The Best Bakeries in Mexico City Showcase the City's Deep-Rooted Bread Culture

If you were caught up in a recent internet discourse, you may have been reminded that Mexican breads are not only delicious but deeply-rooted in the country’s culinary psyche, acting as staples of both culinary and pop culture. If there’s an earthquake? You’ll need a bolillo pa’l susto (a bread roll to calm the nerves). Constructing your Day of the Dead altar? Make sure there’s a sugary, orange-flavored pan de muerto on there to guide your loved ones back to the land of the living. And lest we forget the rosca de reyes—oval-shaped sweet bread topped with jellies and dried fruits that’s served on Kings’ Day (January 6) and contains hidden baby Jesus figurines. Tortillas may be the backbone of many a Mexican meal, but bread doesn’t trail too far behind in the collective consciousness. (There’s a reason Adidas made those concha sneakers.) Despite the variety on offer, Mexico City is dominated by two main bread rolls: the aforementioned bolillo and the telera. The former is typically used for mopping up the sauce from your breakfast chilaquiles or encasing a tamale for a dense but delightful masa-on-masa street snack that’ll fill you up for the day; the latter is