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PueblanCentro HistoricoUntil 00:00 daily
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
TryChanclas and mole poblano
TipThe kitchen runs to midnight seven days a week, which is unusual for a Centro dining room of this quality.
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TaqueriaCentro HistoricoUntil 23:30 daily
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.
TryTacos al pastor and árabes
TipTwo spits on 16 de Septiembre, al pastor and arabe side by side, running to half eleven, which covers most post-dinner cravings.
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Cocktail barCentro HistoricoUntil 03:00 Thursday to Saturday
Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.
TryBar snacks
TipThe latest proper cocktail room in the Centro, and the DJ nights mean it gets loud rather than contemplative after one.
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PueblanCentro HistoricoUntil 02:00 Friday to Sunday
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
TrySpanish and Pueblan plates
TipThe rooftop keeps serving to two at weekends, so it doubles as a late kitchen when the street-level rooms have shut.
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Cocktail barCentro HistoricoUntil 00:00, 02:00 Friday and Saturday
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.
TryPueblan snacks
TipThe kitchen keeps going as long as the bar does, so a late mezcal here comes with something more than peanuts.
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BelgianCentro HistoricoUntil 00:30, 02:30 Friday and SaturdayCash only
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.
TryBelgian bistro plates
TipCash is the safer bet here, and the bistro plates are a better late order than they have any right to be.