Los Bisquets Bisquets Obregón División del Norte

The chain. Bisquets Obregón goes back to 1945, when it opened as La Perla de Oriente — the first name and the first branch of what became one of the most recognisable Mexican chains. It has stayed entirely Mexican-owned, and its signature is freshly baked sweet bread alongside full breakfast, lunch and dinner service.

What to order. The bisquet itself — a soft, slightly sweet roll, split and buttered, which is what the chain is named after — and café con leche poured at the table from two jugs, coffee in one hand and hot milk in the other, from a height. That pour is the house ritual and the reason people bring visitors here.

When to come. Breakfast, without question. Mexican breakfast is savoury and substantial — chilaquiles, huevos rancheros, enfrijoladas — and this is one of the most reliable places in the city to meet it.

This branch. On División del Norte, in Del Carmen, Coyoacán — within reach of the Jardín Hidalgo, the Coyoacán market and the Frida Kahlo Museum.

Practical notes. División del Norte #2553. Metro Coyoacán and División del Norte, line 3, are nearby. Cards accepted. Weekend mornings are busy.