11 Cooking Classes in Oaxaca Worth Booking

1.Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 333 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $75Our pick

Oaxaca market walk and hands-on cooking with a small group. Choose dishes like mole negro, enjoy drinks and lunch at Casa Crespo.

“The experience was really complete and very interesting. Oscar was a great guide and host. For foodie or people interested in the local culture, this a must-do experience! We started with a tour at the local market where Oscar introduced us to the local greens, fruits and other flavours. Once we head back to the Restourant we cooked about 5 different dishes from starters to dessert. Eventually the group was a bit too big for having a completely understanding, but overall it worth it!”

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2.Traditional Oaxaqueña Cooking with Grandma’s Recipes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 260 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $90Top rated

Small-group Oaxaqueña cooking in Oaxaca City with a hot chocolate welcome, hands-on salsas, chile rellenos, and mezcal dinner.

“Was excelente every thing was great and very friendly people food was very good and company was great .”

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3.The Real Traditional Oaxaca culinary Cooking experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 251 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $100

Hands-on Oaxaca cooking with Quinta Brava. Learn nixtamalized tortillas and mole, shop the market, then eat what you cook.

“Really hands on in fabulous outdoor setting. Traditional cooking methods. No rules! No cooking experience necessary but even experienced cooks will learn!”

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4.Oaxacan Vegetarian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 235 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $70Best value

A 4-hour Oaxaca City vegetarian cooking class with a market walk, local producer stops, fresh mole and tortillas, and a shared lunch.

“Amazing experience! Victor is so fun and taught us a lot about the culture of Oaxacan food. He engaged everyone during the cooking class and sat and ate with us once we finished. It felt like I was out eating family/friends. I highly recommend this experience! He even shared the recipes.”

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5.Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 197 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $119

Hands-on Oaxaca cooking with Minerva Lopez: market shopping, mole or corn tamales, mezcal tasting, and homemade tortillas from scratch.

“Highly recommended! We started the day picking up fresh ingredients at a local market, very little tourists around. Minerva walked around and introduced the group to local spices, food, and drinks. On the way to her beautiful home we stopped to pick up freshly ground corn for the tamales we learned how to cook. Minerva walked us through the whole process aided by her daughter and crew. Her daughter treated us to a refreshing drink and we also tried Oaxacan chocolate milk.”

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6.Vegetarian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 139 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $70

Oaxaca’s vegetarian cooking class pairs a market ingredient hunt with hands-on Oaxacan recipes, wild mezcal, and a shared meal for $70.

“Had a fantastic day with victor! He was super knowledgable showing us around the market and helpful throughout the day. The food was delicious, still waiting on those recipes to be sent to us though! Would absolutely, highly recommend”

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7.Traditional Oaxacan Cooking Class with Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 80 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $133

Shop Oaxaca markets with a chef, cook mole and tortillas, then taste drinks with mezcal. 5.5 hours, hotel pickup.

“Sandra and Samuel were fantastic. It was like cooking with your favorite Aunt and Un le at their home. We learned six dishes over the five hours we spent together and it was so fun! I highly recommend.”

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8.Cooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $127

A small-group Oaxaca City cooking class that starts at a market, ends with a full meal, plus artisanal mezcal cocktails and hotel drop-off.

“This was such an incredible experience. Betsy is an absolute doll - warm, inviting, and unquestionably an excellent chef. You walk into her incredible kitchen and it's like walking on to the set of a cooking show. It's so beautiful, incredibly appointed, and laid out so there's plenty of room for everyone. The menu selections (sent in advance so you can let her know what you'd like to cook -- appetizers, main course, dessert) were awesome, and you can find options for cooks with little to no experience in the kitchen all the way up to experienced. One member of our group is pescatarian, and she was very easily accommodated…”

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9.Traditional Oaxaca Cooking Class with Local Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83

Cook mole, tortillas and chocolate tamales in Oaxaca City with Chef Oswaldo near Santo Domingo. English class, 3.5 hours.

“Great experience, learnt a lot about the mexican culture. The old cooking techniques and moderns. The food was delicious and it was great to do it from scratch. Oswaldo is a great chef and a great teacher. I would definitely recommend it to other people and would do te recipes at home. Thank you again for this experience.”

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10.Oaxaca de Juarez: Traditional Oaxacan Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 5 hours · from $87

Oaxaca de Juarez 5-hour cooking class with Sonia and Baldo. Cook mole, tortillas, and sauces on traditional tools, plus mezcal tasting.

“This was such a fantastic day out! The whole experience was so thought out and created such a fun and authentic day. The food was delish too ☺️”

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11.Cooking class with a traditional Oaxacan cook

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 4 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Hands-on Oaxaca cooking class in clay pots with Susana, making tortillas, salsas, mole, dessert, and family mezcal, in a small English group.

“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 strangers and all left as friends. These types of events are such much fun because you meet so many people from all walks of lives trying to learn something new. Thank you to our wonderful hosts for sharing such wonderful recipes and their kitchen.”

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