Plaza Minorista Tour and Home Cooking in Medellín with Daniela
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Enjoy a guided tour of Plaza Minorista with Daniela, the second biggest market in Medellin. She will teach you about local ingredients used in Colombian cuisine and the history behind the country's diverse food, while you walk through this vibrant market. You will also get a tasting of a few local fruits and street food like buñuelos (cheese fritters) or arepa de choclo, before your 1 hour market tour ends. And once you're back at Daniela’s home, you will learn how to cook a Colombian meal with her mother, that you will later share together.
Don't hesitate to embark on this culinary adventure and learn all about Columbian culture and cuisine!
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Menu may vary depending on the season
If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Private, personalized experience
What To Expect
Enjoy a private and authentic market tour and cooking class in a local Medellin market and home with your host Daniela. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Daniela will teach you 2 traditional Colombian dishes from family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together. This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional Colombian culture and cuisine.
Sample Menu
main
Arroz con pollo
rice with veggies and chicken
main
Papa rellena
stuffed potatoes
dessert
Arroz con leche
a sweet rice pudding
Options
Market, cooking and lunch
Market tour, cooking class and lunch including alcohol with your host Daniela
What‘s Included
Private market tour and cooking class with your host Daniela
Local alcohol (1-2 glasses)
Homecooked meal
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
25 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
True Medellin Experience!!!
luisbarr40,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It doesn't get better than this! The walk to Plaza Minorista was breath taking! Very inclusive, safe and secure. I've tried a lot of new fruits. Preparing and making a home cooked meal was like nothing else. Daniela patients and awesome culinaty skills are next level. Highly recomended!! I am forever greatful!!
Best way to learn about Columbia
fyognleifver,Nov 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I really enjoyed this experience as an introduction to Colombian culture. I learned about the Colombian philosophy of “nothing goes to waste”, which we saw evidence of in the market, and which I want to start implementing in my life. Daniela and her mom were wonderful hosts and the home-cooked meal warmed me straight to the heart. We even got to try some local fruits. As a bonus, I learned a lot of Spanish words. Highly recommend this class!
Cook with a local and leave feeling like family
Christina M,Jul 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a lovely and unforgettable experience! Cooking with Daniela and her mom felt like leaving dinner with my own family. We made a delicious traditional Colombian soup and fresh arepas together, and the whole evening was filled with warmth, laughter, and genuine hospitality. Thank you, Daniela, for inviting me into your home and sharing such a special part of Colombian culture with me. Highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Medellín — you’ll leave with a full belly and an even fuller heart!
An authentic Colombian food experience awaits!
Pytheas the Aussie,Mar 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a wonderful experience it was meeting Daniela and her mother Beatriz, it is an absolute must do event in Medellin! Before the day, Daniela was in contact with me, giving me the menu choices for lots of appetizers, main dishes and deserts. I nominated one of each - Appetizer (Papa rellena), Main dish (Ajiaco) and Dessert (Almojábana with guava and cheese cake). We visited Plaza Minorista to get the ingredients, and while there Daniela pointed out lots and lots of different fruits and vegetables, also I saw the meat and fish stalls. When then went to Daniela´s apartment and she and her motherdid most of the preparation with me assisting (because of the short time available, it needed three people to prepare the three dishes). All the time of preparation, Daniela was explaining what was happening. It was an enjoyable time. However, even more enjoyable was eating the delicious food!!! Also heaing stories about Colombia, I learnt a lot. So without doubt, if you want an authentic Colombian experience, make this a must do visit. It is fun and get to eat very healthy food. 100% recommended!!!
Cooking ala Medellin
V592DYkatherines,Feb 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Daniella and yer mother were very informative. The trip to the market provided insight into daily life. The food we cooked was delicious and fun to make. The whole experience was very enjoyable
Amazing market tour and cooking class!
Frederik J,Feb 23, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00I highly recommend this experience! We had an amazing time with Daniela and her mother both at the market and during the cooking class. Daniela is very kind and professional. She additionally gave us a lot of great recommendations for the rest of our stay in Colombia!
Great market tour
FellowTraveler756911,Feb 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Daniella and her mother were wonderful! I especially enjoyed walking through the markets. The fruits that I got to taste were not fruits I was familiar with and the food we prepared was great.
Market tour and cooking class with Daniela in Medellín
symphonyvineyard,Feb 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a wonderful experience with Daniela and her mother. They picked us up in our hotel in El Poblado, and off we went to explore the Plaza Minorista market. Good thing we had them as guides, would have been hopelessly lost otherwise! It was great to see so many Colombian vendors and shoppers in action, and we tried several fruits we'd never seen before. Then back to Daniela's home where all 4 of us got to work preparing the 3-course meal we'd chosen in advance, in her very functional and professional kitchen. We made patacón with toppings, lentil cazuela, and almojabana with guava - all highly recommended. Even the salsa for the patacón was made from scratch. The four of us enjoyed our creations in a sit-down meal in Daniela's cozy and well-lit dining room. It was a great chance to chat to the two of them about life in Medellín and Colombia's past, present and future.
A great time with wonderful food
Robert D,Dec 27, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Daniela and her mother were a great hosts and a teachers. We all had a wonderful time and enjoyed the market and cooking. Likes: - the food, the drink, the market (and trying wonderful fruits there. suggested Improvements:- recipes or opportunity to take a photo of the recipe for future use - we generally were hoping to be more involved in the process of cooking than we were. We helped, but feel it would have been more fun to do the vast majority of the meal preperations.
Great culinary experience
Knighter1203,Jul 13, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00The entire market tour and cooking lesson was a great time! The market was very interesting with many local fruits, vegetables, and vendors. The food we prepared was delicious, especially the tres leches cake. We would absolutely recommend
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