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TaqueriaCentro Historico
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.
OrderOne al pastor and one arabe, side by side, to taste the difference.
TipSix salsas sit on the counter and the two spits run until 23:30, which makes this the easiest late taco stop on 16 de Septiembre.
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TaqueriaAnalco
Mi Puebla Antigua Tacos y Cemitas keeps a small Analco dining room in Puebla, building cemitas to order in three sizes for well under a hundred pesos.
OrderA medium cemita, which lands between 33 and 45 pesos depending on size.
TipClosed on Mondays and shuts by half past six, so this is a lunch stop rather than an evening one in Analco.
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PueblanCentro Historico
El Mural de los Poblanos on 16 de Septiembre pours three moles at once in Puebla: the 26-ingredient house recipe, mole de Xico and mole de Quimixtlan.
OrderThe house mole, 26 ingredients ground on a volcanic stone mill.
TipChiles en nogada only run from July to September, when the criollo walnut and the pomegranate are in season in the valley.
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PueblanCentro HistoricoChef Ángel Vázquez
Augurio is chef Angel Vazquez's Pueblan dining room on 9 Oriente, added to the 2026 Michelin Guide selection and built around a six-mole tasting in Puebla.
OrderThe six-mole tasting menu, which is the fastest education in Puebla cooking.
TipSunday service stops at 20:00, so book the mole tasting for a weekday if you want the full run of the kitchen.
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PueblanCentro Historico
Restaurante Casareyna holds a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Puebla, serving a four-mole tasting plate under Talavera vaults on Privada 2 Oriente.
OrderThe four-mole tasting plate: poblano, pipián verde, pipián rojo and mole blanco.
TipMole de caderas appears only from October, and the escamoles and gusanos de maguey only in the spring months.
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Modern MexicanCentro Historico
Moyuelo is a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand on 7 Poniente in Puebla, a first-floor cocktail bar under a bright upstairs room of seasonal Pueblan plates.
OrderHuauzontles tempura upstairs, with a cocktail from the ground-floor bar first.
TipThe kitchen closes at 18:00 on Sunday and does not open on Monday, so plan around a Tuesday to Saturday dinner.