This bakery is not like the others; Gala bakery is hidden among the streets of the CDMX. It does not have large windows that show each day's bread, nor bright colors signs that give information about their opening or closing schedule. Instead, Gala offers intimacy, company and familiarity.
A few years ago, Chef Eduardo Garcíaone of the most famous in Mexico, and Gabriela López, president of the Maximus group, visited the Scottish Skye Island And they found a sophisticated, sober and unique architecture. They were almost automatic. At that time they did not know, but that was the inspiration to create what is today Gala bakery in Tonalá 143, In the Roma neighborhood.
In gala there is only a couple of tables and chairs, it is a space where intimacy is prioritized above movement.Courtesy bakery gala
«It has a very sober gray door, which follows a long polished cement corridor that leads to a space with a two -water roof completely wood covered, illuminated to create a visually attractive experience, ”explains Gaby López for Mexico and Latin America.
Among those who have already visited her and those who only know about her on Instagram, gala bakery is known as «a Speakeasy of bread, «however, Gaby mentions,» we did not plan to be so, but We decided to take advantage of this space that we had rented for a long time. We realized that, by his disposition, he invites surprise, Well, you never imagine what you will find at the bottom of that long corridor where you enter. ”
To enter the gala bakery you have to play a bell and wait for the door to open automaticallyone of the practices that are almost no longer seen in the city; Then, walking through a long corridor from where what happens can be intuited: the smell of freshly baked bread is gradually seizing the reduced space and they begin to hear typical voices of A constant moving kitchen.