Upscale in Puebla: 30 editor picks

30 upscale places in Puebla, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Puebla: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Puebla food.

Augurio ★ 4.8

centro-historico · Avenida 9 Oriente 16, Centro Histórico, 72000 Puebla

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.

Tip: Sunday service stops at 20:00, so book the mole tasting for a weekday if you want the full run of the kitchen.

Augurio ★ 4.8

centro-historico · Avenida 9 Oriente 16, Centro Histórico, 72000 Puebla

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.

Tip: Sommelier Gina de la Mora runs the wine list, and the six-mole tasting is the reason to sit here rather than anywhere else.

Augurio ★ 4.8

centro-historico · Avenida 9 Oriente 16, Centro Histórico, 72000 Puebla

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.

Tip: Sommelier Gina de la Mora builds the list around the six-mole tasting, which is a harder pairing job than it sounds.

El Mural de los Poblanos ★ 4.7

centro-historico · Calle 16 de Septiembre 506, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72000 Puebla

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.

Tip: Chiles en nogada only run from July to September, when the criollo walnut and the pomegranate are in season in the valley.

El Mural de los Poblanos ★ 4.7

centro-historico · Calle 16 de Septiembre 506, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72000 Puebla

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.

Tip: Mole plates run between 245 and 395 pesos, and the Encuentro de Moles in May adds guest recipes from outside Puebla.

Restaurante Casareyna ★ 4.6

centro-historico · Privada 2 Oriente 1007, Centro Histórico, 72000 Puebla

Restaurante Casareyna holds a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Puebla, serving a four-mole tasting plate under Talavera vaults on Privada 2 Oriente.

Tip: Mole de caderas appears only from October, and the escamoles and gusanos de maguey only in the spring months.

Restaurante Casareyna ★ 4.6

centro-historico · Privada 2 Oriente 1007, Centro Histórico, 72000 Puebla

Restaurante Casareyna holds a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Puebla, serving a four-mole tasting plate under Talavera vaults on Privada 2 Oriente.

Tip: Mole plates land between 205 and 245 pesos, which is what the 2026 Bib Gourmand is recognising more than the dining room.

Moyuelo ★ 4.5

centro-historico · Avenida 7 Poniente 312, Centro, 72000 Puebla

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.

Tip: The kitchen closes at 18:00 on Sunday and does not open on Monday, so plan around a Tuesday to Saturday dinner.

Casa Bacuuza ★ 4.5

centro-historico · Avenida 3 Poniente 524, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72000 Puebla

Casa Bacuuza brings Oaxaca to Puebla on 3 Poniente: tasajo from Zaachila, quesillo from Reyes Etla and tlayudas brought in from San Antonio de la Cal.

Tip: The produce list is Oaxacan rather than Pueblan by design, sourced from the central valleys and named by village on the menu.

Moyuelo ★ 4.5

centro-historico · Avenida 7 Poniente 312, Centro, 72000 Puebla

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.

Tip: Book upstairs rather than the bar if you want the full seasonal menu, and note the kitchen is closed all day Monday.

Casa Bacuuza ★ 4.5

centro-historico · Avenida 3 Poniente 524, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72000 Puebla

Casa Bacuuza brings Oaxaca to Puebla on 3 Poniente: tasajo from Zaachila, quesillo from Reyes Etla and tlayudas brought in from San Antonio de la Cal.

Tip: The produce list is Oaxacan rather than Pueblan by design, from Zaachila tasajo to Reyes Etla quesillo, named by village on the menu.

Moyuelo ★ 4.5

centro-historico · Avenida 7 Poniente 312, Centro, 72000 Puebla

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.

Tip: The ground floor is the bar and the upstairs is the dining room, so you can drink here without taking the full menu.

La Casa del Mendrugo ★ 4.4

centro-historico · Calle 4 Sur 304, Centro, 72000 Puebla

La Casa del Mendrugo cooks mole poblano and pipian verde inside a former Jesuit college on 4 Sur in Puebla, with a museum and a jazz room attached.

Tip: The restaurant sits inside a former Jesuit college with its own museum, and there is live jazz in the bar on some evenings.

Salón Mezcalli ★ 4.4

analco · Calle 8 Sur 501, Barrio de Analco, 72505 Puebla

Salon Mezcalli sits in Barrio de Analco in Puebla, matching manchamanteles con lechon and mixiote de cordero with a wall of artisanal agave distillates.

Tip: Analco is a fifteen-minute walk east of the Zocalo, so allow for the crossing if you are coming from the cathedral.

La Casa del Mendrugo ★ 4.4

centro-historico · Calle 4 Sur 304, Centro, 72000 Puebla

La Casa del Mendrugo cooks mole poblano and pipian verde inside a former Jesuit college on 4 Sur in Puebla, with a museum and a jazz room attached.

Tip: The mole here runs about 190 pesos and the ticket includes the museum, which is a rare pairing in the Centro Historico.

Salón Mezcalli ★ 4.4

analco · Calle 8 Sur 501, Barrio de Analco, 72505 Puebla

Salon Mezcalli sits in Barrio de Analco in Puebla, matching manchamanteles con lechon and mixiote de cordero with a wall of artisanal agave distillates.

Tip: Budget 500 to 600 pesos a head, and let the bar pour the agave flight rather than ordering mezcal by the label.

Casa Barroca ★ 4.3

centro-historico · Avenida 7 Oriente 205, Centro Histórico, 72000 Puebla

Casa Barroca occupies an 18th-century house on 7 Oriente in Puebla, pairing artisanal Mexican cooking with a tapas bar and a gallery courtyard.

Tip: The building dates from the 1700s and doubles as a gallery, so the courtyard tables fill first at weekends.

Casa Barroca ★ 4.3

centro-historico · Avenida 7 Oriente 205, Centro Histórico, 72000 Puebla

Casa Barroca occupies an 18th-century house on 7 Oriente in Puebla, pairing artisanal Mexican cooking with a tapas bar and a gallery courtyard.

Tip: The courtyard tables are the ones to ask for, and the tapas bar runs later than the main dining room on Friday and Saturday.

Hormiga Negra ★ 4.3

centro-historico · Avenida 7 Oriente 5, Centro, 72000 Puebla

Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.

Tip: Upstairs in a Centro building on 7 Oriente, open Thursday to Saturday until three, with local DJs on the busier nights.

Hormiga Negra ★ 4.3

centro-historico · Avenida 7 Oriente 5, Centro, 72000 Puebla

Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.

Tip: The latest proper cocktail room in the Centro, and the DJ nights mean it gets loud rather than contemplative after one.

Casa Barroca ★ 4.3

centro-historico · Avenida 7 Oriente 205, Centro Histórico, 72000 Puebla

Casa Barroca occupies an 18th-century house on 7 Oriente in Puebla, pairing artisanal Mexican cooking with a tapas bar and a gallery courtyard.

Intro ★ 4.2

angelopolis · Atlixcáyotl 3246, San Martinito, 72825 Tlaxcalancingo, Puebla

Intro is chef Angel Vazquez's international room on Atlixcayotl in Puebla, moving between Moroccan, Thai and French plates and a long breakfast service.

Tip: Intro sits out on Atlixcayotl rather than in the Centro, so budget twenty minutes each way by taxi from the Zocalo.