Cocktail barCantina$los-saposWed-Mon 13:00-18:00; Tue closed
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.
Signature drink: Pasita, the house raisin liqueur
Food: Cheese and raisin garnish
Tip: One pasita comes with a cube of fresh cheese and a raisin on a stick, and the room shuts by six in the evening.
Cocktail barMezcaleria$$centro-historicoSun 14:00-24:00; Tue-Thu 14:00-24:00; Fri-Sat 14:00-02:00
Miel de Agave keeps more than 170 artisanal mezcal labels on 7 Poniente in Puebla, plus fresh pulque and Pueblan snacks, until two on weekends.
Signature drink: Puebla mezcal flight
Food: Pueblan snacks and pulque
Tip: More than 170 artisanal labels sit behind the bar, so hand the choice to the bartender rather than reading the list.
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$centro-historicoThu-Sat 19:00-03:00; Sun 13:00-19:00
Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.
Signature drink: Seasonal Mexican mixology
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Upstairs in a Centro building on 7 Oriente, open Thursday to Saturday until three, with local DJs on the busier nights.
Cocktail barPulqueria$$centro-historicoWed-Sat 16:00-24:00; Sun 17:30-22:00
Calendula pours cocktails and pulque a step from El Parian in Puebla, including a kale, cucumber and mezcal build that reads greener than it drinks.
Signature drink: Pulque curado
Food: Snacks
Tip: A step from El Parian, and the kale, cucumber and mezcal build is the one to order if you want something other than pulque.
BelgianBeer bar$$centro-historicoMon-Thu 18:00-00:30; Fri-Sat 18:00-02:30
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.
Signature drink: Belgian ale
Food: Belgian bistro plates
Tip: Twenty years old, cash-preferred, and it also sells bottles to take away from the shop attached to the bar.
BreweryTaproom$$centro-historicoTue-Wed 16:00-24:00; Thu-Fri 15:00-24:00; Sat 12:00-24:00; Sun 12:00-20:00
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.
Signature drink: Rotating house lines
Food: Snacks
Tip: Six lines rotate, brewed in Cholula, and the range runs from a five per cent rice lager to a twelve per cent imperial stout.