The 5 Best Vegan & Vegetarian Tours in Mexico City

1.Mexico City Vegan & Vegetarian Street Food Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Join Mena, Sharon, or another Travelling Herbivore guide for a 3 to 4 hour walking feast through central Mexico City. Expect vegan tacos, quesadillas, esquites, aguas frescas, tortas, sweets, a beer, and lesser-known neighborhoods. The route is limited to 10 people and involves plenty of walking.

“I am super grateful to tour organizer and guide Sharon, for introducing me and five other U.S. vegans to such a variety of vegan Mexican food while also introducing us to multiple neighborhoods and public transportation. The logistics were flawless too -- I appreciated how she called or texted ahead to some of the businesses while we were en route, to reduce our wait time once we arrived. We started with a park stand that offered a sampling of quesadillas, sopes and tlacoyos made with pre-Hispanic ingredients including huitlacoche (a mushroom), nopales, and squash blossoms. Then a small stand in the same park for esquite/elote (corn in a cup). From…”

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2.Vegan and Vegetarian Street Food Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 65 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $99

Join Sharon, Mena, or another bilingual Travelling Herbivore guide for 3.5 hours of vegan and vegetarian street food in Mexico City. Walk 4.5 to 5 km, ride the Metrobus, visit family-run eateries, and taste tacos, tlacoyos, tortas, vegan seafood, churros, and more.

“My first day of a 3 week trip and what a way to start with the Vegan street food tour. The food was absolutely amazing and I would highly recommend this to anyone new in Mexico and especially if you are vegan (or vegetarian) or just a foodie. The places we went are where true locals were eating at. Mena, as the host, truly went above and beyond to accommodate everyone in the group and stay true to her principles of supporting local people. Make sure you go on an empty stomach because you will be eating lots of delicious food. Stop reading this review and book it.”

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3.Mexico City Vegan & Veggie Market Explorer plus Cooking Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $85Best value

Start near the Zócalo with a bilingual guide such as Sharon, visit the Cathedral and Templo Mayor, ride the subway, and shop Mercado de Jamaica. Taste fruit, mole, coffee or atole, then make salsa or a handmade huarache with a local family.

“Loved everything on this tour. Walking in the streets and shopping for ingredients for salsa and then making and eating it too with Napoletas tacos. Just yummy. Sharon was awesome. Perfect English speaking guide.”

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4.Four-course vegan Mexican hands-on cooking class + Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $154

Start with Chef Lorena or Chef Pamela at Coyoacán Market, tasting local ingredients before cooking tortilla soup, mextlapique, vegan taco al pastor, fresh tortillas, and avocado mousse. This four-and-a-half-hour English-language class serves agua fresca, hot chocolate, lunch, and artisanal mezcal.

“Lorena was a wonderful teacher and very easy to be around. I don’t really like to cook, but she made the process fun and informative. The market tour was fascinating. The food was delicious. So glad we did this.”

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5.Vegan Food Tour in Mexico City: A Culinary Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $110

Spend three hours in Roma Norte with a bilingual local guide, sampling vegan Mexican food, pulque, street food, and market dishes. The route begins at Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia and ends at Mercado Roma, with a taqueria, gourmet market, and art gallery along the way. Guide Ximena has earned praise for her warm approach.

“It is an excellent tour with a good variety of dishes to try, combined with a great guide, Ximena rocks!”

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