Experts' Choice Award SALON GALLOS
What the experts agree on
Former grain factory turned cultural hub mixing Mexican and Lebanese cuisines, with rotating gallery shows, arthouse cinema, wine bar, and late-night music venue—Mérida's premier creative collaboration space.
Travel + Leisure "Others, like Salon Gallos, blend Mexican flavors with Lebanese ingredients. In fact, Lebanese traditions are important in Yucatecan food, like kibbeh cooked with minced beef and onion,..."
Travel + Leisure "With Mérida's long history of Lebanese influence, you can expect to find this cuisine in restaurants across the city. Salón Gallos is a super-trendy hot spot, with a Brooklyn..."
Fodor's "An oat-processing facility, in an area that's busy by day but quiet at night, has been converted into an innovative cultural complex. In addition to this restaurant offering creatively..." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "García Torres opened Salón Gallos, a showcase for emerging international and Mexican artists, like Lorena Ancona. Also featuring a bar and restaurant, it is one of the city's few multiuse..."
New York Times "Salón Gallos, in a former grain factory, includes a wine bar, an art-house cinema, a Lebanese-inspired restaurant and a gallery. Behind another nondescript colonial facade, a few blocks..."
