Antojitos Mellos is a pueblan restaurant in Los Remedios, Puebla.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Weekend-only mole and pipián in Barrio de los Remedios, far enough from the Zocalo that the queue stays local.
Tip: Mole and pipián are cooked on Saturday and Sunday only, so a weekday visit gets pozole and mole de panza instead.
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Address: Avenida Don Juan de Palafox y Mendoza 2008, Barrio de los Remedios, 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.
Why locals goA 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand hidden in Barrio de la Luz, north of the Centro, where the counter has almost no seating.
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.
Why locals goA serving hatch on 10 Poniente that sells nothing but molotes and closes when the masa runs out.
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.
Why locals goAn El Carmen cemita counter on 13 Oriente that most visitors walk past on their way to the market.
TipOpens earlier at weekends than the market stalls do, which makes it the better Saturday-morning cemita option.
Mercado Xonaca trades between 22 Norte and 28 Oriente in Puebla, a barrio market of produce, comedores and mole ingredients that opens daily.
Why locals goA barrio market between 22 Norte and 28 Oriente where the comedores cook for neighbours rather than visitors.
TipTake the 19 or 24 route out, and treat the comedor plates as the reason to come rather than the produce aisles.
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.
Why locals goA small Analco dining room building cemitas to order in three sizes, on the wrong side of the river for tourists.
TipClosed on Mondays, and the largest size is genuinely large, so order down unless you are sharing.
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.
Why locals goA 6 Oriente roaster that mixes its own coffee with mezcal, on a street everyone visits for sweets instead.
TipCome for the coffee-and-mezcal builds rather than a straight espresso, which is what the bar is actually built around.
