23 editor picks in Puebla.
23 street food places in Puebla we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Puebla | Street Food across every city.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OrderCemita
TipAt about 34 pesos this is roughly half the price of the market counters, in exchange for a smaller build.
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 America opens at six in the morning on 2 Norte in Puebla, which makes it the breakfast cemita of choice for anyone starting work early.
OrderCemita
TipSix in the morning is an unusual opening hour for a cemita, and it makes this the breakfast option on 2 Norte.
Cemitas de Los Angeles keeps prices near 35 pesos on 5 Sur in Puebla, a small counter that trades on volume rather than on any kind of decor.
OrderCemita
TipAround 35 pesos a cemita on 5 Sur, a plain counter that trades on price rather than on any kind of decor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OrderCemita
Cemitas America opens at six in the morning on 2 Norte in Puebla, which makes it the breakfast cemita of choice for anyone starting work early.
OrderCemita
Cemitas de Los Angeles keeps prices near 35 pesos on 5 Sur in Puebla, a small counter that trades on volume rather than on any kind of decor.
OrderCemita
Tacos y Cemitas Los Pinos works a daytime counter on 4 Oriente in Puebla, closing at five and shut on Sundays, with cemitas around 40 pesos.
OrderCemita
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
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