A basket of sugar-dusted pan de muerto

5 of the best · Mexico City, Mexico

Churros, Pan Dulce and Mexican Coffee

Churros and hot chocolate at El Moro since 1935, the trays of the Centro’s old bakeries, the guava rolls of Panadería Rosetta and Mexican specialty coffee.

Our 5 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026

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Three Mexico City addresses we keep going back to: the Templo Mayor at opening time, lunch at Contramar and a night of mariachis at the Salón Tenampa.

  1. Since 1935

    El Moro

    Centro Histórico·Churrería

    Churros fried to order and hot chocolate, on the Eje Central since 1935.

    Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 42, Centro, 06000 CDMXExplore View on map

  2. From the Rosetta kitchen

    Panadería Rosetta

    Roma·Bakery

    Elena Reygadas’s bakery in Roma, for guava rolls, conchas and coffee.

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Centro classics 3

Churros, cakes and sweets.

  1. Mexican sweets

    Dulcería de Celaya

    Centro Histórico·Sweet shop

    The old sweet shop of the Centro, for candied fruit, cajeta and traditional Mexican sweets.

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  2. Since 1935

    El Moro

    Centro Histórico·Churrería

    Churros fried to order and hot chocolate, on the Eje Central since 1935.

    Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 42, Centro, 06000 CDMXExplore View on map

  3. A Centro classic

    Pastelería Ideal

    Centro Histórico·Bakery

    The historic bakery of the Centro, with its trays, tongs and tiered cakes.

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Bakeries 1

Pan dulce.

  1. From the Rosetta kitchen

    Panadería Rosetta

    Roma·Bakery

    Elena Reygadas’s bakery in Roma, for guava rolls, conchas and coffee.

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Coffee 1

Mexican beans.

  1. Mexican coffee

    Buna

    Roma·Specialty coffee

    A Mexico City roaster of Mexican specialty coffee, with its own cafés.

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