Belgian$$centro-historicoMon-Thu 18:00-00:30; Fri-Sat 18:00-02:30Until 00:30, 02:30 Friday and SaturdayCash only
Utopia Belgian Beer & Bistro has stocked Belgian bottles on 9 Oriente in Puebla for two decades, in a dark room that also sells beer to take home.
Try: Belgian bistro plates
Tip: Cash is the safer bet here, and the bistro plates are a better late order than they have any right to be.
Cocktail bar$$centro-historicoUntil 02:00 at weekends
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.
Pueblan$$centro-historicoDaily 08:00-24:00Until 00:00 daily
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
Try: Chanclas and mole poblano
Tip: The kitchen runs to midnight seven days a week, which is unusual for a Centro dining room of this quality.
Taqueria$centro-historicoDaily 11:00-23:30Until 23:30 daily
Don Pastor works two spits on 16 de Septiembre in Puebla, al pastor and arabe, alongside alambres, cemitas and a queso fundido, running until half eleven.
Try: Tacos al pastor and árabes
Tip: Two spits on 16 de Septiembre, al pastor and arabe side by side, running to half eleven, which covers most post-dinner cravings.
Cocktail bar$$$centro-historicoThu-Sat 19:00-03:00; Sun 13:00-19:00Until 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.
Try: Bar snacks
Tip: The latest proper cocktail room in the Centro, and the DJ nights mean it gets loud rather than contemplative after one.
Pueblan$$$centro-historicoMon-Thu 08:00-22:00; Fri-Sun 08:00-02:00Until 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.
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.