Hormiga Negra is a cocktail bar late-night spot in Centro Historico, Puebla.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The latest proper cocktail room in the Centro, and the DJ nights mean it gets loud rather than contemplative after one.
Address: Avenida 7 Oriente 5, Centro, 72000 Puebla
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
Try: Spanish and Pueblan plates
Tip: The rooftop keeps serving to two at weekends, so it doubles as a late kitchen when the street-level rooms have shut.
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.
Try: Pueblan snacks
Tip: The kitchen keeps going as long as the bar does, so a late mezcal here comes with something more than peanuts.
Utopia Belgian Beer & Bistro has stocked Belgian bottles on 9 Oriente in Puebla for two decades, in a dark room that also sells beer to take home.
Try: Belgian bistro plates
Tip: Cash is the safer bet here, and the bistro plates are a better late order than they have any right to be.
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.
Try: Snacks
Tip: Small enough that it feels full by midnight, with a dance floor that takes over once the cocktails have done their work.
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
Try: Chanclas and mole poblano
Tip: The kitchen runs to midnight seven days a week, which is unusual for a Centro dining room of this quality.
Don Pastor works two spits on 16 de Septiembre in Puebla, al pastor and arabe, alongside alambres, cemitas and a queso fundido, running until half eleven.
Try: Tacos al pastor and árabes
Tip: Two spits on 16 de Septiembre, al pastor and arabe side by side, running to half eleven, which covers most post-dinner cravings.
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
Try: Spanish and Pueblan plates
Tip: The rooftop keeps serving to two at weekends, so it doubles as a late kitchen when the street-level rooms have shut.
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.
Try: Pueblan snacks
Tip: The kitchen keeps going as long as the bar does, so a late mezcal here comes with something more than peanuts.
Utopia Belgian Beer & Bistro has stocked Belgian bottles on 9 Oriente in Puebla for two decades, in a dark room that also sells beer to take home.
Try: Belgian bistro plates
Tip: Cash is the safer bet here, and the bistro plates are a better late order than they have any right to be.
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.
Try: Snacks
Tip: Small enough that it feels full by midnight, with a dance floor that takes over once the cocktails have done their work.
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
Try: Chanclas and mole poblano
Tip: The kitchen runs to midnight seven days a week, which is unusual for a Centro dining room of this quality.
Don Pastor works two spits on 16 de Septiembre in Puebla, al pastor and arabe, alongside alambres, cemitas and a queso fundido, running until half eleven.
Try: Tacos al pastor and árabes
Tip: Two spits on 16 de Septiembre, al pastor and arabe side by side, running to half eleven, which covers most post-dinner cravings.
