OAXACA
Oaxaca’s best days out.
The 15 cooking classes travellers book most around Oaxaca, with what each one costs, how long it runs and the operator you go with.
Oaxaca City market tour and interactive cooking class with no fixed menu, hands-on prep, local ingredients, and a filling lunch.
Most Popular“Amazing day! We had a great group, the chef was fantastic & the food we cooked was delicious. We also bought Oaxacan chocolate from upstairs.”
Cook Oaxacan classics with Chef Adhey Andrade’s family. Small group, private transport, hot chocolate, salsas, chile rellenos, and mezcal.
“Very welcoming family ! The class is going to run over so do not book any other activity that same day! It is so worth it tho! I felt very welcome, laughed a lot and the food was delicious!!”
Hands-on traditional Oaxaca cooking at a ranch-style cocina: nixtamalized tortillas, empanadas, soups, and mole plus a market stop.
“Great experience! Very knowledgeable about ancient, colonial and modern food. My sister is a chief and she was totally impressed”
Stroll Oaxaca’s Merced neighborhood, taste local ingredients with Victor’s team, then cook a vegetarian feast with mole and tortillas.
“Absolutely amazing. Victor made the experience, really interesting. We went to the marked and bought ingredients for our cooking. Then we learned a lot about how food was made by his grandmother and it tasted really good. This has been the absolute highlight of our Mexico adventure. And we will recommend it to everyone who…”
Shop Oaxaca’s biggest market, then cook mole and tortillas from scratch with award-winning chef Minerva Lopez, plus mezcal and snacks.
“Minerva offers a lot of different classes. This one was specifically for mole negro. You start with going to a local market which is an experience unto itself and then get a really warm welcome to Minerva's home where you're guided through the whole process. It's a great experience and I'd definitely sign up again…”
Shop Oaxaca’s market for vegetarian ingredients, cook classic dishes with a chef, then share a mezcal-finished meal with a small group.
“Viktor and Wendy were fantastic guides. Really enjoyable morning buying, cooking and eating some local traditional foods. Recommended.”
Shop Oaxaca markets with a chef, then cook traditional dishes, tortillas, and Oaxacan drinks in a hands-on class lasting 5.5 hours.
“This was a highlight of our trip. Touring the markets with Geraldo’s guidance and being able to cook and learn recipes in his beautiful home will be a lasting memory of Oaxaca! Thank you so much!!”
Shop a Oaxaca market with a Tehuana cook, learn three dishes start to finish, then eat with mezcal cocktails, aguas, and hotel drop-off.
“This was one of the best experiences we’ve had in Mexico! You not only get a tour of the market to buy your food to make a three course meal but also learn about the history of why food.”
Cook Oaxaca classics with Chef Oswaldo in a small-group class near Santo Domingo, making tortillas, mole, and chocolate tamales for a full meal.
“It was a great experience cooking with Oswaldo. He is very friendly, calm and very good at explaining the details. We highly recommend this class!”
Hands-on Oaxaca cooking class in a mountain village: organic ingredients, tortillas on metate, mole over firewood, mezcal tasting.
“Maravilloso!! Muchas gracias por la experiencia!”
A small-group Oaxaca cooking class where you cook in clay pots, learn mole basics, and end with mezcal and firewood-roasted fruit.
“Such a great experience for my first solo trip. Our hosts were so welcoming and knowledgeable of the history and traditions to each item we prepared. I learned how to make my first Morita chili sauce and I have to say I’ll be making it again when I return home. We all came in as…”
Oaxaca cooking class that starts in a local market and ends with hands-on breakfast and mole lunches, guided by Hector and Aurora.
“It was an amazing experience!!! The chef was very fun. The entire time, the chef guided us and explained everything, but also let us experience the entire cooking process. 1000% recommend on taking the class.”
Hands-on Oaxaca cooking class in a small group. Shop a city market, cook 3 courses with mezcalitas, and learn mole from scratch.
“Amazing day of food and drink and fun. The pick up point was a little confusing but after that it was an excellent day. Great food, great company, and so informative as well as fun. Food allergies were catered too and never felt like it was a problem for it to be arranged/altered. Highly recommend…”
Make 10 Mexican salsas in Oaxaca with Chef Oscar at Casa Crespo, then taste taco pairings and drinks in a 2-hour class.
“Really amazing experience that I would definitely recommend! Thank you, Oscar, and the rest of the team, for enabling me to recreate some of my great memories made in Mexico through the recipes and skills I learned from you.”
Shop Etla market and learn Oaxacan classics like memelitas, mole, and chocolate de agua, with Mixe stories in a small group.
“Hector was an excellent host. He was a great chef and a perfect teacher. He provided wonderful warmth in his home, and made us feel like life long friends round for a wonderful meal and sharing of fun and experience. Definitely the highlight of my stay in Oaxaca!!”
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