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Cocktail barPulqueriaCentro Historico
Calendula pours cocktails and pulque a step from El Parian in Puebla, including a kale, cucumber and mezcal build that reads greener than it drinks.
DrinkPulque curado
FoodSnacks
TipA step from El Parian, and the kale, cucumber and mezcal build is the one to order if you want something other than pulque.
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BelgianBeer barCentro Historico
Utopia Belgian Beer & Bistro has stocked Belgian bottles on 9 Oriente in Puebla for two decades, in a dark room that also sells beer to take home.
DrinkBelgian ale
FoodBelgian bistro plates
TipTwenty years old, cash-preferred, and it also sells bottles to take away from the shop attached to the bar.
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BreweryTaproomCentro Historico
Bilderberg Taproom Centro pours six rotating lines on 5 Oriente in Puebla, from a rice lager to a Russian imperial stout, brewed over in Cholula.
DrinkRotating house lines
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TipSix lines rotate, brewed in Cholula, and the range runs from a five per cent rice lager to a twelve per cent imperial stout.
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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
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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.