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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.
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Cocktail barCocktail barCentro Historico
Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.
DrinkSeasonal Mexican mixology
FoodBar snacks
TipUpstairs in a Centro building on 7 Oriente, open Thursday to Saturday until three, with local DJs on the busier nights.
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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
FoodSnacks
TipSix lines rotate, brewed in Cholula, and the range runs from a five per cent rice lager to a twelve per cent imperial stout.