We are not customers.
We are Children of the Maize.

Chapter I · Our story

Sharing Mexico the way
we live it at home

Alebrijes was born from a simple idea: to share Mexico the way we live it at home. We did not open this place to serve a quick, commercial version of Mexican food. We opened it to tell a story: that of a Mexican family who came to Andalusia convinced that cooking is one of the most honest ways there is of keeping memory, tradition and identity alive.

In Mexico, food is never just food. It is conversation, it is a gathering, it is a celebration. It is a grandmother making a stew that has been handed down through generations. It is a salsa that changes from one region to the next. It is a tortilla on the table every single day. It is the habit of sharing.

That is why Alebrijes was not born as a conventional restaurant. It was born as a tapería mexicana. We took the Andalusian tradition of the tapa and joined it with the culinary richness of Mexico. The result is an experience where every drink comes with a small journey through our kitchen: tacos, stews, antojitos (small Mexican bites), regional recipes and flavours that tell a story.

Maize: the heart of our kitchen

In Mexico we say that we are children of the maize. It is not a metaphor. For thousands of years, maize has been the foundation of our food, our culture and the way we understand the world. It is there in our tortillas, in our tamales, in our celebrations and in our collective memory.

That is why maize takes centre stage at Alebrijes. We work with proper tortillas and build everything we do around one of the most important ingredients in the culinary history of the Americas. Every taco starts there.

A living menu

Mexico is far too big to fit on a single menu. That is why ours is alive. Some recipes stay. Others come and go with the season. We bring in traditional stews, regional specialities, family dishes and ideas that keep evolving.

There are recipes from Yucatán, from the centre of the country, from the north, from the coasts and from family kitchens that rarely make it into a restaurant. Our aim is not to offer hundreds of options: it is to offer something authentic, well made and with a story behind it.

More than a restaurant

Alebrijes is a meeting place. Somewhere to share a beer with friends, discover a mezcal, try a different taco, watch the match, enjoy a family meal or simply sit down and talk.

We believe in hospitality, in cooking with respect and in the value of small details. We want everyone who walks through our door to leave with more than a meal: an experience that brings together two cultures with far more in common than it might seem.

Welcome to our table

From Aguadulce, Almería, we open a little window onto Mexico every day. Thank you for coming along on this journey. Welcome to Alebrijes. Welcome to our family.

Chapter II · The community

We are not customers.
We are Children of the Maize

At Alebrijes we believe that food is far more than a collection of recipes. Food tells stories. It keeps traditions alive. It connects generations. It reminds us who we are and where we come from.

That is why we created the Children of the Maize community: a different way of understanding the relationship between those of us who cook and those who sit at our table.

What does it mean to be a Child of the Maize?

In Mexico there is a deep connection between people and maize. For thousands of years, maize was the food that sustained entire civilisations. It is there in our tortillas, our tamales, our celebrations, our ceremonies and our everyday life. It is not just an ingredient: it is part of who we are.

When we say that we are children of the maize, we are acknowledging a cultural inheritance built around the land, the community and shared food. At Alebrijes we take that idea on with humour, affection and respect. That is why we call ourselves the Children of the Maize.

The philosophy of the milpa

Mexican cooking grew out of an ancient farming system called the milpa. The milpa is not a monoculture: it is an ecosystem. Maize, beans, squash, chillies, herbs and many other species grow together, helping one another to thrive.

The milpa reminds us that success is never a solo effort. We grow better when we grow together. That is why Alebrijes wants to be more than a restaurant: we want to be a community built around food, culture and shared experience.

A living menu

Mexico changes from region to region. The ingredients change. The techniques change. The flavours change. That is why our menu is alive.

Some recipes stay. Others arrive with the season. Others appear for a few weeks and then step aside to make room for new stories. We are not out to offer an endless menu: we want to share the sheer variety of a cuisine that is still evolving every single day.

Learning, sharing and discovering

Being a Child of the Maize means joining a culinary journey. It means discovering ingredients, regions, traditional drinks, agave spirits, ancient techniques and family recipes that rarely leave Mexico.

Every visit can bring something new. A different taco. A special stew. A regional salsa. A recommendation you never saw coming.

Our promise

We would never claim to be the definitive version of Mexican cooking: Mexico is far too big, too diverse and too complex for that. What we do promise is to cook with respect. Respect for the ingredients. Respect for the traditions. Respect for the stories behind every dish. And to share them with everyone who joins us.

Welcome to the tribe

If you have read this far, you are already part of this story. If you share our table, our curiosity and our love of good food, you are already one of us. Welcome to Alebrijes. Welcome to the Children of the Maize.