What to order at Antojitos Mellos

Must order
Weekend mole poblano at 135 pesos, or pipián on the same days.
Editor tip
Barrio de los Remedios is a taxi ride from the Zocalo, which is exactly why the queue is local rather than visiting.
CuisinePueblan
Price$$
NeighborhoodLos Remedios
HoursDaily 13:00-22:30
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Location

Address: Avenida Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza 2008, Barrio de los Remedios, 72377 Puebla

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Fonda Típica la Poblana ★ 4.0

$$ PueblanCentro Historico

Fonda Tipica la Poblana cooks mole poblano and chalupas on 8 Norte in Puebla, a plain fonda that opens at half past eight and runs until eight at night.

OrderMole poblano at 150 pesos, with rice and hand-made tortillas.

TipOpen from 08:30 to 20:00 daily, so the mole is freshest between one and four in the afternoon.

La Ververa ★ 3.8

$ PueblanArboledas De Guadalupe

La Ververa cooks chalupas, memelas and mole poblano at neighbourhood prices in Arboledas de Guadalupe, Puebla, on Saturdays and Sundays only.

OrderChalupas at 35 pesos the order, or the mole poblano at 89.

TipOpen Saturday and Sunday only, from nine until six, so this is a weekend lunch rather than a dinner.

Clementina Cocina Poblana ★ 3.9

$$ PueblanCentro Historico

Clementina Cocina Poblana keeps a short mole and pipian list on 6 Oriente in Puebla, a daytime kitchen a block from the Calle de los Dulces.

OrderA mole or pipián plate between 139 and 195 pesos.

TipSits on 6 Oriente, the sweet street, so the natural order is lunch here then camotes two doors down.

Cemitas y Tortas La Poblanita ★ 3.8

$ PueblanCentro Historico

Cemitas y Tortas La Poblanita cooks a mole poblano worth ordering alongside its cemitas, at the corner of 5 Oriente and 4 Sur in central Puebla.

OrderA cemita, then the mole poblano at around 158 pesos.

TipOne of the few cemita counters in Puebla that also cooks a mole worth sitting down for, at the 5 Oriente corner.

Don Pastor ★ 4.1

$ TaqueriaCentro Historico

Don Pastor works two spits on 16 de Septiembre in Puebla, al pastor and arabe, alongside alambres, cemitas and a queso fundido, running until half eleven.

OrderA taco arabe and a taco al pastor, ordered together for comparison.

TipTacos run about 32 pesos each here, dearer than the barrio spits, but the location on 16 de Septiembre is unbeatable.

Tacos Árabes Bagdad ★ 4.4

$ TaqueriaCentro Historico

Tacos Arabes Bagdad has folded spit-roast pork into pan arabe in Puebla since 1933, and has worked the 2 Poniente counter since 1945, one of two claimants.

OrderTwo tacos arabes con queso, from the spit that started in 1933.

TipBagdad has branches in Mayorazgo, Humboldt and San Manuel, but the 2 Poniente address is the one with the history.

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