We recently visited Mexico City and were struggling to find a tour that would cater to our seven year old and at the same time provide interest to my wife and I. Eat México was perfect.
Family Friendly Streets & Sweets
Downtown Walking Tour
Great For Kids
Playground Stop Included
Traveling with children? This family-friendly tour was designed with them in mind. Join us in strolling through the heart of Mexico City—the downtown historic center—as we try a mix of tacos, churros, and other sweet and savory snacks. We’ll visit the city’s famous Gourmet San Juan Market, while the kids get an activity book to keep them engaged!
Highlights
Tour a 1920’s-era bakery with cakes stacked seven and eight tiers tall
Try the freshest seafood tostadas in all of downtown
Sample crickets, or chapulines (an ancient Mexican delicacy) at the Mercado San Juan
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Trip Details
Price
Adults: $106USD ($1,899MXN)
Teens (13-17): $51USD ($920MXN)
Children (4-12): $38USD ($692MXN)
Young children (0-3): free
Private per adult: $122USD ($2,190MXN)
Availability & departure time
Daily at 10AM
Meeting point
Please meet next to the front steps of the Sears building in the Historic Center (across from the front entrance of the Bellas Artes Palace), Av. Juárez 14, Colonia Centro.
Duration
2.5 to 3 hours
Group size
Minimum 2 people (including children aged 4 and up), maximum 8 people (including children aged 4 and up)
Included
- All the food you can eat (enough for a big breakfast and lunch)
- Mexican fruit tasting
- One sweet Mexican bread
- Traditional Mexican candy
- Churros with ice cream and hot chocolate
- Filtered water throughout the tour
- Generous tips for vendors
Not included
- Transport to/from the meeting and end points of the tour
- Souvenirs
- Tip for your guide
- Additional personal beverages, outside what’s included on the tour itinerary
What to bring
- Comfortable walking shoes
- An appetite
- Water to stay hydrated
- Tip for your guide if desired
- An umbrella during the rainy season months (June through October)
- Tote bag for purchases, if desired
Participation requirements
Guests should be able to walk for three hours, with breaks in between at some of the stops. Small strollers are welcome.
Staff on tour
You’ll be accompanied by one of our local, bilingual culinary guides. Each has a degree in gastronomy and/or has worked in local kitchens. They’ll enrich your experience by sharing their knowledge of Mexico City’s food scene, their own personal traditions, and the vendors’ stories. Read more about our guides here.
Family-Friendly Mexico City Food Tour: Streets & Sweets
This tour takes place in the vibrant downtown Historic Center, the historical and geographical heart of Mexico City. Across 2 to 3 hours, you’ll join our expert culinary guide in trying some of the best foods in the neighborhood, while you learn about Mexican history and culture from a culinary perspective.
Your children have a great time, too—trying new things and coloring in our tour activity book. We’ll also stop at a playground to let the kids burn off some energy.
The items you’ll try include:
Seafood Tostadas
Picture fresh-cooked octopus or shrimp tossed with tomato and onion and served on a crunchy tortilla. Add a spritz of lime juice and a drizzle of salsa for the most delicious seafood snack you’ll have while you’re here.
Turkey Tortas
Often tortas in Mexico City are huge, but these sandwiches—filled with tender turkey, smoky chipotle salsa, and slices of avocado—are small and mighty.
Typical Oaxacan Snacks
At the San Juan Market, we’ll visit a stand that specializes in snacks from Oaxaca, including crunchy cooked crickets, tangy quesillo, and garlicky peanuts.
Churros
Freshly fried and dusted in sugar, these are a Mexico City specialty. We’ll visit a historic churrería and try their newest invention—the churro ice cream sandwich.
Plus more items!
- The tour is conducted rain or shine.
- We like to blend in with the locals. Dress in comfortable clothing, and leave any flashy or expensive clothes and jewelry at home. Note: Mexico City can be chilly in the mornings and warmer in the afternoon, so it’s best to dress in layers.
- This tour includes a lot of food. We recommend arriving hungry and not eating breakfast beforehand.
- Vegetarians can be accommodated on this tour, but meat and vegetables will be cooked on the same surface.
- Feel free to bring your own water bottle. We’ll stop to refill it with purified water.
- Mexico City sits at nearly 7,300 feet high. This means you’ll feel more tired than normal if you’re not used to the altitude. Don’t do this tour if you haven’t gotten any sleep the night before, or if you’re arriving to the airport on the same morning.
- If you’d like to make any purchases (see our FAQ on souvenirs), bring cash and a small tote bag. Credit cards are not accepted here. Please note that prices at this market tend to be slightly higher than other neighborhood markets around the city.
- On this tour, we’ll stop at a playground for the kiddos to take a break.
2.5 to 3 hours.
No. The tour meets at the front entrance of the Sears building on Av. Juárez #14, Colonia Centro. It will end at Churrería El Moro on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 42, Colonia Centro. If you need help getting back to your hotel at the end of the tour, your guide will help you find the nearest subway station or an Uber.
Yes! You can eat as much as you want in each of the stops. Our guide will let you know how many stops remain so you can pace yourself. No one knows your appetite better than you!
If you plan to tip your guide, you should bring enough cash to cover that—about 10 to 15 percent is standard. You may also choose to bring a bit extra for any market souvenirs. All the food you can eat, plus at least two drinks and purified water, are covered by us.
No, please bring cash if you plan on buying anything outside of what’s included on the tour.
Of course! Our guides are culinary experts and speak perfect English.
Not really. It is a good place to buy food or Mexican ingredients. Outside of the market, we will spend a few minutes walking by some of the arts & crafts stands that sell items such as colorful ceramics, Mexican textiles or folk art.
Nope, we will take care of that.
Due to narrow market aisles and uneven sidewalks in part of the tour, we recommend a carrier for parents traveling with babies and toddlers. If you must bring a stroller, a light and narrow umbrella stroller is best—bigger strollers will not fit on the sidewalks or in the market aisles.
We have offered this tour since 2010 and never had an issue with violence or theft. That said, Mexico City is an enormous place and pickpocketing can happen. If you wear plain clothing, leave your jewelry at home, and keep your wallet and cellphone tucked away, there should be no problem.
We usually require a two-person minimum on our tours. If you’re a solo traveler, you’re welcome to book the date of your choosing—if it has other guests, you’re good to go. If three days prior to the tour date, the tour does not have any other guests, we will reach out to you about choosing a different date or refund your ticket.
Have more questions? Check out our FAQ page!
See what previous guests have to say
We took the Family Friendly Streets & Sweets tour and had our 5-year old and 10-month old with us. Our guides, Nico and Ariane, were exceptional! They were knowledgeable, super nice, flexible and they even shared personal stories that brought the food and Mexican culture to life.
We booked the Streets & Sweets private tour on our first morning in Mexico City. This was recommended as we have two younger children. Nico was our guide, and we really enjoyed our time with him. He speaks very good English, is extremely knowledgeable, and he’s just an all around nice guy.
