$$$$Cocktail barLos Sapos
La Pasita pours its raisin liqueur beside the Plazuela de los Sapos in Puebla, in a room open since 1916, with a cube of cheese and a raisin on a stick.
TipOne pasita comes with a cube of fresh cheese and a raisin on a stick, and the room shuts by six in the evening.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Miel de Agave keeps more than 170 artisanal mezcal labels on 7 Poniente in Puebla, plus fresh pulque and Pueblan snacks, until two on weekends.
TipMore than 170 artisanal labels sit behind the bar, so hand the choice to the bartender rather than reading the list.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.
TipUpstairs in a Centro building on 7 Oriente, open Thursday to Saturday until three, with local DJs on the busier nights.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Calendula pours cocktails and pulque a step from El Parian in Puebla, including a kale, cucumber and mezcal build that reads greener than it drinks.
TipA step from El Parian, and the kale, cucumber and mezcal build is the one to order if you want something other than pulque.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Licoreria San Pedrito mixes mezcal cocktails on 9 Oriente in Puebla in a small retro room with a dance floor that fills fast after midnight.
TipSmall, retro and loud once the dance floor fills, on the same block of 9 Oriente as the Belgian beer bar.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Destilado Urbano stocks over a hundred mezcal labels on 6 Sur in Puebla and runs guided flights of three with a chaser from around 250 pesos.
TipA guided flight of three with a chaser starts around 250 pesos, which is the cheapest structured tasting in the Centro.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Mayahuel is the small mezcal bar inside Hotel Marques del Angel on 5 Poniente in Puebla, strong on Pueblan bottles and cured pulques, with Friday music.
TipInside Hotel Marques del Angel on 5 Poniente, strong on Puebla bottles and cured pulques, with live music on Fridays.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.
OrderBar snacks
TipThe latest proper cocktail room in the Centro, and the DJ nights mean it gets loud rather than contemplative after one.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Miel de Agave keeps more than 170 artisanal mezcal labels on 7 Poniente in Puebla, plus fresh pulque and Pueblan snacks, until two on weekends.
OrderPueblan snacks
TipThe kitchen keeps going as long as the bar does, so a late mezcal here comes with something more than peanuts.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Licoreria San Pedrito mixes mezcal cocktails on 9 Oriente in Puebla in a small retro room with a dance floor that fills fast after midnight.
OrderSnacks
TipSmall enough that it feels full by midnight, with a dance floor that takes over once the cocktails have done their work.
$$$$Cocktail barCentro Historico
Destilado Urbano stocks over a hundred mezcal labels on 6 Sur in Puebla and runs guided flights of three with a chaser from around 250 pesos.
TipBook the guided flight of three with a chaser from around 250 pesos rather than ordering blind off the shelf.