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PueblanRooftop barCentro Historico
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
DrinkCocktails with a cathedral view
FoodSpanish and Pueblan plates
TipWeekend service runs to two in the morning, and the terrace is small enough that a reservation is worth the effort.
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Cocktail barCocktail barCentro Historico
Licoreria San Pedrito mixes mezcal cocktails on 9 Oriente in Puebla in a small retro room with a dance floor that fills fast after midnight.
DrinkMezcal cocktails
FoodSnacks
TipSmall, retro and loud once the dance floor fills, on the same block of 9 Oriente as the Belgian beer bar.
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Cocktail barMezcaleriaCentro Historico
Destilado Urbano stocks over a hundred mezcal labels on 6 Sur in Puebla and runs guided flights of three with a chaser from around 250 pesos.
DrinkGuided mezcal flight
FoodSnacks
TipA guided flight of three with a chaser starts around 250 pesos, which is the cheapest structured tasting in the Centro.
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Cocktail barMezcaleriaCentro Historico
Mayahuel is the small mezcal bar inside Hotel Marques del Angel on 5 Poniente in Puebla, strong on Pueblan bottles and cured pulques, with Friday music.
DrinkPueblan mezcal
FoodSnacks
TipInside Hotel Marques del Angel on 5 Poniente, strong on Puebla bottles and cured pulques, with live music on Fridays.
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Cocktail barCantinaLos Sapos
La Pasita pours its raisin liqueur beside the Plazuela de los Sapos in Puebla, in a room open since 1916, with a cube of cheese and a raisin on a stick.
DrinkPasita, the house raisin liqueur
FoodCheese and raisin garnish
TipOne pasita comes with a cube of fresh cheese and a raisin on a stick, and the room shuts by six in the evening.
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Cocktail barMezcaleriaCentro Historico
Miel de Agave keeps more than 170 artisanal mezcal labels on 7 Poniente in Puebla, plus fresh pulque and Pueblan snacks, until two on weekends.
DrinkPuebla mezcal flight
FoodPueblan snacks and pulque
TipMore than 170 artisanal labels sit behind the bar, so hand the choice to the bartender rather than reading the list.