Mexico City Mercado de Jamaica Small-Group Food Tour with Salsa-Making Workshop

Explore Mercado de Jamaica with a local food expert, then craft your own salsa in a hands-on workshop with a full tasting menu.

Getting started

Meet your expert English or Spanish-speaking guide at the designated meeting point near Mercado de Jamaica, depending on the language option you select. After a brief introduction to the market layout and plan for the visit, you set off together into the aisles. Your guide begins by explaining how the tour, tastings, and salsa-making workshop will unfold.

What to expect

Mercado de Jamaica

Mercado de Jamaica is one of Mexico City’s traditional public markets, known for its produce, flowers, and everyday food stalls. You spend your entire experience here, moving from stand to stand before sitting down for your workshop and tasting menu.

Features

• Guided tour of Mercado de Jamaica with a local food expert gives you an inside look at market life, as your guide introduces you to vendors and explains the produce and ingredients you will later use. You visit stalls where your guide knows the owners personally, which helps you understand how locals shop and eat.
• Street food tastings are included during your walk, so you can try dishes as you go instead of waiting until the end of the tour. All food and drinks are covered, so you do not need to pay vendors directly for these tastings.
• A hands-on salsa-making workshop invites you to roll up your sleeves and prepare your own salsa using fresh chiles and other ingredients. Your guide shares techniques and tasting tips so you can adjust heat and flavor to your preference.
• A 4-course tasting menu is served after the workshop, giving you time to sit down and enjoy multiple dishes prepared with market ingredients. Alongside your courses, you sip mezcal, a crafted cocktail, and fruit water, all included as part of the experience.
• An expert English or Spanish-speaking guide, as per the option you select at booking, stays with you throughout the tour and workshop. Group size is capped as a small group of up to 10 guests, which allows for questions, conversation, and individual help during the salsa-making.
• If you are lucky, you may spot Botas, the market's resident cat, during your time in Mercado de Jamaica. Vegetarian and allergy-friendly options are available, so you can participate in the tastings even with dietary needs.