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OaxacanCentro HistoricoChef Osciel Solórzano and Abraham Serug
Casa Bacuuza brings Oaxaca to Puebla on 3 Poniente: tasajo from Zaachila, quesillo from Reyes Etla and tlayudas brought in from San Antonio de la Cal.
Book2 to 5 days ahead
TipThe produce list is Oaxacan rather than Pueblan by design, from Zaachila tasajo to Reyes Etla quesillo, named by village on the menu.
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PueblanCentro Historico
La Casa del Mendrugo cooks mole poblano and pipian verde inside a former Jesuit college on 4 Sur in Puebla, with a museum and a jazz room attached.
Book2 to 4 days ahead
TipThe mole here runs about 190 pesos and the ticket includes the museum, which is a rare pairing in the Centro Historico.
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PueblanCentro Historico
Casa Barroca occupies an 18th-century house on 7 Oriente in Puebla, pairing artisanal Mexican cooking with a tapas bar and a gallery courtyard.
Book2 to 4 days ahead
TipThe courtyard tables are the ones to ask for, and the tapas bar runs later than the main dining room on Friday and Saturday.
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SteakhouseAngelopolis
Mochomos Puebla cooks Sonoran-style beef and seafood in Angelopolis, pouring from a list of more than 120 wine labels beside the carne asada tacos.
Book1 week at weekends ahead
TipExpect 600 to 1,000 pesos a head with wine, and note the kitchen runs to 02:00 from Thursday through Saturday.
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PueblanCentro Historico
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
Book3 to 5 days for weekends ahead
TipAsk for a terrace table when you book: the interior room has none of the cathedral view that makes this worth the climb.
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PueblanAnalcoChef Liz Galicia
Salon Mezcalli sits in Barrio de Analco in Puebla, matching manchamanteles con lechon and mixiote de cordero with a wall of artisanal agave distillates.
Book2 to 4 days ahead
TipBudget 500 to 600 pesos a head, and let the bar pour the agave flight rather than ordering mezcal by the label.