Bakery$centro-historicoDaily 07:00-21:00Walk-in onlyEveryday Mexican breads
Panaderia El Hospicio bakes conchas and cuernitos on 2 Poniente in Puebla from seven in the morning, the everyday bread counter of the Centro.
Tip: Opens at seven in the morning, which is early enough to catch the first conchas out of the oven on 2 Poniente.
Worth the queue: Concha
Bakery$centro-historicoDaily 07:00-22:00Walk-in onlyChurros
Puebla La Churreria fries churros from seven in the morning on 2 Sur in Puebla, served with the thick hot chocolate the city drinks year round.
Tip: Order the thick drinking chocolate with the churros: Puebla treats it as a breakfast rather than a dessert.
Worth the queue: Churros with hot chocolate
Bakery$$la-pazMon-Fri 08:00-20:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-17:00Walk-in onlyNatural leaven and viennoiserie
Hackl Panaderos Artesanos has baked natural-leaven bread in La Paz, Puebla, since 2001, with rye, ciabatta and viennoiserie across the counter.
Tip: Baking here since 2001 and the counter also runs pan de muerto in late October, which sells out by mid-morning.
Worth the queue: Rye sourdough
Bakery$centro-historicoMon-Sat 09:00-20:00; Sun 10:00-18:00Walk-in onlyTraditional Puebla sweets
La Gran Fama opened on the Calle de los Dulces in Puebla in the 19th century as the city's first camote counter, still selling tortitas de Santa Clara.
Tip: Opened in the 19th century as the first camote counter in the city, and the tortitas de Santa Clara are the other thing to buy.
Worth the queue: Camote
Cafe$$zavaletaDaily 08:30-15:00Walk-in onlySourdough
Antes Meridiano bakes on Calzada Zavaleta in Puebla and shuts at three, a morning-only room of sourdough toast, house jam and specialty coffee.
Tip: Bread comes out in the morning and the doors shut at three, so there is no point arriving after lunch on Zavaleta.
Worth the queue: Sourdough croissant