Panadería Rosetta
Updated 2026 – some things get better with time.
In 2024, Elena Reygadas’ restaurant Rosetta — on Colima 166 in Roma Norte, in the same restored Porfirian mansion it has always occupied — earned a Michelin star. Reygadas was already one of the most respected chefs in Mexico. The star confirmed, for an international audience, what people in this city have known for years.
I mention this because it matters for the bakery. Panadería Rosetta — the offshoot on Havre 73 in the Juárez, and the smaller location on Colima in Colonia Roma — has always been excellent. Since the Michelin award, it has become extremely busy. If you are going on a weekend morning, arrive before nine. The cardamom rolls go first.
What to order
The cardamom roll is the reason most people come, and it earns the reputation. It is the same format as a cinnamon roll — laminated dough, enriched with butter, rolled around a filling — but the filling is whole cardamom rather than cinnamon, and the result is warmer, more complex, and more interesting. It is one of those things that becomes a reference point for what a cardamom roll should be.
Everything else is good. The pan de yema (egg yolk bread) is particularly good — it appears in my Day Trips from Oaxaca City post as the bread to dunk in hot chocolate at the Etla market, which tells you what register it belongs to. The conchas are made with the same care as the rest. The savory options — open-faced tartines with seasonal toppings, egg dishes — are confident and worth ordering if you are planning to eat rather than just picking up bread to go.
The coffee is good. The milk options are genuinely varied: whole, semi-skimmed, lactose-free, almond. The baristas are fast.
The Havre 73 location
The Havre location is the one worth knowing. It is larger than the Roma original, with seating at the bar, a mezzanine with a few tables, and a small patio. It sits on the street that has become the dining spine of the Juárez — Lago LATAM is at number 84, Havre 77 (the brasserie) is at 77 — which makes it a natural first stop on a morning spent in the neighborhood.
The atmosphere is a working café rather than a destination restaurant: busy, informal, with the sound of an espresso machine and people coming in with their dogs or their children or their laptops. Mario and I used to walk there in our sweats from the apartment we had in the neighborhood, pick up rolls and coffee to go, and walk back. It is that kind of place — the kind that becomes part of a routine without you planning it.
The Roma Norte location
The original location on Colima 179 in Roma is smaller — counter seating and a window ledge rather than proper tables — but it is directly adjacent to the Rosetta restaurant building and has the energy of the neighborhood around it. Good for a quick stop; not the place to settle in for the morning. If you are spending time in Roma and want to understand why Reygadas’ baking matters, this is where to start.
Panadería Rosetta, Havre 73, Col. Juárez // Colima 179, Col. Roma Norte // rosetta.com.mx
Do you have a breakfast place in the city that has become part of your routine? Tell me below — I am always looking for the next one.
