BreweryTaproom$$centro-historicoTue-Wed 16:00-24:00; Thu-Fri 15:00-24:00; Sat 12:00-24:00; Sun 12:00-20:00
Bilderberg Taproom Centro pours six rotating lines on 5 Oriente in Puebla, from a rice lager to a Russian imperial stout, brewed over in Cholula.
Signature drink: Rotating house lines
Food: Snacks
Tip: Six lines rotate, brewed in Cholula, and the range runs from a five per cent rice lager to a twelve per cent imperial stout.
PueblanRooftop bar$$$centro-historicoMon-Thu 08:00-22:00; Fri-Sun 08:00-02:00
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
Signature drink: Cocktails with a cathedral view
Food: Spanish and Pueblan plates
Tip: Weekend service runs to two in the morning, and the terrace is small enough that a reservation is worth the effort.
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$centro-historico
Licoreria San Pedrito mixes mezcal cocktails on 9 Oriente in Puebla in a small retro room with a dance floor that fills fast after midnight.
Signature drink: Mezcal cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Small, retro and loud once the dance floor fills, on the same block of 9 Oriente as the Belgian beer bar.
Cocktail barMezcaleria$$centro-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.
Signature drink: Guided mezcal flight
Food: Snacks
Tip: A guided flight of three with a chaser starts around 250 pesos, which is the cheapest structured tasting in the Centro.
Cocktail barMezcaleria$$centro-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.
Signature drink: Pueblan mezcal
Food: Snacks
Tip: Inside Hotel Marques del Angel on 5 Poniente, strong on Puebla bottles and cured pulques, with live music on Fridays.
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.