Mexican Cooking Class: Authentic Home Recipes

Embark on a culinary adventure in Cabo San Lucas with a Mexican cooking experience and market tour. Discover the vibrant flavors, aromas, and spices of Mexican cuisine while immersing yourself in the local culture and history. Perfect for cruise ship passengers!

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cabo San Lucas - Chef Issi and his family will welcome you to their restaurant in downtown Cabo San Lucas. From there, they will guide you on a tour of various local spice and grocery markets in the downtown neighborhoods, where you’ll gather the ingredients needed for the day’s recipes. Chef Issi will enlighten you about the local food culture,…
What's Included
  • Guidance from a professional chef
  • Delicious lunch included
  • Selection of beverages
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meal Options
  • MOLE POBLANO - On Monday this is our main dish, all made from scratch with more than 25 different ingredients to cook the king of the Mexican sauces
  • Tamales - On Tuesday you will learn to prepare the dough, the leaves to wrap, and the stew within the tamales, just like Chef’s grandma.
  • Beef Birria in red adobo sauce - On Wednesday you will enjoy the…
Additional Information

Post exploring the Local Markets for fresh ingredients, indulge in an immersive Cooking Experience where you get to discover the tastes, smells, herbs, and the lifestyles, traditions, and history of Mexico as well as its savory familial cooking. This Mexican culinary workshop is completely engaging and is crafted for the purpose of imparting ‘hands-on’…

Location
Mercabo Gourmet Street Food
Ignacio Zaragoza
Please ask your taxi driver to drop you off at "MERCABO GOURMET STREET FOOD RESTAURANT" on Calle Ignacio Zaragoza 121, between Niños Heroes and Lazaro Cardenas street (a few steps of "Estacionamiento Aramburo")
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mikayla_c
Aug 14, 2026
Would highly recommend - Such an amazing experience we had the greatest time and everyone was included. We got recommended by a friend and would definitely be recommending more people
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Kurt_w
Aug 9, 2026
Amazing food tour - Great experience. The food was amazing and making it made it that much more fun. Essi is an amazing chef. And the group we were either was great to be around. We made some great friends.
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Devin_l
Aug 8, 2026
mi casa es tu casa! My house is your house! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What an amazing experience! From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed with such warmth and truly felt like part of the family. The class was fun, engaging, and incredibly informative—we learned so much while laughing and enjoying every minute. You can tell how much love and passion goes into not only the food, but also making everyone feel at home. This was so much more than just a cooking class; it was an experience and a memory we’ll cherish. Highly recommend!
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39fornow
Jul 31, 2026
Great day cooking with Issi - We had a blast learning from Issi & his family. They were fun, hospitable & so open to sharing their knowledge & their space with us! Me & my family would do any of their classes again.
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Joe_g
Jul 28, 2026
Best Cabo Cooking Experience - Small group experience, delicious food. Issi, the chef was amazing and easygoing. 10/10 would do again!
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Lorrie_k
Jul 25, 2026
Great Food Experience - So fun! Great experience! Staff were fun and interactive! It was hot though! Bring a fan and wear cool clothing!
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Jamie_c
Jul 25, 2026
So enjoyable! Great for families or couples - This was great!! Made some great food and met some cool people. Made Paella, tortillas, guacamole, pico and margaritas. Had a great feast when we finished cooking.
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Amy_h
Jul 23, 2026
Do it! - This was an amazing cooking experience. We would absolutely do this again! Everyone involved in the tour was incredibly kind and friendly, and very inviting.
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Renee_c
Jul 18, 2026
Cooking Class - this excursion was the highlight of our trip to Cabo. Chef Caroline and her cast were amazing, from start to finish! we began and ended with tequila, something i did not like prior to this trip; Georgé was amazing! the Caroline welcomed us into her house for a cooking class that was much more like a family meal… we drank a margaritas and cooked, ate and laughed… boy did we laugh! if a return trip to Cabo appears on our agenda, i can assure you we will be visiting Sweet Caroline again… so good, so good!!
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Karen_s
Jul 12, 2026
Cabo Cooking class tour - If you really want to have the most authentic culinary experience while visiting the Cabo San Lucas area, this is the tour to book! This family owned experience was educational, engaging, hands on and just plain fun! The best margaritas! Make sur you get thr qr code for the receipes! Will definitely do this tour again. Karen
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From $143
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).