40 editor picks in Puebla.
40 cheap eats places in Puebla, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Puebla: the places editors actually return to. All Puebla food.
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.
Cemitas Las Poblanitas builds its cemitas inside the Mercado El Carmen hall in Puebla, papalo, quesillo and cauliflower escabeche on sesame-crusted bread.
OrderMilanesa cemita with papalo, quesillo and cauliflower escabeche.
TipIt sits inside Mercado El Carmen rather than on the street, so walk into the market hall and follow the queue.
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.
TipOne pasita comes with a cube of fresh cheese and a raisin on a stick, and the room shuts by six in the evening.
Cemitas Las Poblanitas builds its cemitas inside the Mercado El Carmen hall in Puebla, papalo, quesillo and cauliflower escabeche on sesame-crusted bread.
OrderCemita poblana
TipInside Mercado El Carmen, and the cauliflower escabeche is what separates this counter from the ones on the street.
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.
OrderTacos árabes
TipAsk for them con queso, and note the 2 Poniente branch is the original rather than the Mayorazgo or Humboldt ones.
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.
OrderOne cemita poblana and one order of chanclas, split between two people.
TipChanclas here run about 55 pesos and are milder than the version at Comal, which drowns them in more guajillo.
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.
La Gran Fama opened on the Calle de los Dulces in Puebla in the 19th century as the city's first camote counter, still selling tortitas de Santa Clara.
TipOpened in the 19th century as the first camote counter in the city, and the tortitas de Santa Clara are the other thing to buy.
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 with tinga, and a pelona while you wait for them to fry.
TipPelonas here cost around 30 pesos and are fried to order, so expect a short wait at the counter rather than a rack of them.
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.
Taqueria Los Camellos took a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Puebla for its tacos arabes and camellos, the cheese-filled version, out in Azcarate.
OrderA camello, which is the taco arabe rebuilt with melted cheese.
TipA 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand out in Azcarate, closed on Sundays, and cheap enough that two people eat for under 200 pesos.
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 and pelonas
TipMolotes and pelonas are fried to order here, so expect a short wait rather than a rack of them sitting warm.
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 and pelonas
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.
OrderOne al pastor and one arabe, side by side, to taste the difference.
TipSix salsas sit on the counter and the two spits run until 23:30, which makes this the easiest late taco stop on 16 de Septiembre.
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 Beyrut opens only in the evening on 5 Poniente in Puebla, carving pork off the vertical spit into warm pan arabe for around 24 pesos a taco.
OrderTacos arabes at about 24 pesos, carved straight off the spit.
TipOpens at 17:30 and closes at 22:00, and does not open on Sundays, so this is strictly an evening address.
Semitas Beto took a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Puebla for the flaky-crumbed semita it bakes and fills every day out in the Barrio de la Luz.
OrderA semita with the flaky crumb that earned the Bib Gourmand.
TipBarrio de la Luz is north of the Centro and the counter shuts at five, so go before the afternoon runs out.
Tacos Beyrut opens only in the evening on 5 Poniente in Puebla, carving pork off the vertical spit into warm pan arabe for around 24 pesos a taco.
OrderTacos árabes
TipEvenings only, closed Sundays, and the spit tends to be at its best in the first hour after opening at 17:30.
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.
OrderTacos al pastor and árabes
TipTwo spits on 16 de Septiembre, al pastor and arabe side by side, running to half eleven, which covers most post-dinner cravings.
Semitas Beto took a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Puebla for the flaky-crumbed semita it bakes and fills every day out in the Barrio de la Luz.
TipIt shuts at five in the afternoon, so the Bib Gourmand semita is a daytime errand rather than a dinner plan.
Tacos Tony has served tacos arabes in Puebla since 1942, from a 3 Poniente counter a block off the Zocalo that fills with families on Sunday afternoons.
OrderTacos arabes with the house salsa, from a spit running since 1942.
TipSaturday and Sunday afternoons bring Puebla families in numbers, so go on a weekday if you want a seat straight away.
Super Cemitas El As de Oros works a stall inside the Mercado de Sabores in Puebla, stacking milanesa super cemitas that comfortably feed two people.
OrderA milanesa super cemita, around 100 pesos and built for two.
TipOpen Saturday and Sunday plus Monday and Tuesday only, so check the day before you cross town to the Mercado de Sabores.
Super Cemitas El As de Oros works a stall inside the Mercado de Sabores in Puebla, stacking milanesa super cemitas that comfortably feed two people.
OrderMilanesa super cemita
TipOnly opens Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, so check the day before crossing town to the Mercado de Sabores.
Puebla La Churreria fries churros from seven in the morning on 2 Sur in Puebla, served with the thick hot chocolate the city drinks year round.
TipOrder the thick drinking chocolate with the churros: Puebla treats it as a breakfast rather than a dessert.
Mi Amigo Cafe keeps a small 7 Poniente counter in Puebla, pouring Veracruz Jiribilla coffee beside bagels and a CBD menu a few steps off the Zocalo.
TipSmall enough that two tables count as busy, a block west of the Zocalo, and the drinks card runs to CBD as well as coffee.
Cemitas El Gordo builds milanesa cemitas on 13 Oriente in El Carmen, Puebla, opening early at the weekend and running through to the evening.
OrderMilanesa cemita
TipOpens at nine on Saturday and eight on Sunday, which is earlier than most cemita counters in El Carmen.
Cemitas El Gordo builds milanesa cemitas on 13 Oriente in El Carmen, Puebla, opening early at the weekend and running through to the evening.
TipOpens earlier at weekends than the market stalls do, which makes it the better Saturday-morning cemita option.
La Ververa cooks chalupas, memelas and mole poblano at neighbourhood prices in Arboledas de Guadalupe, Puebla, on Saturdays and Sundays only.
OrderChalupas, then a mole plate that lands under 100 pesos.
TipArboledas de Guadalupe is residential rather than touristy, and the kitchen only opens on Saturday and Sunday, nine until six.
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.
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.
El Patio y Las Ranas sits on 2 Poniente in Puebla and folds tacos al pastor into pan arabe, a crossover between the city's two great spit traditions.
OrderTacos al pastor served in pan arabe rather than tortillas.
TipThis is the crossover order in Puebla: pastor marinade, Lebanese bread, and it explains how one taco became the other.
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.
Mary Barragan Helados churns dense helados, paletas and nieves on 16 de Septiembre in El Carmen, Puebla, and keeps going until ten at night.
TipOpen until ten at night in El Carmen, which makes it the obvious walk after a cemita at the market up the road.
Molotes La Ventanita is a hatch on 10 Poniente in Puebla selling nothing at all but molotes, Monday to Saturday, until the masa runs out at eight.
OrderMolotes
TipA hatch rather than a shop, selling only molotes, and it closes when the masa runs out rather than at a fixed hour.
Molotes La Ventanita is a hatch on 10 Poniente in Puebla selling nothing at all but molotes, Monday to Saturday, until the masa runs out at eight.
TipGo before midday if you want the full range of fillings, because the hatch works through its masa steadily.
Mercado Xonaca trades between 22 Norte and 28 Oriente in Puebla, a barrio market of produce, comedores and mole ingredients that opens daily.
TipTake the 19 or 24 route out, and treat the comedor plates as the reason to come rather than the produce aisles.
La Ververa cooks chalupas, memelas and mole poblano at neighbourhood prices in Arboledas de Guadalupe, Puebla, on Saturdays and Sundays only.
TipOpen Saturday and Sunday only and closed by six, so this works as a weekend lunch detour rather than a weekday one.
La Ververa cooks chalupas, memelas and mole poblano at neighbourhood prices in Arboledas de Guadalupe, Puebla, on Saturdays and Sundays only.
OrderChalupas and mole poblano
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 medium cemita, which lands between 33 and 45 pesos depending on size.
TipClosed on Mondays and shuts by half past six, so this is a lunch stop rather than an evening one in Analco.
Cemitas La Colonial sells its cemitas at about 34 pesos on 2 Poniente in Puebla, the cheap Centro fallback for when market queues get too long.
OrderA cemita at about 34 pesos, the cheapest in the Centro.
TipPrices here are roughly half what the market counters charge, which is the trade-off for a smaller build.
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