what you cook depends on the day you book. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free versions are available if you need them. The group stays small, which means the chef can watch your technique, correct your knife work, and give you the kind of attention that makes the difference between following a recipe and understanding why it works.
Once the cooking is done, you move to the tasting. Tequila, mezcal, and coffee come out, and you taste them without the rush of a bar. Then you sit down to a communal lunch. The dishes you just made, eaten with the people you made them with. The return to your hotel is relaxed, with no schedule pressing you. The whole experience runs about six hours from pickup to drop-off.
Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English, Spanish and French.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 12 years); Infant (1 to 3 years).
What dishes do I actually make in the Acapulco cooking class?
The menu changes daily, but you typically prepare ceviche, guacamole, fish soup, and coconut shrimp. The chef teaches you the technique for each one, and vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free versions are available if you need them.
Do I need cooking experience to join this class in Acapulco?
No experience is required. The chef provides hands-on instruction and expert tips for each dish, and the small-group setting means you get personalized attention throughout the workshop.
What happens at the market tour before the cooking workshop?
You visit a vibrant outdoor market with your guide to explore stalls filled with exotic produce and interact with local vendors. You learn about the ingredients you will use in the kitchen and how they are selected and used in traditional Mexican cooking.
Are alcoholic drinks included in the Acapulco cooking class?
Tequila and mezcal tastings are part of the experience after cooking. Alcoholic drinks are available to purchase if you wish to have more. You must be 18 or older to participate in the tastings.
Does the class include transportation and lunch?
Yes. Hotel or port pickup and drop-off are included in an air-conditioned minivan, and lunch is a communal meal featuring the dishes you prepared during the workshop.
Operated by TourByVan -Day Tours. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
Prices and times updated 13 days ago
Acapulco cooking class: Market, chef's kitchen, tequila tasting
6h · EN · ES · FR · at your hotel
from US$ 148.99 per person
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