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
Ice cream$el-carmenDaily 08:00-22:00Walk-in onlyHelados and paletas
Mary Barragan Helados churns dense helados, paletas and nieves on 16 de Septiembre in El Carmen, Puebla, and keeps going until ten at night.
Tip: Open until ten at night in El Carmen, which makes it the obvious walk after a cemita at the market up the road.
Worth the queue: Nieve
Bakery$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