Pitillal Culinary Excursion: Discover Authentic Mexican Flavors in Puerto Vallarta's Hidden Gem

Embark on a 3.5-hour culinary adventure in Pitillal, Puerto Vallarta’s hidden gem. Discover authentic Mexican flavors, explore charming eateries, and experience life as a local in this small group food tasting and cultural walking tour.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Your 3.5-hour tour starts in the quintessentially Mexican Pitillal community (pronounced “pee-tee-yall”). You will visit eight authentic tasting locations and receive a behind-the-scenes look at the Pitillal neighborhood, with visits to important landmarks.
Your informative and professional guide will share his knowledge of the local customs, eclectic…

What's Included
  • Guided walking tour
  • Tastings at 8 different locations
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Discover Puerto Vallarta’s hidden culinary gem, the authentic neighboring town of Pitillal, a working class neighborhood with delightful shops, restaurants and stands. This is a is a small group, 3.5-hour food tasting and cultural walking tour exploring the charming Pitillal neighborhood. Explore Mexico’s sophisticated flavors and vast spectrum of…

Location
Plaza del Pitillal
Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/jS4bZDQH38e51ph56
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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277jacquiec
Mar 26, 2025
Wonderful Experience! - This food tour was amazing! Not only did we get to try many different, local, and tasty foods, all local and authentic, but we also got to experience a bit of true Mexico. We did a few tours during this trip and this was by far the best one. Our guide, Joanna, was absolutely awesome and shared a lot of information, not only about the food we tried, the families who make it, but also about Pitillal, it's people, in general, customs, traditions, and comparisons to how we (Canadians) live. We loved this tour and are certainly planning to try another food tour with this company the next time we are in Puerto Vallarta. Thanks, Vallarta Food Tours and Joanna, for an awesome experience!
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Ronni_e
Mar 14, 2025
Delicious Treat! - Joana led a great tour. We ate delicious food while learning about the customs and history of the area. The food was delicious. The walking was easy to do. We had a great time.
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Gaetang574
Mar 8, 2025
Gio and the food tour - Gio was amazing. Very knowledgeable of not just the food but the culture of Puerto Vallarta and Mexico! Would highly recommend l.
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E5860mvkristing
Mar 7, 2025
Best tour group ever. The owner was wonderful to deal with when we had a problem getting into the city - The best trip ever and our tour guide Joana was so friendly and showed us even her favorite spots. Will use this company in a heartbeat on our next trip to puerta vallarta. The and drinks amazing
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Pdorgan
Mar 6, 2025
Excellent food tour. - Joana was our guide. She was very pleasant, helpful and very informative. We visited six places and the food was amazing. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Williammu2218yb
Feb 27, 2025
Getting to know El Pitillal - Al was very helpful and informative. Each food stop was as delicious as the next. One note I have is that the tortelleria was idle at the moment so we didn't actually get to see tortillas being made, which was a bit disappointing. Other than that the tour was excellent.
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Kristina
Feb 27, 2025
Pitillal delicious tour - Al was a great tour guide and took us on a wonderful tasty tour around Pitillal. So many great food flavors! We loved being able to taste the wonderful dishes!
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Glens887
Feb 27, 2025
Taste of Pitillal - Al was a wonderful host, very friendly and informative. It was nice to see a different side of Puerto Vallarta on this trip to Pitillal. Good variety of food, all is which was delicious!
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Compass557896
Feb 23, 2025
Excellent local cuisine - This was a great food tour of the local cuisine of Puerto Vallarta. Our guide, Joana, was amazing and took us to 6 places within a 2 block radius where we sampled some of the best Mexican food we’ve ever had on this trip. We will definitely do this tour again when in the area.
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Cherylsz2019
Feb 14, 2025
Pitillal - This was my second tour with the company, I did the bike tour on a previous visit which was also very good. We enjoyed this experience of trying some restaurants in Pitillal which is a neighborhood outside of the tourist area. Our guide Al was friendly and helpful.
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From $55
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).