A sesame-crusted brioche-style roll split and packed with breaded milanesa, quesillo pulled into threads, avocado, chipotle in adobo and a handful of papalo, the herb that makes it Pueblan.
The cemita takes its name from the roll, an egg-enriched bread crusted with sesame that Spanish bakers brought to Puebla and the city then made its own. The filling settled into a formula: milanesa of beef or pork, quesillo from Oaxaca, avocado, white onion, chipotles in adobo and papalo, a pungent herb that tastes of nothing else and is never cooked. Mercado El Carmen is the market most associated with it, where Las Poblanitas works a counter inside the market hall, and the 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand at Semitas Beto in Barrio de la Luz recognised the bread rather than the filling.
8 editor picks for Cemita poblana in Puebla, ranked by editorial score. All Puebla signature dishes · Cemita poblana across every city.
Cemitas Las Poblanitas ★ 4.4
el-carmen · Avenida 21 Oriente 205, El Carmen, 72530 Puebla
Cemitas Las Poblanitas builds its cemitas inside the Mercado El Carmen hall in Puebla, papalo, quesillo and cauliflower escabeche on sesame-crusted bread.
Comal ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Calle 16 de Septiembre 311-B, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72000 Puebla
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
Antojitos Tomy ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Avenida 5 Poniente 145, Centro, 72000 Puebla
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.
Semitas Beto ★ 4.1
barrio-de-la-luz · Calle 16 Norte 401, Barrio de la Luz, 72377 Puebla
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.
Super Cemitas El As de Oros ★ 4.0
historiadores · Avenida 4 Poniente 1104, Historiadores, 72090 Puebla
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.
Cemitas El Gordo ★ 3.9
el-carmen · Avenida 13 Oriente 403, El Carmen, 72530 Puebla
Cemitas El Gordo builds milanesa cemitas on 13 Oriente in El Carmen, Puebla, opening early at the weekend and running through to the evening.
Mi Puebla Antigua Tacos y Cemitas ★ 3.7
analco · Calle 14 Sur esquina Calle 3 Oriente, Barrio de Analco, 72000 Puebla
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.
Cemitas La Colonial ★ 3.7
centro-historico · Avenida 2 Poniente, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72090 Puebla
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.