What to order at Cemitas La Colonial

Must order
A cemita at about 34 pesos, the cheapest in the Centro.
Editor tip
Prices here are roughly half what the market counters charge, which is the trade-off for a smaller build.
CuisineStreet food
Price$
NeighborhoodCentro Historico
HoursDaily 09:00-19:00
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Food experiences in Centro Historico

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Location

Address: Avenida 2 Poniente, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72090 Puebla

Also in centro-historico

Antojitos Las Güeras ★ 3.8

$ Street foodCentro Historico

Antojitos Las Gueras works the comal on 5 Norte in Puebla, turning out chalupas in red and green salsa for a mostly local lunchtime crowd every day.

OrderChalupas, red and green, straight off the comal on 5 Norte.

TipChalupas are fried to order here rather than held warm, so give the counter a few minutes at busy times.

Comal ★ 4.4

$$ PueblanCentro Historico

Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.

OrderEnchiladas de tres moles: pipián verde, pipián rojo and mole poblano.

TipBreakfast starts at eight and the kitchen runs to midnight, which makes Comal the one Centro address that covers both ends of a day.

Antojitos Tomy ★ 4.3

$ PueblanCentro Historico

Antojitos Tomy on 5 Poniente is where Puebla eats cemita poblana, chanclas and chalupas at one counter, from nine in the morning until nine at night.

OrderCemita poblana, chanclas and chalupas ordered as one round.

TipThe cemita poblana here is genuinely large, so order one between two before adding the chalupas.

Antojitos Acapulco ★ 4.2

$ Street foodCentro Historico

Antojitos Acapulco is a narrow 5 Poniente counter in Puebla frying molotes and pelonas, plus tacos de canasta, from mid-morning until eleven at night.

OrderMolotes filled with tinga, plus a pelona for around 30 pesos.

TipIt is a narrow hole-in-the-wall on 5 Poniente with a handful of stools, so expect to eat standing at busy hours.

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Antojitos Las Güeras ★ 3.8

$ Street foodCentro Historico

Antojitos Las Gueras works the comal on 5 Norte in Puebla, turning out chalupas in red and green salsa for a mostly local lunchtime crowd every day.

OrderChalupas, red and green, straight off the comal on 5 Norte.

TipChalupas are fried to order here rather than held warm, so give the counter a few minutes at busy times.

Mi Puebla Antigua Tacos y Cemitas ★ 3.7

$ TaqueriaAnalco

Mi Puebla Antigua Tacos y Cemitas keeps a small Analco dining room in Puebla, building cemitas to order in three sizes for well under a hundred pesos.

OrderA cemita, sized small, medium or large from 33 pesos up.

TipClosed Mondays and shut by 18:30, and the Analco location keeps it well outside the Centro tourist run.

Comal ★ 4.4

$$ PueblanCentro Historico

Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.

OrderEnchiladas de tres moles: pipián verde, pipián rojo and mole poblano.

TipBreakfast starts at eight and the kitchen runs to midnight, which makes Comal the one Centro address that covers both ends of a day.

Antojitos Tomy ★ 4.3

$ PueblanCentro Historico

Antojitos Tomy on 5 Poniente is where Puebla eats cemita poblana, chanclas and chalupas at one counter, from nine in the morning until nine at night.

OrderCemita poblana, chanclas and chalupas ordered as one round.

TipThe cemita poblana here is genuinely large, so order one between two before adding the chalupas.

Antojitos Acapulco ★ 4.2

$ Street foodCentro Historico

Antojitos Acapulco is a narrow 5 Poniente counter in Puebla frying molotes and pelonas, plus tacos de canasta, from mid-morning until eleven at night.

OrderMolotes filled with tinga, plus a pelona for around 30 pesos.

TipIt is a narrow hole-in-the-wall on 5 Poniente with a handful of stools, so expect to eat standing at busy hours.

Antojitos Mellos ★ 4.2

$$ PueblanLos Remedios

Antojitos Mellos is the weekend mole and pipian stop in Barrio de los Remedios, Puebla, with pozole and mole de panza on the board the rest of the week.

OrderWeekend mole poblano at 135 pesos, or pipián on the same days.

TipBarrio de los Remedios is a taxi ride from the Zocalo, which is exactly why the queue is local rather than visiting.

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