Mexican Culinary Experience: Taste Traditional Dishes and Explore Local Markets in Puebla

Experience the flavors of traditional Mexican cuisine on a culinary tour in Puebla. Taste tacos árabes, mole poblano, cemita sandwiches, and more while exploring local markets.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Puebla - Led by a born-and-raised Poblana, this tour offers an inside look at the city’s exciting food scene, which is completely distinct from Mexico City. (And it’s hard to navigate unless you know a local.) You’ll try a half-dozen popular foods, including cemitas, mole, spit-roasted tacos \’arabes, and Puebla’s nationally recognized candies.
What's Included
  • Traditional Mexican candy
  • One agua fresca
  • A taste of pasita
  • All-you-can-eat food experience
What's Not Included
  • Transport to/from the meeting and end points of the tour
  • Tip for your guide
  • Additional personal beverages, outside what’s included on the tour itinerary
Additional Information

Nationally known for its mole, tacos, sandwiches, candies, and fried masa snacks, the city of Puebla is a food lover’s paradise.
On this tour, you’ll feast on tacos \’rabes with smoky chipotle salsa, which were invented not too far from the Z\’ocalo. You’ll try a crunchy pelona, a sandwich of shredded beef, Mexican cream and salsa served on fried bread….

Location
Tourist Information
Avenida Don Juan de Palafox y. Mendoza
The Tourism Information Office near Puebla’s main public square (Zócalo), located on Av. Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, between Ayuntamiento and Calle 2 Norte streets
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mauinoel
Oct 12, 2024
Wonderful and filling - I knew we wanted to do a food tour while in Puebla, and this was the easiest one to book directly. When I was worried that we weren’t at the right meeting spot, I texted the office and they got back to me right away, but by then our guide Aleyn had already found us for what wound up being a private tour. We visited 5 unassuming places, 3 with bigger bites. One stop was sweets which wasn’t my favorite, but we got to take some home to enjoy with our coffee the next morning. And the last stop was for a nice digestif. The other 3 included large portions; 2 included multiple dishes. Two were “street food” in terms of standing and eating, and at one, we were able to sit down and use a restroom. I loved that we got to try items we don’t get here at home in San Diego very often (or at all) and from places we wouldn’t have been brave enough to try on our own. I’ve been on many food tours (this was #70) and this one was the right balance of culture and history, walking, and delicious food. I also appreciated the follow-up email with a list of all of the places we went on the tour.
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Sightsee22159529864
Sep 4, 2024
The nicest most knowledgeable tour guide! She was wonderful and very patient either way all of our questions. - The rating is very well deserved. We Really enjoyed learning about the food customs and the concepts of cooking at home.
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Allisonr455
Aug 29, 2024
Street Food Tour of Puebla - I gave 5 stars because Alyen was a wonderful tour guide. She’s a poblana through and through and knows the history and takes pride in the beautiful culture of Puebla! I would for sure recommend this trip and request Alyen! I would have docked some stars because the meeting point was not well organized, there where numerous tours going on and I think that should be more sharpened up. And the food was great, however, it was street food and that should be mentioned in the tour.
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Michaelandsteph
Oct 28, 2023
Local flavor in Puebla - Maria made this tour great! The food was amazing, but Maria's warmth, enthusiasm and knowledge made it special. We tasted many of the local specialties and each stop was an adventure. We learned not only about the food, but the people that made it. This was a highlight of our visit to Puebla and highly recommend
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Beth
Jul 26, 2023
Wonderful food tour experience in pueble - Our guide was so much better tha we ever expected ! She was kind, accommodating and gracious. We were with her four hours. Excellent
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Samantha
Mar 25, 2023
Incredible Cultural and Culinary Experience - Toti’s tour through Mexican cuisine and culture was INCREDIBLE. We did Family Friendly Streets and Sweets in downtown Mexico City with 4 adults and 4 kids ages 10-12. Everyone absolutely loved it! My daughter said she’d give Toti “one billion stars.” Toti is a delightful person who warmly and authentically connected with us. She shared her expertise and love of food with humility and passion. She gave the perfect amount of information, varied the flavors, and ensured both kids and adults had a rich experience. We sampled everything from shrimp soup to Chinese grenade fruit to garlic grasshoppers to tacos pastor…and the list goes on. If you only do one thing in Mexico City - spend an afternoon with Toti. You will fondly carry the experience in your heart and mind forever and always!
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Danyaroundtheworld
Oct 29, 2024
Very nice activity but not for the high price - A very pleasant and very interesting activity. Aleyn is an excellent guide, her English is impeccable and especially almost without accent. The food is very good but it is street food, while Puebla has much more to offer. The only problem with this tour is the price. Far too expensive for what it's worth.
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G6155nylisar
Jul 20, 2024
Fantastic way to get to know Puebla! - We had a wonderful, fun tour around Puebla sampling the food and learning about the area! Super friendly and knowledgeable guide was a delight to talk with! Our only issue was that it was way too much food to eat! I would recommend one item per stop or maybe smaller portions? Also it’d be great to leave people with a reminder of what they had at each place!
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Christoph_g
Jul 15, 2023
Way to expensive but nice guide - We had 6 stops of which 3 where streetfood. Since it is a lot of food in general we also split the plates at those places. I am not complaining about the quality of the food, everything was very tasty. But in our opinion the tour was way to expensive and most of the money probably doesnt reach the guide but is kept by the company behind it. The Guide was super friendly and very knowledgeable.
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Merian_k
Mar 1, 2023
Good tour but overpriced - We enjoyed the tour and Maria was great but we thought it was overpriced. There were 3 of us and we received no discount, at $380 aud for 3 people it was very expensive
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