Mercado Xonaca is a food market in Xonaca, Puebla.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: A barrio market between 22 Norte and 28 Oriente, open daily, and about as far from the tour route as Puebla gets.
Address: Calle 22 Norte esquina Calle 28 Oriente, Barrio de Xonaca, 72370 Puebla
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.
Tip: More craft market than food market, but the snack counters around it make it the easiest first stop off the Zocalo.
Mercado de Sabores Poblanos gathers its comedores over two floors in Puebla, cooking mole, chalupas, cemitas, pipian and tamales de tlanipa daily.
Tip: Two 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.
Tip: Known 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.
Tip: This 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.
Tip: Serves one of the oldest barrios in Puebla, and the antojito comedores rather than the craft aisles are the reason to cross the river line.
