Panadería Rosetta in Mexico City was named this week one of the world’s standout pastry destinations by La Liste, a prestigious Paris‑based global dining guide.

The only Mexican bakery on the 2026 Pastry Special Awards list, Panadería Rosetta was chosen as one of 10 winners of a Discovery Gem Award — a category that includes pâtisseries, bakeries, tea parlors and dessert shops from New York to Shanghai to Switzerland.

The bakery at Calle Colima 179 in Roma Norte is run by chef-owner Elena Reygadas, whose mini-empire also includes her Michelin-starred Rosetta restaurant on the same street, along with Lardo, Café Nin and Bella Aurora, all in Mexico City.

In 2023, Reygadas was named the world’s best female chef by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants organization.

Her bakery, a 2012 offshoot of the Rosetta restaurant she opened two years earlier, has built its reputation on using artisan techniques, such as slow fermentation, and local Mexican ingredients as part of a broader push for sustainable, place‑based cooking.

The bakery’s rol de guayaba — a croissant-like roll with guava filling in layers of laminated dough — has become its signature item alongside cardamom breads, focaccias and seasonal items. 

La Liste’s 2026 awards recognized 36 winners in 12 categories across 18 countries. In a change from years past, the 2026 program was revamped to formally put artisan bakeries on the same global stage as pâtisseries, cafés and dessert bars.

Described as destinations “worth traveling for,” the honorees were cited for creativity, innovation, sustainability and community work.

Founded in 2015, La Liste compiles its rankings and special awards using more than 1,000 guides, media lists, expert opinions and verified customer reviews from over 200 countries.

Panadería Rosetta shares the honor with spots such as From Lucie in New York City, Gonfle Boulangerie in Paris and O’Mills Bakery & Bistro in Shanghai.

The Mexico City spot is not to be confused with the Italian-style chain Rosetta Bakery, an unrelated business with more than a dozen locations in U.S. cities including New York and Miami.

However, Panadería Rosetta did have a pop-up in New York City two years ago. 

The bakery’s recognition this week stands in sharp contrast to a recent controversy over a British baker in Mexico City who derided Mexican bread as “ugly” and lacking nuance.

With reports from El Economista, Grupo Animal, Forbes and La Liste