Cemitas La Colonial is a street-food stop in Centro Historico, Puebla.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: At about 34 pesos this is roughly half the price of the market counters, in exchange for a smaller build.
Address: Avenida 2 Poniente, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72090 Puebla
Cemitas America opens at six in the morning on 2 Norte in Puebla, which makes it the breakfast cemita of choice for anyone starting work early.
Try: Cemita
Tip: Six in the morning is an unusual opening hour for a cemita, and it makes this the breakfast option on 2 Norte.
Cemitas de Los Angeles keeps prices near 35 pesos on 5 Sur in Puebla, a small counter that trades on volume rather than on any kind of decor.
Try: Cemita
Tip: Around 35 pesos a cemita on 5 Sur, a plain counter that trades on price rather than on any kind of decor.
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.
Try: Molotes and pelonas
Tip: Molotes and pelonas are fried to order here, so expect a short wait rather than a rack of them sitting warm.
Molotes La Ventanita is a hatch on 10 Poniente in Puebla selling nothing at all but molotes, Monday to Saturday, until the masa runs out at eight.
Try: Molotes
Tip: A hatch rather than a shop, selling only molotes, and it closes when the masa runs out rather than at a fixed hour.
Tacos Arabes Bagdad has folded spit-roast pork into pan arabe in Puebla since 1933 and has worked the 2 Poniente counter since 1945, one of two claimants.
Try: Tacos árabes
Tip: Ask for them con queso, and note the 2 Poniente branch is the original rather than the Mayorazgo or Humboldt ones.
Cemitas El Gordo builds milanesa cemitas on 13 Oriente in El Carmen, Puebla, opening early at the weekend and running through to the evening.
Try: Milanesa cemita
Tip: Opens at nine on Saturday and eight on Sunday, which is earlier than most cemita counters in El Carmen.
Cemitas America opens at six in the morning on 2 Norte in Puebla, which makes it the breakfast cemita of choice for anyone starting work early.
Try: Cemita
Tip: Six in the morning is an unusual opening hour for a cemita, and it makes this the breakfast option on 2 Norte.
Cemitas de Los Angeles keeps prices near 35 pesos on 5 Sur in Puebla, a small counter that trades on volume rather than on any kind of decor.
Try: Cemita
Tip: Around 35 pesos a cemita on 5 Sur, a plain counter that trades on price rather than on any kind of decor.
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.
Try: Molotes and pelonas
Tip: Molotes and pelonas are fried to order here, so expect a short wait rather than a rack of them sitting warm.
Molotes La Ventanita is a hatch on 10 Poniente in Puebla selling nothing at all but molotes, Monday to Saturday, until the masa runs out at eight.
Try: Molotes
Tip: A hatch rather than a shop, selling only molotes, and it closes when the masa runs out rather than at a fixed hour.
Tacos Arabes Bagdad has folded spit-roast pork into pan arabe in Puebla since 1933 and has worked the 2 Poniente counter since 1945, one of two claimants.
Try: Tacos árabes
Tip: Ask for them con queso, and note the 2 Poniente branch is the original rather than the Mayorazgo or Humboldt ones.
