Vallarta Tales Food Tour with 14+ Tastings

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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Duration4h
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LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 8 travelers

Overview

Experience Puerto Vallarta the way locals do—through its vibrant evening street-food scene. With 14+ tastings at street carts and family-run eateries, this tour takes you beyond the tourist strip to discover the dishes Vallartenses crave after dark.

Along the way you’ll sample a wide range of local favourites, from fresh seafood ceviche and warming shrimp broth to pambazos dipped in chile sauce, flame-grilled tacos de asada, slow-cooked carnaza, and al pastor sliced straight from the spit. You’ll also cool off with traditional drinks like horchata, tejuino, and chamoy-topped nieve.

More than just a food crawl, this experience offers insight into the flavours, ingredients, and traditions that define Puerto Vallarta’s street food culture. The evening finishes with creamy Mexican flan, a visit to a local pulquería for pulque.

If you want to experience Puerto Vallarta after dark like a local, this tour delivers the city’s most iconic street flavours in one unforgettable evening.

What's included

  • Led by professional tastemaker guides
  • Some traditional alcoholic drinks
  • Movable food feast with 7-8 stops around Puerto Vallarta
  • 14+ food tastings included, more than any other Puerto Vallarta food tour
  • Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Puerto Vallarta (private tour or 9+ guests possible)
  • Bottled water included
  • Alcoholic drinks not scheduled in the tour plan
  • Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded

What to expect

  1. Puerto Vallarta
    30m
    Our Puerto Vallarta food tour offers guests a culinary experience carefully curated food adventure, led by our team of Puerto Vallarta 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, pescatarian and halal diets, and severe allergies as the number of tastings would be very limited.
    ✔ No pork diets, no seafood diets, gluten intolerance, mild tree nut and peanut allergies are possible though some tastings do not have alternatives available and the menu would be more limited
  2. Puerto Vallarta
    3h
    This four-hour evening food tour introduces you to Puerto Vallarta’s street-food scene. It's not about fine dining, it's about the street carts and family-run eateries beloved by locals. With 14+ tastings included, you’ll explore neighbourhood spots, seafood stands, and family-run eateries.

    The tour begins with coastal favourites such as citurusy seafood ceviche, warming shrimp broth, and smoky marlin burritas. As the evening continues, you’ll try a variety of classic Mexican dishes including pambazos dipped in chile sauce, hearty pozole, flame-grilled tacos de asada, slow-cooked carnaza, and al pastor sliced fresh from the spit. Throughout the walk, enjoy refreshers: rice-based horchata, tejuino, and zingy chamoy neives.

    To finish, you’ll enjoy a traditional Mexican flan and a stop at a local pulquería for pulque, along with a taste of raicilla, the regional spirit from Jalisco.

    This guided evening experience offers the chance to see Puerto Vallarta through the eyes of a local.
  3. Puerto Vallarta
    30m
    The tour concludes after 3.5-4 hours. You'll leave not only full, but with a much deeper understanding of Puerto Vallarta food culture and the confidence to continue eating your way through Mexico.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The meeting point is at the Cerrajeria Francia booth outside the Pantheon Fifth of December. Uber is available in Puerto Vallarta and is the most convenient way to reach the meeting point.

End point

The tour concludes at the Iglesia De La Santa Cruz. The tour duration is approximately 3.5 to 4 hours depending on the pace of the group. Your guide can help you to find transport back to your accommodation if you wish.

Additional information

  • 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

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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