Rosetta (restaurant)
Mexican cuisine with Italian influences in Mexico City.
Rosetta is a restaurant in Colonia Roma, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, that serves Mexican cuisine with Mediterranean, primarily Italian, influences. The restaurant has been ranked three times on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list.
Quick Facts
- Established
- February 2010
- Current owner
- Elena Reygadas
- Food type
- Mexican and Mediterranean (mainly Italian)
- Rating
- 1 (Michelin Guide, 2024)
- Street address
- Colima 166, Roma, Cuauhtémoc
- City
- Mexico City
- Country
- Mexico
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Description
Rosetta's à la carte menu changes seasonally, featuring Mexican dishes made with local ingredients and Mediterranean, primarily Italian, influences. Olive oil comes from Baja California, burrata from Atlixco, Puebla, and vegetables from Xochimilco and Valle de Bravo. The signature guava roll has a flaky, buttery crust with guava jam and sweet cream filling. Dishes have included veal sweetbreads with yogurt, plum, and za'atar; ricotta and lemon ravioli; kale tacos with pipian and romeritos; sweet potato tamales with salsa macha and buttermilk; and honey jelly with hazelnut butter ice cream and vanilla sauce.
History
Elena Reygadas studied gastronomy at the International Culinary Center in New York City and worked at Locanda Locatelli in London. After her first daughter's birth, she returned to Mexico and opened a pop-up restaurant on Tonalá Street in Colonia Roma. The interior evokes outdoor spaces, with vintage lamps and candles, pastel walls, and wood flooring replacing the original mosaic. A third bakery, Café Nin, opened on Havre Street in Colonia Juárez. Reygadas responded that inappropriate behavior is unacceptable and said measures would be implemented, including equal treatment training and changes to service protocol such as allowing customers to order directly with cashiers.
Reception
Critics have praised Rosetta's bread and pasta for their preparation style. Time Out ranked it third among the top 23 restaurants in Mexico City, and a reviewer gave it five out of five stars, noting the changing menu and friendly evening atmosphere. A Fodor's reviewer commended the Italian influence and Mexican ingredients, while The Economic Times lauded the guava rolls. Travel + Leisure En Español highlighted the deep respect for ingredients and inventive dishes, and Luke Burgess described the cooking as powerful and subtle. In 2024, the first Michelin Guide for Mexico awarded Rosetta one star, signifying high-quality cooking worth a stop, and noted that dishes are designed for sharing. The restaurant received a Food Made Good recognition from the Sustainable Restaurant Association in 2025. Rosetta and six other Michelin-starred Mexico City restaurants were honored by Martí Batres, head of the Mexico City government, who presented chefs with an onyx statuette inspired by The Young Woman of Amajac.
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