Desserts in Mexico City
Discover dessert spots for pastries, sweets, and indulgent treats.
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Piloncillo y Cascabel
This Narvarte spot takes a creative approach to Mexican ingredients — the kind of place where a chocolate cake from Oaxaca and panacotta with xoconostle sauce and basil ice cream share menu space with daily-changing three-course menus. The mezcal selection is exceptional, with an encyclopedic range of artisanal bottles and an owner who knows the story behind each one.The daily menu runs until early evening and draws a steady crowd of locals who book ahead via Instagram or phone. Expect contemporary Mexican cooking at approachable prices, strong espresso, and desserts that routinely steal the show. Get there early at lunch to avoid a wait.
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Churreria El Moro Centro
Open since 1935 in the same Centro Histórico location, this legendary churrería makes artisanal churros and hot chocolate crafted with cacao sourced from Tabasco. The menu sticks to what matters: fresh-made churros dusted with cinnamon and sugar, served alongside four varieties of hot chocolate — español, francés, mexicano, and traditional.The place runs late, draws a mix of locals and visitors, and stays busy most nights. Order the churros with chocolate español for the classic pairing, or try the Mexican chocolate for a spicier kick.
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EL MOLINO
Operating since 1928, El Molino is the bakery where the story of Bimbo began. In the early 1940s, Jaime Sendra, the production chief here, convinced owner Lorenzo Servitje to experiment with industrial sliced bread — the innovation that eventually launched the Bimbo empire.Today it's still a working bakery and pastry shop on 16 de Septiembre, turning out traditional Mexican pan dulce, pastries, cakes, and snacks. The pipshas are a recurring order. It's cash-friendly, moderately priced, and open daily from 8am to 8:30pm.
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Pastelería Ideal (16 de Septiembre)
Founded in 1927 by Adolfo Hernández, this Centro Histórico bakery and pastry shop carries more than 300 types of bread and pastries. The Fernández family, now in their fourth generation, runs production, quality control, and logistics from the original 16 de Septiembre location.Browse the self-serve shelves for conchas, cuernos, and specialty cakes — sheet cakes and made-to-order cakes are available year-round. The place is less crowded than usual, so you can take your time picking through the trays.
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El Portal del Sabor
This ice cream shop has been serving Coyoacán for almost 50 years, offering everything from classic flavors to seasonal specials like cempasúchil, ponche de frutas, pumpkin, and quince. The avocado and Oaxacan chocolate scoops are standouts, and the selection includes both creamy ice creams and fruit-based nieves. Generous portions make the double cone in a wafer basket a solid value.The shop gets busy in the afternoons and on weekends, but the line moves quickly — you pay first, then get served. Limited seating means most people take their ice cream to go and walk around Coyoacán. Cash and card accepted.
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MerMer Bakery
MerMer Bakery brings Asian pastries and a matcha bar to Narvarte, with matcha sourced directly from Asia and a menu that skips the overly sweet approach. The roll cakes are light and airy — try the guayaba with matcha, tiramisú, or taro with matcha — and the matcha drinks come in varieties like strawberry matcha, osmanthus Vienna, and butterfly pea flower tea.Quality shows in the details: the matcha itself, the low-sugar approach that lets flavors come through, and soft textures throughout the pastries. It's a small space with a couple of benches in back and limited seating, so weekends can fill up quickly. Open Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday from 12pm to 8pm; Wednesday and Sunday from 1pm to 7pm; closed Thursday.
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Pastelería Ideal
Founded in 1927 during the Cristero War, Pastelería Ideal has been baking in Centro Histórico for nearly a century. The space is sprawling — one of the biggest bakeries in the city — with floor-to-ceiling glass display cases filled with pan dulce, cookies, cakes, gelatinas, and custom roscas de reyes. The rollo de Turín is what regulars reach for first, but the butter cookies sold by the kilo and the fresh-baked conchas are what people carry home in those unmistakable Ideal boxes.The system is fast: grab, order, pay, collect. Even when the place is packed, the line moves. Cookies, gelatinas, and sweet breads are the safest bets — affordable, reliable, and perfect for taking on a walk through the Centro or passing through airport security as a carry-on.
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Baking Story
Korean bakery and café in Juárez serving bingsu — the Korean shaved ice dessert — alongside a full selection of Korean breads and pastries. The bingsu comes in flavors like mango, coffee, strawberry, and chocolate, sized to share, and stays cold longer than typical shaved ice. The Korean breads are lighter and less sweet than typical Mexican pastries, with standouts like the corn cheese bread.The café is larger than it looks from the street, with two back rooms and a plant-filled patio that cuts out the street noise. Service is attentive in the patio area. Open since at least 2014, when they were on Hamburgo before moving to Praga. Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm, Saturday 9am to 9pm, Sunday 9am to 7pm.
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Ficelle
Ficelle is a French bakery and pastry shop on Avenida Tamaulipas that takes its croissants, éclairs, and tarts seriously. The croque madame — toasted bread with béchamel and a perfectly cooked egg on top — is the breakfast move, and the vanilla éclair and fruit tarts get consistent orders throughout the day. They also carry a selection of jams, wine, and shop merchandise.There's no coffee here, but the café next door (Monsieur Croque) serves drinks and shares the outdoor seating, so you can grab a pastry from Ficelle and sit outside with a latte or tea. Moderately priced for the neighborhood and the quality.
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Santa Clara Narvarte
Santa Clara on Avenida Universidad serves coffee, ice cream, and semi-aged and fresh cheeses — the cheese counter runs alongside the café and ice cream offerings. Flavors like cereza nuez (cherry walnut), triple chocolate, algodón de azúcar (cotton candy), and chopo choco are what regulars return for, and on Wednesdays the gourmet ice cream flavors run on promotion.The space is clean and roomy, with patient service from the counter staff. Not pet friendly. Open daily from 9am to 9pm.
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