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Bon Appétit
Mexico City

Rosetta / Panadería Rosetta

An Italian restaurant and sister bakery that are so good, you might forget about tacos for an hour
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Photo by Jake Lindeman

GO HERE: to get of taste of Chef Elena Reygadas popular Italian restaurant — which is easily the most stunning, romantic restaurant in town. And to her bakery nearby for exquisite pastries in a pretty setting.

ORDER THE: handmade daily pastas at the restaurant. At the bakery, it’s all about guava pastry, the cardamom bun, and the chocolate-vanilla concha (sweet roll with a cookie crust).

THE VIBE IS: elegant townhouse vibes at the restaurant; tiny and packed but worth the 20-minute at the original Roma bakery. A second bakery, in Havre, has more seating and feels just as special.

PRACTICAL STUFF: Go early! The restaurant is open 1:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. every day but Sunday. The bakeries are open Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Photo by Jake Lindeman