Comal ★ 4.4
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
Order: Blue-corn chilaquiles, with a cathedral view from the upstairs tables.
Where to brunch in Puebla. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
Clemente Café ★ 4.4
Clemente Cafe opened on 2 Sur in Puebla in 2020 with a steady espresso bar, molletes and the Cosme sandwich of brie, gouda, pesto and honey.
Order: The Cosme sandwich: brie, gouda, pesto, honey and spinach.
Atta Salón Café ★ 4.3
Atta Salon Cafe works only with specialty coffee on 5 Sur in Puebla, balancing espresso against alternative methods and its own pastry counter.
Order: Chilaquiles, then an espresso from the specialty bar behind them.
Profética Casa de la Lectura ★ 4.6
Profetica Casa de la Lectura pairs a 16th-century courtyard in Puebla with a cafe bar, a bookshop and a literature library open six days a week.
Order: Weekend breakfast in the courtyard, with an Aeropress alongside.
Santóua ★ 4.0
Santoua works a grand Centro building on 2 Sur in Puebla, running Pueblan regional plates and international dishes from a nine-in-the-morning start.
Order: Breakfast from nine, before the Centro fills on a Sunday morning.
Casa Barroca ★ 4.3
Casa Barroca occupies an 18th-century house on 7 Oriente in Puebla, pairing artisanal Mexican cooking with a tapas bar and a gallery courtyard.
Order: Breakfast in the 18th-century courtyard, which opens at eight daily.
Áttico 303 ★ 4.2
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
Order: Breakfast on the terrace, level with the cathedral domes.
Intro ★ 4.2
Intro is chef Angel Vazquez's international room on Atlixcayotl in Puebla, moving between Moroccan, Thai and French plates and a long breakfast service.
Order: Chilaquiles or huevos, which is where this kitchen is strongest.
Antes Meridiano ★ 4.2
Antes Meridiano bakes on Calzada Zavaleta in Puebla and shuts at three, a morning-only room of sourdough toast, house jam and specialty coffee.
Order: Sourdough toast with butter and house jam, plus a filter coffee.
Café Cultura ★ 4.3
Cafe Cultura works high-altitude Mexican beans on 4 Sur in Puebla across several brew methods, and hangs work by local artists on the walls.
Order: A Chemex of high-altitude Mexican coffee with whatever is baked.
Señorita Caruso ★ 3.9
Senorita Caruso bakes in house on 3 Sur in Puebla and serves light lunches beside the coffee, a quiet room a few streets south of the Zocalo.
Order: House-baked pastry with a filter coffee, a few blocks south of the Zocalo.