Where Puebla shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Puebla shops, snacks and lunches.
Mercado de Sabores Poblanos gathers its comedores over two floors in Puebla, cooking mole, chalupas, cemitas, pipian and tamales de tlanipa daily.
Go forMole, Cemitas, Chalupas
TipTwo floors of comedores, so pick one and stay rather than trying to graze the whole hall in one visit.
Mercado El Carmen is the cemita market of Puebla, with sweets, produce and pinatas filling the aisles around the sandwich counters in the hall.
Go forCemitas, Sweets, Produce
TipKnown city-wide as the cemita market, with Las Poblanitas the counter most locals recommend first.
Mercado La Acocota sells the mole ingredients and produce of Puebla on 6 Oriente, and pours a tepache that is worth the walk across town on its own.
Go forMole ingredients, Tepache, Produce
TipThis is where Puebla buys the chiles and seeds for mole, and the tepache stalls are worth the walk on their own.
Mercado de Analco serves one of the oldest barrios in Puebla from 10 Sur, a big neighbourhood market of produce, antojito comedores and craft stalls.
Go forProduce, Comedores
TipServes one of the oldest barrios in Puebla, and the antojito comedores rather than the craft aisles are the reason to cross the river line.
Mercado Xonaca trades between 22 Norte and 28 Oriente in Puebla, a barrio market of produce, comedores and mole ingredients that opens daily.
Go forComedores, Produce, Mole ingredients
TipA barrio market between 22 Norte and 28 Oriente, open daily, and about as far from the tour route as Puebla gets.
El Parian is the Talavera and craft market of Puebla, ringed by cafes and snack counters that make it the easiest first stop off the Zocalo.
Go forTalavera, Snacks, Crafts
TipMore craft market than food market, but the snack counters around it make it the easiest first stop off the Zocalo.
Private tour · 3 hours
Explore Puebla's most unusual markets with a private expert guide PhD Historian. Immerse yourself in Mexican daily life, discover local flavors, traditions and find un...
3h 30m
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culinary traditions of Puebla with a unique hands-on cooking experience. This journey will take you from the lively local markets to ou...
Guided tour · 5 hours
Visit traditional markets and mole mills, and taste a variety of Pueblan dishes at the city's small local restaurants. You'll marvel at the colors and the aromas, and ...