Vallarta Eats Food Tours

What a great experience! We went on two tours — the «Signature Taco» tour and the «Mole, Pozole and more» tours. Both were outstanding — much of that due to the great personality of Memo, our tour guide for both! He knows his stuff and takes you to the best, cleanest and tastiest places for local tacos and more. He takes GREAT care of his tour people and ran to get umbrellas when we had a sudden downpour. He watches for everyone and takes pride in making sure he’s aware of your needs before you are. Appreciate when you do this that you have to like to eat like the locals! This is NOT for someone looking for the typical tourist destinations…
I have been fortunate enough to live in Europe and Asia and traveled extensively in both. That experience has me a «Connoisseur of Street Foods» — the places where local people eat local food… and this was the perfect experience for me, and for my wife! If you want to experience Mexican food like the locals, go with Vallarta Eats.
The «Mole, Pozole and more» takes advantage of a few small family restaurants as well and was a similarly great experience. The seafood at many of these small family restaurants is just stunningly fresh and good.
To top this all off, Eric — the owner, was just as helpful as he could possibly be. When we arrived I emailed him to confirm our presence. He offered to give us recommendations on where to eat that evening — although we passed on them since we got in late afternoon and just wanted to «crash» in the hotel to get our bearings for the next day. When we met him in person — just as helpful!
Do yourself a favor — go on at least one of these tours. Do yourself a bigger favor and go on more! We were disappointed that the new tours being offered this year hadn’t started yet — guess we’ll just have to come back… :)

Book this food tour immediately!!!
Our family booked a taco tour with Vallarta Eats during our stay in Puerto Vallarta in November 2012 and this food tour was one of the highlights of our vacation!!! Our tour guide, Guillermo «Memo», was so friendly and informative and felt like family by the end of the tour.
We started the tour at 10:00 a.m. on the Insurgentes Bridge (north-​bound) in Old Town Puerto Vallarta. Memo brought us to local food carts that we would have never been brave enough to try on our own. We made about 12 different stops so I would advise skipping breakfast because we were all stuffed by the end of the tour! Not all of the stops were for tacos. Between tacos we stopped at a bakery, butcher shop for Pork Belly and Chicharron (fried pork skin), the local produce market and seafood market, and a local Mexican candy store.
Some of the highlights of the tour included trying corn tortillas hot off the press, eating skewers of meat on the beach, and trying birria (spicy Mexican stew) we had for breakfast. Apparently it is also a cure for hangovers! Not only did we discover where the locals eat in Puerto Vallarta, but Memo also advised us on restaurants to eat at during our visit. His suggestions did not disappoint!
This tour lasts about 4 hours and all of the tacos and food you eat is included in the $ 55 price (tips not included). The tour is done on foot so dress comfortably and skip the high heels. The 1.5 mile walk is easy, but it the sun was a bit brutal (and I’m from Florida!) so pack a hat and sunscreen!
Even if you are not a foodie I am certain you will enjoy this taco tour as much as we did!