Private Street Food Tour Merida

Discover Yucatán’s rich culinary history on a guided street food tour. Explore markets, taste local dishes, and learn fascinating food legends.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Merida - Most of the tour take place here, walking and stoping at different food stands.
  • Parque de La Madre - Here is the meeting point, a beautiful sculpture of a mother an child and an easy way to find your guide
  • Museo de la Gastronomia Yucateca - Here we will learn about the history of the cuisine of Yucatan, how local ingredients are grown, how the ancient Maya use to cook them and how they used to live, not to mention all the influences that have been brought from all over the world
  • Mercado San Benito - Here is where our paladar takes its Yucatecan trip, tasting the food that the locals enjoy on a daily basis, we will take you from point to pint of the market teaching you the history and legends of the dishes, and you will get to choose which one to try!
What's Included
  • Professional Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Not knowing the preferences, allergies or appetites every guest chooses and pays their own dishes.
Additional Information

Welcome to Yucatán and welcome to the delicious street food tour, our first stop will be the museum of the Ycatecan gastronomy where you will learn how the ancient people from Yucatán used to grow and consume their food, we will show you how do used to live and how different influences from all over the world shaped the local gastronomy, after that we will take you to the local markets where you will be able to see with your own eyes wide variety of dishes that the local people eat when they decide to go out, we will stop at many of the shops and you will get to choose which one you want to try, and of course our local expert guide will be there with you teaching with you about the legends and history of those dishes and how they are prepared and how they are a part of every day life.

  • Not recommended for travelers with sensitive stomach
Location
C. 62 469
Calle 62
We meet in the park by the big chairs, look for the pink bag or umbrella!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Barbara
Feb 4, 2020
Culinary tour of Merida - Good tour. I liked seeing the roasting of the chochinita public. The guide also gave me a lot of information of places to go in the city.
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