Puerto Vallarta Cooking: Modern Mexican Fusion

Immerse yourself in the flavors of Mexico with a private cooking class in Puerto Vallarta. Learn authentic recipes with local chef Manuel and enjoy a meal together in his home kitchen.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Otilo Montaño - This is a wonderful chance to visit a local’s home and delve into traditional culture and cuisine. Join Manu in his home kitchen to discover how to prepare a genuine Mexican meal together. During your cooking lesson in Puerto Vallarta at your host’s modest home, you will learn to make dishes like mahi mahi ceviche, shrimp sopes,…
What's Included
  • Private cooking class with host Manu
  • Home cooked Mexican meal
  • Local beer or white wine
  • All fees and taxes included
Meal Options
  • Mahi mahi ceviche or ahi tune poke with avocado
  • Shrimp sopes or sopa de elote con rajas con crema (corn soup with poblano)
  • Smoked marlin tacos with flamed plantains or beef shanks and nopales (cactus)
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in a unique culinary adventure in Puerto Vallarta under the guidance of a local chef, Manu, in his very own kitchen! Manu is a culinary expert with professional training and has a passion for innovatively merging traditional Mexican cuisine with modern culinary techniques. He will educate you on how to recreate the delicious traditional…

Location
Otilo Montaño
Please meet Manuel at his home in Otilo Montaño. The above is a generic location. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Paradise53136427182
Apr 8, 2026
A must do cooking class with Chef Manu - Manu is a fabulous chef and very knowledgeable about local flavours! We learned so many new shills that I can’t wait to try out when we get home💕. It was especially nice that he had all the recipes sent to us, so that we didn’t have to spend time writing them out. Lots more time to watch and ask questions. Truly a great class🥰
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V3198ylpeterb
Feb 19, 2026
great tour and class - chef manu is great. we learned about new ingredients and new techniques. the market tour was authentic and his food very tasty. highly recommend this experience!
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Debbie_t
Feb 18, 2026
A Must-Do Experience! - It’s a ‘can’t miss’ tour. Being guided through the Mercado and seeing Chef Manu carefully select the ingredients for your meal and explain the various differences in products he was picking for your meal just made it so personal an experience. When arriving at his home you feel less like a guest and more like a friend. And he cooks an amazing meal! Very willing to take the time to answer questions and even teach skills! We have been slicing fresh peppers wrong our whole lives! Glad to be set straight! We all stopped talking when the food was served and that is the absolute best review you can give because you’re just too busy eating. Can’t recommend enough how wonderful we found this and have now decided it will always be included in our future trips to PV.
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Anneco4546od
Feb 17, 2026
Super - Loved it!!!! Great experience and delicious dinner !!!
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516bretw
Feb 7, 2026
Don't miss this experience!! - There are many reasons Manu has so many EXCELLENT reviews. The experience is indeed EXCELLENT. I suggest the option of going to the Market with Manu. Very interesting and informative. I have been on more than 100 food tours and classes and this is definitely one of the BEST
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Jennifer
Jan 29, 2026
Ahhhmazing!!!! - Manu was absolutely stellar. Provided wonderful convo, allowed us to ask questions regarding knives, pans etc. Trad recipe to take home and try. HIGHLY REC!!!
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Sharine
Jan 24, 2026
Incredible and authentic cooking experience with the talented Manu. Not to be missed if you love food! - What an unbelievable cooking experience with Manu. Starting with a visit to the local market where WE chose what was on the menu and then selected the freshest ingredients including freshly made tortillas. Everywhere we went he was greeted like a friend…Back at his home he cooked and instructed us on techniques and ingredients with obvious love and a generous willingness to share his knowledge for his cuisine. The food was next level and was made better with his warmth and hospitality which made this a cooking class like no other!
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Rob_s
Jan 21, 2026
Amazing personal chef in PV - Chef Manu is amazing!! He made some delicious authentic dishes. Introduced us to new flavours. Restaurants are nice, but a personalized one on one is next level.
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Jackie_p
Dec 22, 2025
We had a wonderful... - We had a wonderful experience. We learned a lot and the food was amazing! I highly recommend this cooking class.
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Richa_m
Dec 7, 2025
We still dream about the food - I am vegetarian and my husband is not and Chef Manu tailored to both of us. We started at the most intimate market where Chef Manu knew all the vendors and walked us through all the options of food there was. He asked about our likes, dislikes, food aversions and we came up with a coconut ceviche for me, a sea bass ceviche for my husband, and an oyster mushroom dish as well (in addition to two types of salsas). I expressed interest in a particular coconut dessert as well and Chef Manu went out of his way to another street food vendor and found it for me! We then were welcomed into his home where my husband and I learned so many valuable cooking skills and techniques. The food was AMAZING and we are still dreaming about how great it was. We definitely recommend this experience with the market tour.
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From $119
up to 14 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).