La Cubana ★ 4.3
La Cubana on Calle 62 Mérida is a long-running Yucatán bakery turning out franquesa, marquesote and pan de muerto from a Centro counter since the 1960s.
Worth the queue: Franquesa
Bakery counters in Mérida worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Where to queue for bread and pastry
Panificadora Montejo ★ 4.2
Panificadora Montejo on Paseo de Montejo in Mérida is the city's morning-walk bakery, pan de muerto in October and Yucatecan birote loaves year-round.
Worth the queue: Pan de muerto
Panadería Rondel ★ 4.0
Panadería Rondel on Calle 65 in Mérida turns out Yucatecan pan dulce, hojaldras and conchas through the day, the neighborhood bakery near Lucas de Gálvez.
Worth the queue: Pan dulce surtido
Panadería La Cordobesa ★ 4.0
Panadería La Cordobesa on Calle 56 Mérida bakes the Yucatán birote and a sweet-bread case from 6am, a Centro neighborhood counter open until late evening.
Worth the queue: Birote
Sukra Repostería ★ 4.4
Sukra Repostería in García Ginerés Mérida is the city's French pastry counter, tarts, mille-feuille and éclairs run by a husband-and-wife team off Reforma.
Worth the queue: Strawberry tart
Panadería San Antonio ★ 4.0
Panadería San Antonio in Mérida's San Antonio Cucul runs Yucatán pan dulce, hojaldras de coco and savory empanadas at the residential bakery corner.
Worth the queue: Hojaldra de coco
Dulces Típicos Rocío ★ 4.2
Dulces Típicos Rocío on Calle 63 Mérida runs the city's most complete Yucatán candy display, yemas de coco and cocadas a block off Plaza Grande.
Worth the queue: Yemas de coco
El Globo ★ 3.8
El Globo Paseo Montejo is the Mexico City pastry-chain Mérida outpost on Calle 39, dependable concha, pan de muerto and Mexican wedding cookies in evening.
Worth the queue: Pan de muerto
Panadería Imperio Mexicano ★ 3.9
Panadería Imperio Mexicano on Calle 50 Mérida is one of Centro's morning Yucatán bakeries, pan crema and bolillos turned out from 6am for breakfast carts.
Worth the queue: Pan crema
Loncheros Pan Yucatán ★ 4.0
Loncheros Pan Yucatán on Calle 57 Mérida is the Santiago barrio's torta counter, cochinita and pavo en escabeche stuffed into birote loaves.
Worth the queue: Cochinita torta
Pastelería Pop ★ 4.1
Pastelería Pop in García Ginerés Mérida is a small pastry studio on Calle 31, layered cakes and birthday tortes built to order from a courtyard kitchen.
Worth the queue: Chocolate-cherry torte