http://www.puebla-mexico.com, great information source for accommodation, food and sights (includes links to travel articles from The New York Times, Food & Wine Magazine, etc)
Museo Amparo (excellent pre-Hispanic art collection and contemporary exhibitions - free on Monday)
Zocalo (town square)
Churches, monasteries & convents - take your pick - they are everywhere
Getting around
Provided you get a hotel in the historic centre, getting around on foot is the way to go. The compact World Heritage Site is laid out in a simple grid with all streets radiating from the town square (zocalo). Apart from the two main arteries, all the streets are labelled north (norte), south (sur), east (oriente) or west (poniente - a Mediterranean wind that blows from the west). The streets east of the square are the prettiest, brimming with student cafes and bars, and markets selling knick-knacks and talavera (painted tiles and pottery).
Food
Mercado de Sabores Poblanos, corner 4 Poniente & 11 Norte (ultra-clean new food market where you can eat cemitas, mole poblano, etc)
Las Brujas, 3 Oriente 407 (student cafe serving cheap beers, tacos and breakfasts)
Hotel
Hotel Colonial, dreadful website, but relatively cheap hotel (circa 600 pesos per night) in a beautiful old Jesuit monastery in the heart of the academic district, just a couple of blocks from the zocalo
Day trip
Cholula (pyramid and food market)
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