Pueblan$arboledas-de-guadalupeSat-Sun 09:00-18:00; Mon-Fri closed
La Ververa cooks chalupas, memelas and mole poblano at neighbourhood prices in Arboledas de Guadalupe, Puebla, on Saturdays and Sundays only.
Signature: Chalupas, Mole poblano
Order: Chalupas, then a mole plate that lands under 100 pesos.
Tip: Arboledas de Guadalupe is residential rather than touristy, and the kitchen only opens on Saturday and Sunday, nine until six.
Pueblan$centro-historicoDaily 09:00-21:00
Antojitos Tomy on 5 Poniente is where Puebla eats cemita poblana, chanclas and chalupas at one counter, from nine in the morning until nine at night.
Signature: Cemita poblana, Chanclas, Chalupas
Order: One cemita poblana and one order of chanclas, split between two people.
Tip: Chanclas here run about 55 pesos and are milder than the version at Comal, which drowns them in more guajillo.
Street food$centro-historicoDaily 09:10-23:00
Antojitos Acapulco is a narrow 5 Poniente counter in Puebla frying molotes and pelonas, plus tacos de canasta, from mid-morning until eleven at night.
Signature: Molotes, Pelonas, Tacos de canasta
Order: Molotes with tinga, and a pelona while you wait for them to fry.
Tip: Pelonas here cost around 30 pesos and are fried to order, so expect a short wait at the counter rather than a rack of them.
Taqueria$centro-historicoDaily 11:00-23:30
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.
Signature: Tacos al pastor, Tacos árabes, Queso fundido pastor
Order: One al pastor and one arabe, side by side, to taste the difference.
Tip: Six 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.
Taqueria$analcoTue-Sat 11:00-18:30; Sun 11:00-18:00
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.
Signature: Cemitas, Tacos árabes
Order: A medium cemita, which lands between 33 and 45 pesos depending on size.
Tip: Closed on Mondays and shuts by half past six, so this is a lunch stop rather than an evening one in Analco.
Pueblan$$$centro-historicoDaily 08:00-24:00
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.
Signature: Mole poblano, Chiles en nogada, Enchiladas de tres moles
Order: The house mole, 26 ingredients ground on a volcanic stone mill.
Tip: Chiles en nogada only run from July to September, when the criollo walnut and the pomegranate are in season in the valley.