20 editor picks in Puebla.
20 cafe places in Puebla we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Puebla | Cafe across every city.
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.
TipThe courtyard is the quietest place to work in the Centro Historico, and the cafe bar opens an hour before the bookshop.
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.
TipIt closes on Mondays and Saturday hours shift, so a Tuesday to Friday morning is the safest window for a long sit.
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.
TipOpens late on Sunday at 15:00, and the walls double as a rotating show of work by artists based in Puebla.
Espiritu Cafe roasts its own crop in Jardines de San Manuel, Puebla, and offers sixteen filter methods plus an espresso tonic worth the detour.
TipSixteen filter methods sit behind the bar, so tell the barista what you like rather than reading the whole list.
Antes Meridiano bakes on Calzada Zavaleta in Puebla and shuts at three, a morning-only room of sourdough toast, house jam and specialty coffee.
TipEverything shuts at 15:00, so this is a breakfast and mid-morning address rather than an afternoon one on Zavaleta.
Atta Salon Cafe works only with specialty coffee on 5 Sur in Puebla, balancing espresso against alternative methods and its own pastry counter.
TipWorks only with specialty coffee and bakes its own pastry, which makes 5 Sur the tidiest coffee stop south of the Zocalo.
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.
TipPastry is baked in house and the lunch plates are light, so this works as a second breakfast rather than a full meal.
Black Cat, Black Rabbit roasts its own beans on 6 Oriente in Puebla and mixes coffee with mezcal in drinks you will not find elsewhere in the Centro.
TipIt roasts its own beans and then mixes them with mezcal, which is not a combination on offer anywhere else on 6 Oriente.
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.
Pasticel Cafe pairs its own pastry with specialty coffee on the Antiguo Camino Real a Cholula in Puebla, a Zavaleta room built for long mornings.
TipOut on the Antiguo Camino Real a Cholula, so pair it with the Zavaleta bakeries rather than a Centro walk.
Antes Meridiano bakes on Calzada Zavaleta in Puebla and shuts at three, a morning-only room of sourdough toast, house jam and specialty coffee.
TipBread comes out in the morning and the doors shut at three, so there is no point arriving after lunch on Zavaleta.
Black Cat, Black Rabbit roasts its own beans on 6 Oriente in Puebla and mixes coffee with mezcal in drinks you will not find elsewhere in the Centro.
TipCome for the coffee-and-mezcal builds rather than a straight espresso, which is what the bar is actually built around.
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.
OrderThe Cosme sandwich: brie, gouda, pesto, honey and spinach.
Atta Salon Cafe works only with specialty coffee on 5 Sur in Puebla, balancing espresso against alternative methods and its own pastry counter.
OrderChilaquiles, then an espresso from the specialty bar behind them.
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.
OrderWeekend breakfast in the courtyard, with an Aeropress alongside.
Antes Meridiano bakes on Calzada Zavaleta in Puebla and shuts at three, a morning-only room of sourdough toast, house jam and specialty coffee.
OrderSourdough toast with butter and house jam, plus a filter coffee.
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.
OrderA Chemex of high-altitude Mexican coffee with whatever is baked.
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.
OrderHouse-baked pastry with a filter coffee, a few blocks south of the Zocalo.
Espiritu Cafe roasts its own crop in Jardines de San Manuel, Puebla, and offers sixteen filter methods plus an espresso tonic worth the detour.
TipThe owners grow and roast their own crop, so ask which lot is on the bar rather than which blend they serve.
Black Cat, Black Rabbit roasts its own beans on 6 Oriente in Puebla and mixes coffee with mezcal in drinks you will not find elsewhere in the Centro.
TipRoasting happens on site on 6 Oriente, and the bar list crosses coffee with mezcal in a way no other roaster here does.
Guided tour · 1 hour
Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime experience on your visit to Puebla with a morning hot air balloon ride followed by a wine toast and breakfast.
Guided tour · 12 hours
High Mountain, hiking through pine and oak forests, connection with Nature
Guided tour · 10 hours
Explore the trails that connected the Aztec empire and walk between Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl, feel the power of the earth under your feet, and see an active volcano.
