The UNESCO grid around the Zocalo, where mole kitchens, taco arabe spits and the Calle de los Dulces sit within a ten-minute walk of each other.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OrderTlayuda from San Antonio de la Cal, built on quesillo from Reyes Etla.
TipThe produce list is Oaxacan rather than Pueblan by design, sourced from the central valleys and named by village on the menu.
Casa Barroca occupies an 18th-century house on 7 Oriente in Puebla, pairing artisanal Mexican cooking with a tapas bar and a gallery courtyard.
OrderBreakfast in the courtyard, which starts at eight and runs long.
TipThe building dates from the 1700s and doubles as a gallery, so the courtyard tables fill first at weekends.
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.
OrderPipián verde, then the huitlacoche lasagne if the rains have been good.
TipThe restaurant sits inside a former Jesuit college with its own museum, and there is live jazz in the bar on some evenings.
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
OrderBlue-corn chilaquiles at breakfast, chanclas in guajillo salsa after dark.
TipThe upstairs tables look straight at the cathedral, and they are the first to go on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
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.
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.
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.
Clementina Cocina Poblana keeps a short mole and pipian list on 6 Oriente in Puebla, a daytime kitchen a block from the Calle de los Dulces.
OrderA mole plate between 139 and 195 pesos, the cheapest sit-down mole nearby.
TipIt sits one block from the Calle de los Dulces, so finish lunch here and walk straight into the camote shops.
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.
OrderOne cemita poblana and one order of chanclas, split between two people.
TipChanclas here run about 55 pesos and are milder than the version at Comal, which drowns them in more guajillo.
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.
OrderMolotes with tinga, and a pelona while you wait for them to fry.
TipPelonas here cost around 30 pesos and are fried to order, so expect a short wait at the counter rather than a rack of them.
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.
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.
Book3 to 7 days ahead
TipSommelier Gina de la Mora runs the wine list, and the six-mole tasting is the reason to sit here rather than anywhere else.
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.
Book3 to 7 days ahead
TipMole plates run between 245 and 395 pesos, and the Encuentro de Moles in May adds guest recipes from outside Puebla.
Restaurante Casareyna holds a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Puebla, serving a four-mole tasting plate under Talavera vaults on Privada 2 Oriente.
Book2 to 5 days ahead
TipMole plates land between 205 and 245 pesos, which is what the 2026 Bib Gourmand is recognising more than the dining room.
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.
Book3 to 7 days ahead
TipBook upstairs rather than the bar if you want the full seasonal menu, and note the kitchen is closed all day Monday.
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.
Book2 to 5 days ahead
TipThe produce list is Oaxacan rather than Pueblan by design, from Zaachila tasajo to Reyes Etla quesillo, named by village on the menu.
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.
Book2 to 4 days ahead
TipThe mole here runs about 190 pesos and the ticket includes the museum, which is a rare pairing in the Centro Historico.
Casa Barroca occupies an 18th-century house on 7 Oriente in Puebla, pairing artisanal Mexican cooking with a tapas bar and a gallery courtyard.
Book2 to 4 days ahead
TipThe courtyard tables are the ones to ask for, and the tapas bar runs later than the main dining room on Friday and Saturday.
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
Book3 to 5 days for weekends ahead
TipAsk for a terrace table when you book: the interior room has none of the cathedral view that makes this worth the climb.
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
OrderEnchiladas de tres moles: pipián verde, pipián rojo and mole poblano.
TipBreakfast starts at eight and the kitchen runs to midnight, which makes Comal the one Centro address that covers both ends of a day.
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.
OrderCemita poblana, chanclas and chalupas ordered as one round.
TipThe cemita poblana here is genuinely large, so order one between two before adding the chalupas.
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.
OrderMolotes filled with tinga, plus a pelona for around 30 pesos.
TipIt is a narrow hole-in-the-wall on 5 Poniente with a handful of stools, so expect to eat standing at busy hours.
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 150 pesos, with rice and hand-made tortillas.
TipOpen from 08:30 to 20:00 daily, so the mole is freshest between one and four in the afternoon.
Clementina Cocina Poblana keeps a short mole and pipian list on 6 Oriente in Puebla, a daytime kitchen a block from the Calle de los Dulces.
OrderA mole or pipián plate between 139 and 195 pesos.
TipSits on 6 Oriente, the sweet street, so the natural order is lunch here then camotes two doors down.
Cemitas y Tortas La Poblanita cooks a mole poblano worth ordering alongside its cemitas, at the corner of 5 Oriente and 4 Sur in central Puebla.
OrderA cemita, then the mole poblano at around 158 pesos.
TipOne of the few cemita counters in Puebla that also cooks a mole worth sitting down for, at the 5 Oriente corner.
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.
OrderA taco arabe and a taco al pastor, ordered together for comparison.
TipTacos run about 32 pesos each here, dearer than the barrio spits, but the location on 16 de Septiembre is unbeatable.
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.
OrderTwo tacos arabes con queso, from the spit that started in 1933.
TipBagdad has branches in Mayorazgo, Humboldt and San Manuel, but the 2 Poniente address is the one with the history.
Tacos Beyrut opens only in the evening on 5 Poniente in Puebla, carving pork off the vertical spit into warm pan arabe for around 24 pesos a taco.
OrderTacos arabes at about 24 pesos, carved straight off the spit.
TipOpens at 17:30 and closes at 22:00, and does not open on Sundays, so this is strictly an evening address.
Tacos Tony has served tacos arabes in Puebla since 1942, from a 3 Poniente counter a block off the Zocalo that fills with families on Sunday afternoons.
OrderTacos arabes with the house salsa, from a spit running since 1942.
TipSaturday and Sunday afternoons bring Puebla families in numbers, so go on a weekday if you want a seat straight away.
El Patio y Las Ranas sits on 2 Poniente in Puebla and folds tacos al pastor into pan arabe, a crossover between the city's two great spit traditions.
OrderTacos al pastor served in pan arabe rather than tortillas.
TipThis is the crossover order in Puebla: pastor marinade, Lebanese bread, and it explains how one taco became the other.
El Taco Poblano on 9 Oriente in Puebla runs one of the cheapest taco arabe deals in the Centro, two tacos for roughly 30 pesos, all day long.
OrderTwo tacos arabes for roughly 30 pesos, all day long.
TipOpen 10:30 to 21:30 every day, which is the widest window of any taco arabe counter inside the Centro Historico.
Cemitas La Colonial sells its cemitas at about 34 pesos on 2 Poniente in Puebla, the cheap Centro fallback for when market queues get too long.
OrderA cemita at about 34 pesos, the cheapest in the Centro.
TipPrices here are roughly half what the market counters charge, which is the trade-off for a smaller build.
Antojitos Las Gueras works the comal on 5 Norte in Puebla, turning out chalupas in red and green salsa for a mostly local lunchtime crowd every day.
OrderChalupas, red and green, straight off the comal on 5 Norte.
TipChalupas are fried to order here rather than held warm, so give the counter a few minutes at busy times.
Profetica Casa de la Lectura pairs a 16th-century courtyard in Puebla with a cafe bar, a bookshop and a literature library open six days a week.
DrinkAeropress filter
TipThe courtyard is the quietest place to work in the Centro Historico, and the cafe bar opens an hour before the bookshop.
Clemente Cafe opened on 2 Sur in Puebla in 2020 with a steady espresso bar, molletes and the Cosme sandwich of brie, gouda, pesto and honey.
DrinkEspresso
TipIt closes on Mondays and Saturday hours shift, so a Tuesday to Friday morning is the safest window for a long sit.
Cafe Cultura works high-altitude Mexican beans on 4 Sur in Puebla across several brew methods, and hangs work by local artists on the walls.
DrinkChemex filter
TipOpens late on Sunday at 15:00, and the walls double as a rotating show of work by artists based in Puebla.
Atta Salon Cafe works only with specialty coffee on 5 Sur in Puebla, balancing espresso against alternative methods and its own pastry counter.
DrinkEspresso
TipWorks only with specialty coffee and bakes its own pastry, which makes 5 Sur the tidiest coffee stop south of the Zocalo.
Senorita Caruso bakes in house on 3 Sur in Puebla and serves light lunches beside the coffee, a quiet room a few streets south of the Zocalo.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipPastry is baked in house and the lunch plates are light, so this works as a second breakfast rather than a full meal.
Black Cat, Black Rabbit roasts its own beans on 6 Oriente in Puebla and mixes coffee with mezcal in drinks you will not find elsewhere in the Centro.
DrinkMezcal coffee
TipIt roasts its own beans and then mixes them with mezcal, which is not a combination on offer anywhere else on 6 Oriente.
Mi Amigo Cafe keeps a small 7 Poniente counter in Puebla, pouring Veracruz Jiribilla coffee beside bagels and a CBD menu a few steps off the Zocalo.
DrinkCafe con Jiribilla
TipSmall enough that two tables count as busy, a block west of the Zocalo, and the drinks card runs to CBD as well as coffee.
Panaderia El Hospicio bakes conchas and cuernitos on 2 Poniente in Puebla from seven in the morning, the everyday bread counter of the Centro.
Worth the queueConcha
TipOpens at seven in the morning, which is early enough to catch the first conchas out of the oven on 2 Poniente.
Puebla La Churreria fries churros from seven in the morning on 2 Sur in Puebla, served with the thick hot chocolate the city drinks year round.
Worth the queueChurros with hot chocolate
TipOrder the thick drinking chocolate with the churros: Puebla treats it as a breakfast rather than a dessert.
La Gran Fama opened on the Calle de los Dulces in Puebla in the 19th century as the city's first camote counter, still selling tortitas de Santa Clara.
Worth the queueCamote
TipOpened in the 19th century as the first camote counter in the city, and the tortitas de Santa Clara are the other thing to buy.
Black Cat, Black Rabbit roasts its own beans on 6 Oriente in Puebla and mixes coffee with mezcal in drinks you will not find elsewhere in the Centro.
BeansMexico
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipRoasting happens on site on 6 Oriente, and the bar list crosses coffee with mezcal in a way no other roaster here does.
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.
WineMexican and European bottles by the glass
FoodSeasonal Pueblan small plates
TipThe ground floor is the bar and the upstairs is the dining room, so you can drink here without taking the full menu.
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.
WineMexican labels chosen to sit against mole
FoodFull Pueblan menu
TipSommelier Gina de la Mora builds the list around the six-mole tasting, which is a harder pairing job than it sounds.
Miel de Agave keeps more than 170 artisanal mezcal labels on 7 Poniente in Puebla, plus fresh pulque and Pueblan snacks, until two on weekends.
DrinkPuebla mezcal flight
FoodPueblan snacks and pulque
TipMore than 170 artisanal labels sit behind the bar, so hand the choice to the bartender rather than reading the list.
Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.
DrinkSeasonal Mexican mixology
FoodBar snacks
TipUpstairs in a Centro building on 7 Oriente, open Thursday to Saturday until three, with local DJs on the busier nights.
Calendula pours cocktails and pulque a step from El Parian in Puebla, including a kale, cucumber and mezcal build that reads greener than it drinks.
DrinkPulque curado
FoodSnacks
TipA step from El Parian, and the kale, cucumber and mezcal build is the one to order if you want something other than pulque.
Utopia Belgian Beer & Bistro has stocked Belgian bottles on 9 Oriente in Puebla for two decades, in a dark room that also sells beer to take home.
DrinkBelgian ale
FoodBelgian bistro plates
TipTwenty years old, cash-preferred, and it also sells bottles to take away from the shop attached to the bar.
Bilderberg Taproom Centro pours six rotating lines on 5 Oriente in Puebla, from a rice lager to a Russian imperial stout, brewed over in Cholula.
DrinkRotating house lines
FoodSnacks
TipSix lines rotate, brewed in Cholula, and the range runs from a five per cent rice lager to a twelve per cent imperial stout.
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
DrinkCocktails with a cathedral view
FoodSpanish and Pueblan plates
TipWeekend service runs to two in the morning, and the terrace is small enough that a reservation is worth the effort.
Licoreria San Pedrito mixes mezcal cocktails on 9 Oriente in Puebla in a small retro room with a dance floor that fills fast after midnight.
DrinkMezcal cocktails
FoodSnacks
TipSmall, retro and loud once the dance floor fills, on the same block of 9 Oriente as the Belgian beer bar.
Destilado Urbano stocks over a hundred mezcal labels on 6 Sur in Puebla and runs guided flights of three with a chaser from around 250 pesos.
DrinkGuided mezcal flight
FoodSnacks
TipA guided flight of three with a chaser starts around 250 pesos, which is the cheapest structured tasting in the Centro.
Mayahuel is the small mezcal bar inside Hotel Marques del Angel on 5 Poniente in Puebla, strong on Pueblan bottles and cured pulques, with Friday music.
DrinkPueblan mezcal
FoodSnacks
TipInside Hotel Marques del Angel on 5 Poniente, strong on Puebla bottles and cured pulques, with live music on Fridays.
Cemitas La Colonial sells its cemitas at about 34 pesos on 2 Poniente in Puebla, the cheap Centro fallback for when market queues get too long.
TryCemita
TipAt about 34 pesos this is roughly half the price of the market counters, in exchange for a smaller build.
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.
TryCemita
TipSix 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.
TryCemita
TipAround 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.
TryMolotes and pelonas
TipMolotes 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.
TryMolotes
TipA 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.
TryTacos árabes
TipAsk for them con queso, and note the 2 Poniente branch is the original rather than the Mayorazgo or Humboldt ones.
Tacos Beyrut opens only in the evening on 5 Poniente in Puebla, carving pork off the vertical spit into warm pan arabe for around 24 pesos a taco.
TryTacos árabes
TipEvenings only, closed Sundays, and the spit tends to be at its best in the first hour after opening at 17:30.
El Taco Poblano on 9 Oriente in Puebla runs one of the cheapest taco arabe deals in the Centro, two tacos for roughly 30 pesos, all day long.
TryTacos árabes
TipTwo tacos for roughly 30 pesos and an eleven-hour trading day, which makes this the easiest cheap arabe in the Centro.
Bilderberg Taproom Centro pours six rotating lines on 5 Oriente in Puebla, from a rice lager to a Russian imperial stout, brewed over in Cholula.
TipSix lines rotate through dubbel, saison, rice lager, IPA and a Russian imperial stout that runs to twelve per cent.
Utopia Belgian Beer & Bistro has stocked Belgian bottles on 9 Oriente in Puebla for two decades, in a dark room that also sells beer to take home.
TipTwo decades of stocking Belgian bottles on 9 Oriente, with a retail shop attached for taking beer home.
El Parian is the Talavera and craft market of Puebla, ringed by cafes and snack counters that make it the easiest first stop off the Zocalo.
TipMore craft market than food market, but the snack counters around it make it the easiest first stop off the Zocalo.
El Taco Poblano on 9 Oriente in Puebla runs one of the cheapest taco arabe deals in the Centro, two tacos for roughly 30 pesos, all day long.
TryTacos árabes
Cemitas La Colonial sells its cemitas at about 34 pesos on 2 Poniente in Puebla, the cheap Centro fallback for when market queues get too long.
TryCemita
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.
TryCemita
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.
TryCemita
Tacos y Cemitas Los Pinos works a daytime counter on 4 Oriente in Puebla, closing at five and shut on Sundays, with cemitas around 40 pesos.
TryCemita
Taqueria La Delicia on 5 de Mayo in Puebla keeps tacos at about 30 pesos, opening in the afternoon and closing late every day except Monday.
TryTacos
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.
TryMolotes and pelonas
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
OrderBlue-corn chilaquiles, with a cathedral view from the upstairs tables.
Clemente Cafe opened on 2 Sur in Puebla in 2020 with a steady espresso bar, molletes and the Cosme sandwich of brie, gouda, pesto and honey.
OrderThe Cosme sandwich: brie, gouda, pesto, honey and spinach.
Atta Salon Cafe works only with specialty coffee on 5 Sur in Puebla, balancing espresso against alternative methods and its own pastry counter.
OrderChilaquiles, then an espresso from the specialty bar behind them.
Profetica Casa de la Lectura pairs a 16th-century courtyard in Puebla with a cafe bar, a bookshop and a literature library open six days a week.
OrderWeekend breakfast in the courtyard, with an Aeropress alongside.
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 fills on a Sunday morning.
Casa Barroca occupies an 18th-century house on 7 Oriente in Puebla, pairing artisanal Mexican cooking with a tapas bar and a gallery courtyard.
OrderBreakfast in the 18th-century courtyard, which opens at eight daily.
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
OrderBreakfast on the terrace, level with the cathedral domes.
Cafe Cultura works high-altitude Mexican beans on 4 Sur in Puebla across several brew methods, and hangs work by local artists on the walls.
OrderA Chemex of high-altitude Mexican coffee with whatever is baked.
Senorita Caruso bakes in house on 3 Sur in Puebla and serves light lunches beside the coffee, a quiet room a few streets south of the Zocalo.
OrderHouse-baked pastry with a filter coffee, a few blocks south of the Zocalo.
Comal looks straight at Puebla cathedral from 16 de Septiembre, cooking blue-corn chilaquiles, chanclas, pelonas and mole poblano from breakfast to midnight.
TryChanclas and mole poblano
TipThe kitchen runs to midnight seven days a week, which is unusual for a Centro dining room of this quality.
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.
TryTacos al pastor and árabes
TipTwo spits on 16 de Septiembre, al pastor and arabe side by side, running to half eleven, which covers most post-dinner cravings.
Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.
TryBar snacks
TipThe latest proper cocktail room in the Centro, and the DJ nights mean it gets loud rather than contemplative after one.
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
TrySpanish and Pueblan plates
TipThe rooftop keeps serving to two at weekends, so it doubles as a late kitchen when the street-level rooms have shut.
Miel de Agave keeps more than 170 artisanal mezcal labels on 7 Poniente in Puebla, plus fresh pulque and Pueblan snacks, until two on weekends.
TryPueblan snacks
TipThe kitchen keeps going as long as the bar does, so a late mezcal here comes with something more than peanuts.
Utopia Belgian Beer & Bistro has stocked Belgian bottles on 9 Oriente in Puebla for two decades, in a dark room that also sells beer to take home.
TryBelgian bistro plates
TipCash is the safer bet here, and the bistro plates are a better late order than they have any right to be.
Licoreria San Pedrito mixes mezcal cocktails on 9 Oriente in Puebla in a small retro room with a dance floor that fills fast after midnight.
TrySnacks
TipSmall enough that it feels full by midnight, with a dance floor that takes over once the cocktails have done their work.
Licoreria San Pedrito mixes mezcal cocktails on 9 Oriente in Puebla in a small retro room with a dance floor that fills fast after midnight.
Mayahuel is the small mezcal bar inside Hotel Marques del Angel on 5 Poniente in Puebla, strong on Pueblan bottles and cured pulques, with Friday music.
Attico 303 crowns Hotel Casa Rosa in Puebla with a cathedral-level terrace, pouring cocktails beside Spanish plates and contemporary Pueblan cooking.
Hormiga Negra works Mexican mixology above a Centro building on 7 Oriente in Puebla, rotating the list seasonally and running local DJs until three.
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