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Food Centro Histórico, Puebla

Fonda de Santa Clara

A place to eat in Centro Histórico, Puebla, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Lunch.

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Fonda de Santa Clara in Centro Histórico, Puebla
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Why go

Longtime Puebla restaurant for mole poblano and seasonal chiles en nogada.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Puebla, alongside 5 sights, 1 activity and 1 place for a drink. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Talavera Uriarte and La Pasita.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Centro Histórico
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Lunch

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Puebla, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Talavera Uriarte

    Talavera pottery workshop since 1824 with tours of the hand-painting process.

    Activity · 0.3 km straight-line
  2. 2
    La Pasita

    Tiny bar since 1916 pouring its signature raisin liqueur shot.

    Drinks · 0.7 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Capilla del Rosario

    Baroque chapel inside Templo de Santo Domingo covered in gold leaf.

    Sight · 0.8 km straight-line
  4. 4
    El Mural de los Poblanos

    Courtyard restaurant serving regional Puebla dishes beneath a large mural.

    Food · 0.9 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Catedral de Puebla

    16th–17th-century cathedral with Mexico's tallest bell towers on the zócalo.

    Sight · 1.0 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Biblioteca Palafoxiana

    Americas' first public library (1646), with carved cedar shelves.

    Sight · 1.0 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Fonda de Santa Clara is a stop on our Mexico City to Oaxaca route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Puebla

Fonda de Santa Clara is our only food pick in Puebla; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Puebla guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Puebla run from 21°C in January to 28°C in April; September is usually the wettest month. For Fonda de Santa Clara itself, we suggest: Lunch.

Modelled monthly averages for Puebla from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Puebla weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Av. 3 Poniente 920, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72000 Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Pue., Mexico
Coordinates
19.04741, -98.20625
Destination
Puebla

Fonda de Santa Clara: quick answers

How much time do you need at Fonda de Santa Clara?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Fonda de Santa Clara. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Fonda de Santa Clara?

Our pick: Lunch.

Where is Fonda de Santa Clara?

Fonda de Santa Clara is at Av. 3 Poniente 920, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72000 Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Pue., Mexico. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Fonda de Santa Clara?

Fonda de Santa Clara appears on Mexico City to Oaxaca, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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