It’s been more than a year since some San Antonians have tasted pink cake from Alebrije Bakery.
But that can change next weekend, when the former Government Hill bakery, which shuttered in May 2025, will make a special appearance at Poetic Republic Coffee in Southtown.
Owners Cris Méndez and Claudio Navarro closed the shop as they navigated “through a personal and career transition that makes it difficult for us to continue running our beloved project at the standard we hold ourselves to,” they shared in an Instagram post.
The husband-and-wife duo said at the time that the closure was temporary, but their social media accounts have been mostly quiet since then.
More than a year later, Méndez shared in a post hesitation about ever opening a brick-and-mortar again. They struggled to make the sales they needed to pay bills.
“We was putting money from our own pockets to continue with the bakery,” Méndez said in the video.
She would’ve had to fire her staff, who she described as family, to stay afloat. While she was contemplating closing or not, she got an opportunity that would allow her to continue working with her entire team.
Now, her team is back and preparing for the August pop-up. Méndez said this is only the beginning of boosting her presence with small pop-ups.
The hours and menu for the Aug. 8-9. weekend event have not been shared yet.