Centro Histórico, Mexico City Food Walking Tour: Tacos, Mercado San Juan & Churros
Day tour
Food tour
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Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City
1N (Participation Duration)
Walking (Transportation)
English (Language)
Number of participants 0/8
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Tour description
Mexico City is the greatest street food city in the world, and Centro Histórico is its densest concentration. This walking tour takes place within about twenty blocks built on the ruins of the Aztec capital.
We start at Mercado de San Juan, where the city's chefs shop: cheeses, dried chilies prepared in eight styles, edible flowers, chapulines, and a torta stall so good it will ruin all other sandwiches for you. Your guide will lead you along the chili wall, where understanding Mexican cuisine truly begins.
Then comes the tacos. Al pastor from a shop that has been slicing meat from a trompo spit since 1959—a technique brought to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants in the 1930s and refined here. Suadero and campechano from a stand that rarely ever closes. Tlacoyos, pre-Hispanic blue corn pockets stuffed with beans and grilled on a comal by a woman who has worked the very same corner for years.
We finish with mole in a dining room that has been open since 1912 and looks the part, along with churros dipped in thick chocolate at a churreria that has been frying dough since 1935 without ever closing its doors.
Small group, maximum 8 guests, entirely on foot.
We start at Mercado de San Juan, where the city's chefs shop: cheeses, dried chilies prepared in eight styles, edible flowers, chapulines, and a torta stall so good it will ruin all other sandwiches for you. Your guide will lead you along the chili wall, where understanding Mexican cuisine truly begins.
Then comes the tacos. Al pastor from a shop that has been slicing meat from a trompo spit since 1959—a technique brought to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants in the 1930s and refined here. Suadero and campechano from a stand that rarely ever closes. Tlacoyos, pre-Hispanic blue corn pockets stuffed with beans and grilled on a comal by a woman who has worked the very same corner for years.
We finish with mole in a dining room that has been open since 1912 and looks the part, along with churros dipped in thick chocolate at a churreria that has been frying dough since 1935 without ever closing its doors.
Small group, maximum 8 guests, entirely on foot.
Meeting point:
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Mercado de San Juan, Ernesto Pugibet, Centro Historico, Mexico City
We meet at the Ernesto Pugibet entrance to Mercado de San Juan. Your guide will have a small sign with your name. Metro San Juan de Letran or Salto del Agua are a short walk.
Detailed itinerary
Stop 1 - Mercado de San Juan: The chefs' market. Dried chillies, Mexican cheeses, edible flowers, chapulines and huitlacoche, with your guide explaining the chilli wall properly.
Stop 2 - Torta at the market counter: A pressed sandwich with milanesa or chorizo, avocado, chipotle and queso, from a counter with a permanent queue.
Stop 3 - Tlacoyos on the comal: Blue corn pockets stuffed with fava beans or requeson, cooked on a flat griddle and topped with nopal, salsa and cheese. Pre-Hispanic and still everywhere.
Stop 4 - Tacos al pastor: Pork marinated in achiote and chilli, stacked on a vertical spit, carved onto a small tortilla with pineapple, onion and coriander. At a taqueria trading since 1959.
Stop 5 - Suadero and campechano: Two more taco cuts from a Centro stand, with a guide to the salsa order and how to tell a good taqueria from a bad one.
Stop 6 - Mole: A plate of mole in a dining room that has been open since 1912, with your guide on how a sauce with thirty ingredients became the national dish.
Stop 7 - Churros and chocolate: Churros fried to order and thick chocolate or cajeta at a churreria that has been running since 1935 and never closes.
Stop 2 - Torta at the market counter: A pressed sandwich with milanesa or chorizo, avocado, chipotle and queso, from a counter with a permanent queue.
Stop 3 - Tlacoyos on the comal: Blue corn pockets stuffed with fava beans or requeson, cooked on a flat griddle and topped with nopal, salsa and cheese. Pre-Hispanic and still everywhere.
Stop 4 - Tacos al pastor: Pork marinated in achiote and chilli, stacked on a vertical spit, carved onto a small tortilla with pineapple, onion and coriander. At a taqueria trading since 1959.
Stop 5 - Suadero and campechano: Two more taco cuts from a Centro stand, with a guide to the salsa order and how to tell a good taqueria from a bad one.
Stop 6 - Mole: A plate of mole in a dining room that has been open since 1912, with your guide on how a sauce with thirty ingredients became the national dish.
Stop 7 - Churros and chocolate: Churros fried to order and thick chocolate or cajeta at a churreria that has been running since 1935 and never closes.
Tour price includes
• English-speaking local food guide for a small group
• All food and drink tastings listed in the itinerary
• One local beverage at the final stop
• Bottled water and wet wipes throughout the walk
• All taxes and service fees
• All food and drink tastings listed in the itinerary
• One local beverage at the final stop
• Bottled water and wet wipes throughout the walk
• All taxes and service fees
Tour price excludes
• Hotel pickup and drop-off unless otherwise stated
• Additional drinks beyond those included
• Personal travel insurance
• Tips for the guide (appreciated but not required)
• Meals and shopping outside the itinerary
• Additional drinks beyond those included
• Personal travel insurance
• Tips for the guide (appreciated but not required)
• Meals and shopping outside the itinerary
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable. The tour runs rain or shine; rain in Mexico City usually arrives in the afternoon, and we are typically finished before then.
Other notes
Runs daily at 10:00.
Altitude: Mexico City sits at an elevation of around 2,240 meters. The walk is flat, but you might find yourself tiring faster than expected. Give yourself a day to acclimatize before booking.
We deliberately host this tour in Centro Histórico rather than Roma or Condesa. Those neighborhoods are at the center of a real and ongoing debate about gentrification and foreign residents, and we do not believe a food tour should add to that issue. Our guides are locals from this city, we keep group sizes small, and we tip according to local standards.
Water and ice: tap water is not potable. We provide bottled water. Ice at established venues along this route is commercially purified; we avoid ice from street carts.
Cash: most stalls are cash-only and cannot make change for large bills. Your guide will pay for everything.
Closures: September 15 and 16, November 2, and December 12 typically see widespread closures and street blockades in Centro. We will let you know if your date is affected.
Dietary requirements: please notify us at least 48 hours in advance. Vegetarian options here are genuinely delicious, featuring tlacoyos, quesadillas with huitlacoche or flor de calabaza, and nopal.
Approximately 2.5 km of walking along flat but crowded streets.
Altitude: Mexico City sits at an elevation of around 2,240 meters. The walk is flat, but you might find yourself tiring faster than expected. Give yourself a day to acclimatize before booking.
We deliberately host this tour in Centro Histórico rather than Roma or Condesa. Those neighborhoods are at the center of a real and ongoing debate about gentrification and foreign residents, and we do not believe a food tour should add to that issue. Our guides are locals from this city, we keep group sizes small, and we tip according to local standards.
Water and ice: tap water is not potable. We provide bottled water. Ice at established venues along this route is commercially purified; we avoid ice from street carts.
Cash: most stalls are cash-only and cannot make change for large bills. Your guide will pay for everything.
Closures: September 15 and 16, November 2, and December 12 typically see widespread closures and street blockades in Centro. We will let you know if your date is affected.
Dietary requirements: please notify us at least 48 hours in advance. Vegetarian options here are genuinely delicious, featuring tlacoyos, quesadillas with huitlacoche or flor de calabaza, and nopal.
Approximately 2.5 km of walking along flat but crowded streets.
Detailed price list
| Guest type | Price |
|---|---|
| 大人 | $59 |
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