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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.
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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.