Downtown San Antonio Riverwalk Tamale Cooking Class

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Earliest Date Available: May 7, 2027This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

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Location

Bexar

Duration

2 hours

Group size

Max 15 guests

Language

English

Location

Bexar

Duration

2 hours

Group size

Max 15 guests

Language

English

US$88.13 per guest

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Adult x1

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Earliest Date Available: May 7, 2027This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.

Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience

Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world

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Trusted by 50,000+ travelers worldwideCurated by food lovers, for food loversFeatured in CNN, Forbes & NYT

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Our cooking class offers a unique experience including a cultural presentation on the history of tamales to give each bite more of an impact while you sip on our iconic El Jefe Margarita and enjoy some of our famous guacamole. The tamales that you make alongside your guided instructor will have you leaving inspired to carry the tradition on yourselves at home and with your friends and family.

Guided cooking instructor

Salsa

El Jefe Margarita

Tamales

Fresh Guacamole

Hotel pick-up/drop-off

Gratuities (optional)

In this interactive class, we’ll prepare our famous tableside guacamole and craft a fresh batch of homemade tamales together. Along the way, you’ll discover why tamales have been a treasured tradition across Latino cultures for centuries — bringing families and communities together around food. The class includes a short, engaging presentation on the history and cultural significance of tamales, giving you a deeper appreciation for every bite. You’ll enjoy Rita’s signature house-made salsa as a snack, sip on our iconic El Jefe Margarita (included with your ticket), and take in the one-of-a-kind views from our Test Kitchen overlooking the San Antonio Riverwalk.

MAIN

Tamale

You'll create your own tamale using either pork or chicken

STARTER

Margarita

Our iconic El Jefe Margarita made fresh to order with lime juice, agave and Rita's barrel select Patron Reposado

STARTER

Guacamole

Our house guacamole made with fresh ingredients

STARTER

Salsa

Meeting Point

245 E Commerce St, East Commerce Street, Bexar County Texas, United States, US, 78205

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Look for the Rio Plaza parking lot and enter in through the breezeway. The door to the Test Kitchen is on your left.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Free cancellation

Cancel up to 1 day before for a full refund.

No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.

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dougc228June 2026 • TripAdvisor

Best Tamale Making Class EVER!!!

Anthony was absolutely amazing!!! Engaging, entertaining and extremely knowledgeable. His passion for teaching Tamale and Guacamole to his students is remarkable…. He has other classes that he is working on and we can’t wait to go back for more!!! You guys fill up his classes, he is a class act for sure!!!