Food tours in Mexico City

Mexico City eats in the street: tacos at the corner stand, tamales in the morning, fresh juice and fruit at the market. Food tours in Mexico City take you to the stalls and small restaurants of one district with a guide who orders and explains. Five operators are compared here. Four price in US dollars, from 74.99 to 140 dollars per person, for 3 to 5 hours. The fifth prices in pesos.

The tours

• Secret Food Tours makes 6 stops in the old town, in English. Spanish is for private tours.
• Eat Mexico builds its tour around tacos, as the name says: chilango is the local word for someone from the capital. Children aged 8 to 13 pay 43 dollars and under-8s go free. Its guides speak English.
• Sabores Mexico runs its Coyoacán tour in English and Spanish, with free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead. Its Jamaica market tour is listed at 110 dollars (under a crossed-out 135) and its Roma Norte tour at 115 dollars.
• Culinary Backstreets takes the longest route, five hours in the Centro Histórico with a private mezcal tasting. Children of 12 and under pay half the adult price, and those of 6 and under pay 25 dollars. Its Azcapotzalco and Tacubaya tours also cost 140 dollars, Xochimilco 150 dollars.
• Food Hood Tours prices its Roma Norte and Condesa walk in pesos, 1,280 per person, in English. The dollar figure on its page is an approximate conversion.

How to choose

• Lowest price in dollars. Secret Food Tours, 74.99 dollars per person.
• District. The old town with Secret Food Tours or Culinary Backstreets. Condesa and Roma with Eat Mexico or Food Hood Tours. Coyoacán, the old village in the south, with Sabores Mexico.
• A small group. Culinary Backstreets takes 2 to 6 guests, Sabores Mexico a group size of 10.
• Children. Eat Mexico and Culinary Backstreets publish child rates.
• Spanish speakers. Sabores Mexico lists Spanish among its tour languages.

What to taste in Mexico City

• Tacos al pastor, pork marinated in chilli and cooked on a vertical spit, served with pineapple.
• Tamales, steamed corn dough with a filling, wrapped in a husk or a banana leaf.
• Tlacoyos, oval corn cakes stuffed with beans or cheese, often made with blue corn.
• Quesadillas, churros with hot chocolate, and mezcal, the agave spirit, sipped neat.

Practical tips for food tours in Mexico City

• Altitude. The city lies at about 2,240 metres: a long walk tires you faster, so drink water and keep the first day light.
• Getting there. The airport is east of the centre, on metro line 5. The metro reaches the Centro Histórico and Coyoacán. The Metrobús runs along Avenida Insurgentes, between Roma and Condesa.
• Stomach. Tell the operator about allergies and how much chilli you can take before the tour starts.
• Prices change. The figures here were read on the operators’ own sites on 4 October 2026. Resellers may charge differently.