Best Burgers in Puebla: Angelópolis to Cholula

The best burgers in Puebla, Mexico, cluster in two places: the modern Angelópolis district and the student towns of San Andrés and San Pedro Cholula, just west of the city. The historic centre and Avenida Juárez add older restaurants and bars, but most burger restaurants that local guides recommend sit on the Angelópolis and Cholula side.

Puebla already had a great sandwich long before burgers arrived. The cemita poblana is a tall sesame-seed roll filled with breaded milanesa, quesillo (Oaxaca string cheese), avocado, chipotle and pápalo, a pungent local herb. That habit shows in local burgers: some kitchens reach for quesillo or chipotle mayonnaise instead of cheddar. This is also the city of mole poblano and, from late summer, chiles en nogada, so local diners judge sauces with a critical palate.

Burgers in Puebla: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Angelópolis, San Andrés Cholula, San Pedro Cholula, the Centro Histórico and Avenida Juárez.
• Local specialty: the cemita poblana, a sesame-seed roll and the city’s own answer to the burger bun.
• Local touches to look for: quesillo, chipotle and pápalo on the burger.
• Student crowd: San Andrés Cholula is home to the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), and casual places to eat line the streets nearby.
• Currency: Mexican peso (MXN), in Puebla and in Cholula alike.
• What our guides check: the exact municipality, since many addresses filed under Puebla actually sit in San Andrés Cholula.

Every guide we publish on Puebla is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. To see other cities, explore all our burger restaurant guides.