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InternationalAngelopolisChef Ángel Vázquez
Intro is chef Angel Vazquez's international room on Atlixcayotl in Puebla, moving between Moroccan, Thai and French plates and a long breakfast service.
OrderBreakfast, which starts at 08:30 and is the best value on the menu.
TipIntro sits out on Atlixcayotl rather than in the Centro, so budget twenty minutes each way by taxi from the Zocalo.
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PueblanCentro Historico
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
OrderA cocktail on the terrace at sunset, with the cathedral domes at eye level.
TipFriday to Sunday the bar runs to 02:00, and weekend reservations are worth making because the terrace is small.
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Modern MexicanCentro Historico
Santoua works a grand Centro building on 2 Sur in Puebla, running Pueblan regional plates and international dishes from a nine-in-the-morning start.
OrderBreakfast from nine, before the Centro tour groups reach 2 Sur.
TipThe dining room is grand enough for an occasion but the nine-in-the-morning start makes it a workable everyday breakfast too.
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SteakhouseAngelopolis
Mochomos Puebla cooks Sonoran-style beef and seafood in Angelopolis, pouring from a list of more than 120 wine labels beside the carne asada tacos.
OrderCarne asada tacos, cut from the same Sonoran beef as the rib eye.
TipThe cellar runs past 120 labels, which is the deepest wine list in Puebla, and the kitchen serves until 02:00 at weekends.
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PueblanLos Remedios
Antojitos Mellos is the weekend mole and pipian stop in Barrio de los Remedios, Puebla, with pozole and mole de panza on the board the rest of the week.
OrderMole poblano or pipián, but only at the weekend when both are cooked.
TipPozole and mole de panza cover the weekdays; the mole and pipián are Saturday and Sunday only, from one in the afternoon.
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PueblanCentro Historico
Fonda Tipica la Poblana cooks mole poblano and chalupas on 8 Norte in Puebla, a plain fonda that opens at half past eight and runs until eight at night.
OrderMole poblano at about 150 pesos, served with rice and tortillas.
TipThis is a plain fonda rather than a restaurant, so come at lunch when the mole has been on the heat for a few hours.