Private Tour
Cooking Class in Quito with Chef, Market Tour and Transportation
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Andres (the owner) will meet you at your hotel, if your hotel is close to the market we will walk there, if not we will take my comfy SUV. Andres will first take you for a tour in the traditional Central Market and surroundings to hunt for fresh local products that you will use during your cooking class. Then you will head to the restaurant which is located in a beautiful Colonial house in the heart of Old Town Quito. During this tour, you will experience life as a local and will learn how to make 3 traditional dishes, which you can replicate back home. Get ready for a packed day filled with incredible sights, tastes, and smells. And at the end of it all, you will be able to enjoy the delicious meal you cooked. Highly recommended experience!
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Market Tour Visiting the market in Ecuador is a one-of-a-kind experience! You´ll discover the best smells, tastes, and colors of fruits, vegetables, and spices that will help you create the perfect Ecuadorian meal. Andres will take you on a tour of the Central Market and the surrounding area. Here you will meet the best specialty vendors, the stand that has the freshest vegetables, yesteryear meat vendors, the lady who always has the best fruits, the medicinal herb stand, the mote vendor, the flower girl and an exotic fruit juice stand. The experience starts off by shopping for fresh ingredients and local products, some of which you will not be able to find anywhere else in the world. Cooking Class At the Cooking Class you will meet the Chef, my best friend's mom who will teach you all the local secrets and will tell you the best stories of yesteryear Quito. You will make everything from scratch, chopping, dicing, and cooking like a true local. Time to Eat Once finished in the kitchen, the chef sets a beautiful table and all the hard work pays off. It´s time to enjoy your meal in a Colonial house in the heart of Old Town Quito. Highly recommended experience!
Sample Menu
starter
Locro de Papa (Potato Cheese Soup)
The Locro de Papa is a classic dish from Quito. It is a savory dish, with tons of cheese, potatoes and decorated with an avocado rose.
starter
Quinoa Soup
For those that are lactose intolerant a Quinoa Soup is right up their alley.
main
Traditional Quito Shrimp Ceviche
Served with shrimp cooked to perfection, onions, various tomato textures, and orange juice. (The starter dish can be modified to your requests)
main
Chicken or Veggie Tamales
Tamales are made in an achira leaf and cooked in a special pot for tamales. They are fun to make and very tasty.
main
Empanadas
Empanadas are such a tasty treat. We can make cheese filled, cheese and onion filled or chicken stew filled empanadas.
main
Encocado de Pescado (Coconut Fish Dish)
You will cook the fish with a delicious coconut sauce. The fish is served with yellow rice, plantain chips, and a garden salad.
dessert
Chocolate Soup
The dish includes a variety of Ecuadorian fresh fruits and a chocolate sauce made with real Ecuadorian cocoa and a bit of liquor.
dessert
Quimbolito Quiteño (Fluffy cake in a leaf)
Quimbolitos are awesome, they are a traditional dessert in Quito, a fluffy cake steamed inside an achira leaf.
What‘s Included
Apron and chef hat for use during cooking class
Recipes
Lunch
Tour of Central Market and Cooking Class
Local Fruit Juice
Extra food and drinks not mentioned on itinerary
Tips for the chef/guide
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Cooking Class in Quito with Chef, Market Tour and Transportation
Pickup included
Reviews
209 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great experience! Very...
Jared C,,Dec 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great experience! Very cool market and really good food. The hosts were great and helped us take the metro to our next destination. 10/10.
Great time playing with food!
Eric P,,Dec 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Lovely people! What a fun time! Learned about Ecuadorean food culture and learned how to make some great dishes.
Quality Cooking in Quito
Quest817143,,Dec 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Andres picked up my husband and I at our hotel and first stop was the central market. We loved the experience of going through the market, learning about and tasting new fruits that we have never had. And on the drive Andres was very knowledgeable and could answer lots of questions about life in Quito. Then we went to the cooking location, where his wife Sylvie assisted Margola. The recipes they gave us all were with ingredients that we could get at home. I’m a cook and my husband is the eater, but he even enjoyed the class and it was just the two of us. Your food is really helpful and it was delicious, nothing spicy, and it was just an awesome travel experience. At the end of the class, Sylvie was going to escort us by Taxi back to our hotel. We asked to take the metro instead for the experience and that was a great end to the day. We walked through old town and picked up some great souvenirs on the way to the metro.
Fun experience!
Jennifer B,,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This cooking class was wonderful. The chefs were super sweet and you could see the passion in their job. I would recommend to anyone looking for a fun experience in the city.
Amazingly authentic ecuadorian cooking class and shopping experience.
williamsdownunder,,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great fun and a wonderful authentic ecuadorian experience. We started with a market shopping trip then a cooking class and meal, lovely food and amazing hosts.
A great opportunity to learn about traditional Ecuadorian cuisine!
Gary V,,Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our cooking class was everything we had hoped for, and more! Andre took us through the market where we saw the many vendors of fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs. We sampled some delicious examples of Ecuadorian fruits. Exotic to us ... and delicious. We then moved to the cooking class, where Silvia and Chef Magola explained to us the cooking traditions of Ecuador and guided us through the preparation of a delicious lunch. Simple, fresh ingredients and simple ( and surprisingly quick) cooking methods combined to create a wonderful and very healthy meal! We left with delicious memories and recipes to try at home. Thank you, Andres, Silvia and Chef Magola for creating such an exceptional experience for us!
Fantastic cooking class
Layla W,,Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic cooking experience! We learned so much from the two wonderful women hosting the class. The food turned out amazing especially the shrimp ceviche 😋. Everything is very well organized and we had a great time from start to finish. Highly recommend this tour!
A really great experience!
californiatraveler86,,Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were picked up at our hotel, which we really appreciated, and were taken to the central market, where our guide (who spoke excellent English) showed us around and bought us delicious smoothies made from local fruits, prior to taking us to the cooking class. The class was in a charming part of the historic center, tucked into a very nice setting with a lovely courtyard. The ladies who taught it were very friendly, gracious, delightful to be with, and excellent cooks. The food we made was delicious! It was a lovely way to spend a half of a day!
Excellent experience with...
Anonymous,,Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent experience with Andres, his wife, Silvia and their friend. They are very friendly and warm people and make the whole experience very personal. The market tour with Andres was most interesting, learning about their fruits, vegetables, legumes, herbs, poultry etc. The cooking experience was with 2 ladies in a lovely old house in the old town. While the experience is not that hands on (the ladies did the cooking, while we chopped a few things and observe), it was still very nice and cosy. The ladies chatted like friends throughout and we did learn a lot!
Excellent but!
jjmarkson,,Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The cooking class was great. Two very warm and friendly chefs teach the class. We are so much food we had to skip dinner. The recipes were easily followed and we will recreate them at home. We all felt like we got the "bums rush" during the market tour. We were picked up late at our hotel and the the tour leader Andres was rushing to another tour. If not for that It would be a five star review but we felt short changed on the market tour
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