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Private Market Tour & Cooking Class in Puerto Vallarta with Manu 1
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Market Visit and Cooking Lesson: Cook Authentic Mexican Food in Puerto Vallarta 3
Market Visit and Cooking Lesson: Cook Authentic Mexican Food in Puerto Vallarta 4
Market Visit and Cooking Lesson: Cook Authentic Mexican Food in Puerto Vallarta 5

Private Market Tour & Cooking Class in Puerto Vallarta with Manu

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Overview

Learn to cook with a local chef in Puerto Vallarta during this private culinary experience! Your host for the day is Manu, a professionally trained chef who loves to create innovative, modern fusions of classic Mexican dishes. Manu will take you to the local market and show you his favourite vendors. After doing a bit of shopping you'll return to his home and cook a meal together. Manu will teach you to prepare traditional Mexican dishes with a modern twist, dishes you can replicate in your own kitchen at home. Enjoy the meal together in Manu's home, a small but typical home in central Puerto Vallarta.

Activity location

  • Puerto Vallarta
    • Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • San Salvador 604
    • 604 San Salvador
    • 48304, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Fresh ingredients purchased together at the local market
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    Private market tour with Chef Manu through Mercado Cinco de Diciembre
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Learn to prepare three traditional Mexican dishes
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hands-on Mexican cooking class in Manu's home kitchen
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local beer or wine
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Personalised menu options for vegetarian, meat, seafood, and most dietary preferences
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Homemade lunch or dinner (depending on selected start time)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Insider tips on selecting authentic Mexican ingredients

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking - Manu is happy to accommodate them.
  • Please note: this is not a professional cooking class, rather an experience to visit a local home to meet a local chef and share culture and cuisine together.
  • Your experience ends at your host's home.
  • Manu has a small and friendly lapdog but he's happy to keep him in a separate room during your experience.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Puerto Vallarta

  • 1h
Join Chef Manu at Mercado Cinco de Diciembre, a vibrant local market beloved by Puerto Vallarta residents. As you explore the market together, you'll discover the sights, sounds, and flavours of everyday Mexican life while learning how locals shop for the freshest ingredients. Visit colourful fruit and vegetable stalls, a traditional tortillería, butcher shop, and seafood market. Along the way, Manu will share tips for selecting quality ingredients and explain how these fresh local products are used in authentic Mexican cuisine. Together you'll choose the ingredients that you'll later use during your hands-on cooking class.

Puerto Vallarta

  • 2h 30m
After the market visit, drive together to Manu's welcoming home and cooking studio for a hands-on culinary experience. An internationally trained chef who returned to Puerto Vallarta to celebrate the flavours of his hometown, Manu combines traditional Mexican recipes with techniques learned throughout his culinary career. Working side-by-side with Manu, you'll prepare a three-course Mexican meal using the ingredients you selected at the market. Depending on the season and your preferences, dishes may include fresh catch-of-the-day ceviche, panela enchiladas topped with traditional garnishes, and shrimp, octopus, or mushrooms al ajillo. As you cook, learn authentic techniques, ingredient selection tips, and the stories behind the dishes. Once the meal is complete, sit down together to enjoy the food you've prepared, accompanied by a local beer or wine. Menus can be customised for vegetarian guests and most dietary restrictions with advance notice.

Location

Activity location

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    Puerto Vallarta
    • Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    San Salvador 604
    • 604 San Salvador
    • 48304, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

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