Authentic Costa Rican Cooking Class & Central Market




Authentic Costa Rican Cooking Class & Central Market
Join a Costa Rican Cooking Class at the historic Central Market. Discover local flavors, shop fresh ingredients, and create traditional dishes like ceviche. Experience true Costa Rican culture!
Experience Details
During this immersive experience, you'll not only indulge in the deliciousness of Costa Rican food but also gain insights into local agricultural products and other ingredients that define Costa Rica's cuisine.There’s no better place to experience local cuisine than the Central Market, a 120-year-old building full to the brim with typical Costa Rican food and drink. It’s here that we’ll also buy the ingredients for our cooking class. Learn to prepare classic Latin American dishes such as ceviche and empanadas, picadillos, all while sipping on mojitos, sodas, and tropical drinks.
There’s no better way to experience the flavour of a country than by going from market to kitchen, and we hope by the end, you feel like an authentic Costa Rican foodie! After your class, head back to your hotel with a stomach full of food and a head full of memories for you and your family that will last a lifetime.
What You Get
Good To Know
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
What You’ll Experience
Meeting & Pickup
Banco Central de Costa Rica, Calle 4, San José, Costa Rica, CR
Open in Google MapsThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
Angel was an amazing guide. He was very knowledgeable and made the entire class fun and entertaining. We learned so much and the food was delicious. We'd highly recommend this cooking class.

It takes 3 to 3 and a half hours. Lots of chopping involved. Could have had sharper knives. Food was good. Angel our guide was personable and informative!!
We had Angel as our tour guide! He was very knowledgeable in central market items, and as well as being able to explain things during the cooking session. The cooking portion is completed as a grou...read more
Our guide for the tour was Angel, very friendly and knowledgeable. He took us to central market to buy many of the ingredients for the cookery class, which was very interesting. The group then prep...read more



Excellent morning with Angel, after a visit to the local market we cooked empanadas, plantains, tiburon, guacamole... we learned a lot and we are feasted!!!



