Best Street Food Tours in Mexico — Our Top 12

1.Cancun Street Food Tour with Food Stalls, Local Market and Murals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 723 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $64Our pick

Spend about three and a half hours tasting Cancun beyond the resorts. Guides such as Adrian, Sasha, G, and Navarro lead you to carnitas, Mexico City style specialties, Yucatecan food, handmade popsicles, Mercado 23, and local murals. Hotel pickup, drinks, air-conditioned transport, and food are included.

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had a fantastic experience on this morning tour with hotel pickup. Our group included two adults and our 11-year-old daughter, and it was perfect for all of us. The van was very comfortable, and everything felt well organized from start to finish. We stopped at three different restaurants to sample local food, and every single one was excellent. It was great to explore the city with a knowledgeable local guide who really brought the place to life. The murals made for beautiful photo opportunities, and the visit to the market was especially interesting and authentic. If you’re looking for a relaxed, half-day way to experience the city, we…”

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2.Merida Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 417 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $69

Start near Mérida’s cathedral at 10:30 a.m. and walk with an English and Spanish-speaking guide through Lucas de Gálvez Market. Taste seasonal fruit, cochinita pibil, panuchos, local drinks, sweets, ceviche, and artisanal gelato. Guides such as Gisell, Luz, Zulma, Laura, and Diego lead the route, which usually lasts three to four hours.

“It’s a wonderful way to experience the local foods of Merida. We had a lot of fun, and tasted many unique fruits, spices, drinks and delicious food.”

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3.Street Food Tour with Friends

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 326 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Start in Juárez with a snack and drink, then pedal through Condesa, Roma, and Chapultepec with a small group of up to 12. You’ll visit a market, hear neighborhood stories, and sample Mexican street food along the way. Guide teams have included Valentin, Andrea, Andrés, Velia, Sebastián, and Claudio.

“Be prepared to eat right away! We had tamales for breakfast! They were delicious! It was so much fun to ride around the busy city. It was a Sunday so many people were out and our ride began very relaxing and got busier in the last hour. It was a blast!”

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4.Mexico City: Hidden Markets, Street Food & Salsa-Making Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 310 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $69

Spend five hours with an English-speaking local guide such as Andrea, Axel, Viri, Alfonso, or Poncho, visiting two working markets, tasting tamales, tacos, atole, huaraches, and tepache, then making salsa with a family business. Expect about 6 km of walking, a Metro ride, and a small group of up to 12 people.

“Excellent food and market tour -family of 5 (ages 8 - 56) and another couple made the group. We had such a lovely time. Visited markets, tasted different foods and learned a lot. Walked a fair amount but it was not strenuous. Also rode the metro which is great for navigating the city once you have a little tutorial. We would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting CDMX!!”

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5.Mexico City Street Food: A Beginner’s Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 197 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $110

Spend three hours walking through Cuauhtémoc and Juárez, sampling tacos, tamales, cemitas, tlacoyos, carnitas, fresh juice, candy, and artisan chocolate. Your English-speaking guide handles ordering, explains Mexican food culture, and helps you find dishes to try for the rest of your Mexico City stay. Groups are limited to eight.

“Come hungry! Our tour started slow with chicharrón and tortillas, but it quickly picked up speed and I was plenty full until dinner. We tried many unique and interesting foods, like tlacoyos, bombazas, fermented chocolate etc. Come with questions too, about Mexican food or even just travel advice. Our guide Clara was very sweet, welcoming, friendly, informed, passionate, approachable and told really interesting anecdotes.”

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6.Mexico City Vegan & Vegetarian Street Food Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $95

Join Travelling Herbivore for a 3 to 4-hour walking tour of Mexico City’s meat-free food scene. Guides such as Mena, Sharon, and Stephanie lead you to local stands and small eateries for tacos, tlacoyos, esquites, vegan tortas, aguas frescas, sweets, and more. The route ends in Zona Rosa with a beer or churro.

“We had an absolute blast! the tour guide was informative and entertaining with great vibes and a nice pace. The rest of the people in our group were also a vibe and we became one large group of friends by the end. Definitely recommend. I am a vegan foodie with a voracious appetite if I left stuffed no one is escaping this experience anything less than full!”

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7.Street Food Bike Tour / Mexico is not only Tacos / All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 170 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $92

Ride through Roma Norte, Roma Sur, Condesa, and Chapultepec with guides such as Mario, Raul, Simon, or Rigo. Stop for pastries, coffee, tamales, market specialties, tacos, quesadillas, and a CDMX-style michelada. Food, local stories, and bike safety make this a strong first-day introduction to Mexico City.

“Raul and Axel were fantastic tour guides! The food was of course delicious but what was a wonderful surprise were the extra stops to give history about the neighborhoods we visited and about Mexico City. They navigated our group very safely through the city. The traffic was heavier in some areas, but I never felt unsafe. I would highly recommend this bike tour for anyone!”

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8.Cancún: Street Food, Local Market and Urban Art Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 88 reviews · 5 hours · from $78

Spend five hours eating through downtown Cancún with an English or Spanish-speaking guide such as Adrián, Diego, or Alex. Visit four local food stops, try tacos, tamales, cochinita pibil, desserts, and aguas frescas, then browse a neighborhood market. Hotel pickup, drinks, vendor tips, vegetarian options, and rain umbrellas are included.

“This is a wonderful experience. Christian, our guide, and Erick, our driver, were great. Food was delicious, and explanations of the various options was so helpful. Walking through the markets and shopping time was nice bonus. Apartment murals very interesting.”

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9.México City: Street Food to Home Cooking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 84 reviews · 4 hours · from $110

Spend four hours eating across Roma with local guide Yibran, from street stalls and market food to restaurant dishes and homemade tamales at his home with Daniela. Try 10 food and drink tastings from regions across Mexico, then add a three-mezcal flight paired with premium chocolate if available with your booking. Come very hungry.

“This was an unique food tour as it not only offered a great variety of food options in a local district but we also got invited to eat homemade food! Thr tour guide is very knowledgeable and it felt just like a great day out with a friend :)”

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10.Mexico City: Vegan and Vegetarian Street Food Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 65 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $99

Join Travelling Herbivore for 3.5 hours of vegan and vegetarian street food across four Mexico City neighborhoods. Guides Sharon and Mena lead small groups from the Hilton Reforma to local stalls and family-run eateries, with tacos, quesadillas, tlacoyos, vegan seafood, churros, one drink, and Metrobus fare included.

“I highly recommend this tour. I had Sharon as my tour guide and she was brilliant. I was lucky that I was the only person on the tour that day, so I got to ask a ton of questions! The food was amazing. I had been in Mexico for two weeks and just not had food to this amazing level yet, as I didn’t know where the good spots were. It was very filling. We had about seven stops. The best tacos I have ever had. Ice cream, vegan seafood, churros and more. And it felt good to go to more “local” places, than the spots in Condessa I had…”

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11.Street Food Walking Tour in Merida

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 48 reviews · 3 hours · from $69

Meet at Hotel Caribe and walk into Mérida’s central market for cochinita pibil, panuchos, salbutes, fruit, spices, drinks and candy. A restaurant ceviche lunch and Pola Gelato finish the three-hour tour. Spanish and English guides explain Yucatecan food and culture. Vegetarian options require advance notice.

“Our walking food tour was a visit to the busy local market. It provided an authentic experience where locals buy their fresh foods and have their breakfast. Our guide was familiar with the local vendors. We had delicious popular foods (quick service in spite of long queues) and she provided explanations for each dish. We also sampled fresh local fruits, herbs and spices used in Mexican cooking. Lunch was a prawn ceviche and we finished in an ice cream shop with interesting and unusual selection of flavours.”

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12.Cancun Taco Tour: Street Food & Tequila Tasting in Downtown

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 46 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $72

Meet your English or Spanish-speaking guide at Parque de las Palapas for 6 to 8 taco tastings, from salbutes and seafood to suadero and al pastor. You’ll also try chaya agua fresca, a margarita, tequila, and fresh churros. Guides such as Antonio, Saul, and Luis add food knowledge, humor, and useful Cancún tips.

“A fantastic experience with a fantastic guide! Great way to spend our last night in Cancun!”

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