Overview
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4 hours
Mobile ticket
This tour isn’t for fine-dining fans, and that’s exactly the point. Instead of polished restaurants, you’ll eat where Yucatecan flavour truly lives, in street vendors, hole-in-the-wall spots, markets, and family-run eateries that rarely make it into guidebooks.
Over four hours in Mérida, you’ll enjoy 15+ tastings, sip cold beer alongside locals, and uncover why the city is home to some of Mexico’s boldest regional flavours, many rooted in ancient Mayan traditions. It’s a deeply local culinary food experience that shows you a side of Mérida most visitors never taste.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Merida
Our Merida food tour offers guests a culinary experience around the old city. It's a carefully curated food adventure, led by our team of Merida tastemakers. Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine, and the limitations of street food vendors and local eateries mean we cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here's an honest appraisal for the tour, so no-one is disappointed: ✘ Unsuitable for vegetarian, vegan and pescatarian diets, as the number of tastings would be very limited. ✔ Gluten intolerance and mild nut allergies are possible, though not all tastings have alternatives. ✔ Suitable for no seafood diets If you are feeling adventurous for a foodie journey, read on!
Merida
Nighttime is when Mérida truly comes alive. If you want to experience the city’s bold Yucatecan flavours at their best, this evening food tour offers the only evening culinary experience in town. This isn’t about fine dining, it’s about authentic local food you’d be unlikely to find on your own. The tour begins in the late afternoon with classic local favourites, including tangy shredded cochinita pibil tucked into fresh tortas and golden, cheese-stuffed empanadas. From there, it becomes a roaming feast through Mérida’s streets, sampling tacos, handmade tortillas, panuchos, and salbutes, alongside deeper, more traditional dishes like turkey relleno negro and the Yucatán classic, cheesy queso relleno. Along the way, step inside one of Mérida’s legendary cantinas for a cold beer and traditional botanas. With 15+ tastings across four hours, this is the city’s most generous food tour. You haven’t truly experienced Mérida until you’ve tasted it at night.
Options
Twilight Tastes Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
What‘s Included
Led by professional tastemaker guides
Movable food feast with 8-9 stops around the old city
Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Merida (private tour or 9+ guests, contact us)
Bottled water included
15+ food tastings included, more than any other Merida food tour
Alcoholic drinks excluded
Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded
Some dietary restrictions unsuitable including vegetarian, vegan and pescatarian
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
12 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Come hungry.
Melissa M,May 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Wear comfortable shoes. Go early and tour Casa Montejo and walk around the square. Stop by the tourist center around the square but do not grab any food. You'll eat so much so pace yourself. You'll love a lot of the food and some you'll just be glad you tried. I do wish we were able to sample more of the fruits in the market. We had the mamey which I wasn't found of. We learned some history of Merida which I found very interesting.
Mérida A chefs food tour
melshah2026,Apr 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We loved this experience! We were so happy to be taken around to local vendors to taste traditional dishes. Adrian was amazing and very knowledgeable. 10/10 would do it again
Must do in Merida
Q2029ULhelenk,Apr 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is a must if you are visiting Merida. Adrian took us to places we wouldn't have visited and we sampled 14 local foods/ drinks. It was a great way to get to know the city and would highly recommend it.
Tasty Tour of Local Merida Cuisine
KMaloney918,Apr 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Adrian is a fantastic guide! We toured through a dozen places, all locally-owned. The food was varied, delicious, and Adrian had all kinds of stories and info about the dishes as Merida itself. Highly recommend!
Tour with Adrian was a great experience
jchappell2015,Mar 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a great tour with Adrian . Would recommend to anyone visiting Merida . It didn't feel touristy allt all and we tried so many dishes. More than any other tour I've been on . Great tour
Absolutely recommended!
ReisefreundMuenster,Mar 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great time with Nestor and so much different tasty food!
Night market tour beats any day tour!
lorihW2294GT,Feb 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This experience was truly one of a kind. We liked that it was offered at night, as most of our actives were already during the day. Our guide, Nestor, was very knowledgeable and interesting as he led us around the market, sampling everything from el pastor, to different types of tacos. But it wasn't' just the market! After we left the market, we wandered the streets of the city while he shared some history, took us to spots we might not venture into on our own (one was right across the street from our lodging!). We ate so much, but we also understood what made these food special, how they were prepared. We've tired a lot of foods in Merida and being chefs, we are quite critical. You could tell that the spots that were chosen, were chosen for a reason. All the flavors were on point and prepared with passion. If you come with a partner, don't be afraid to ask to share portions, because it is a lot of food! This is an amazing tour and Nestor was great!
Excellent food tour
everysteph1,Feb 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Adrian was excellent! We loved the tour, we left stuffed with 15+ tastings, a great variety of food and drinks in local establishments that we would have never discovered otherwise. I also liked that the guide gave us cultural insights throughout the tour.
Twilight Tastes Tour was a great experience
O4401XOjb,Feb 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful! Adrian Diaz paced the 4-hour afternoon/evening walk nicely for our group of friends. He won my heart in the first bakery, and broke it by saying goodbye after the waffle crepe with Edam cheese. All the food stops were great, his explanations were helpful, and as a long-time licensed guide, Adrian knew so much about Yucantan history, especially indigenous and immigrant influences on cuisine in different time periods. He was careful to keep us out of the skinned-carcass side of the markets, but this is a seriously local tour of working class shops and stalls in back alleys. Do yourself a favor and take this tour.
Amazing Food Tour!!
Graham F,Feb 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The best food tour in Yucatan. My partner and I had a great time eating some incredible food around Merida. We can’t recommend this enough, as the food and the guide Nestor were both amazing!!
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