The legendary Mexican band that fused underground punk with electronic synthesizers. Their chaotic energy fuels our radical café conspiracies, acting as the perfect sonic pairing for spicy octopus takoyaki.



galleta Bright lanterns light a narrow Tokyo yokocho alley filled with tiny food stalls.
galleta Café La Habana Conspiracies
We hatch wild schemes under the neon cafe light, And share hot plates of takoyaki through the night.

galleta The frantic, overlapping voices of the novel's second half echo the chaotic energy of Mexican post-punk band Size.
Café La Habana: The real cafe that inspired Café Quito was also where Fidel Castro and Che Guevara reportedly planned the Cuban Revolution.


galleta Infrarealists famously gatecrashed poetry readings, aggressive tactics mirrored in punk-style visual collage and cut-up typography.
What avant-garde art movement popularized the cut-up collage technique used to mock traditional poetry?

galleta Decode poetic clues on izakaya menus to learn how art connects Mexico and Tokyo.
What are yokocho, the narrow, atmospheric alleys in Tokyo that host tiny bars and street food stalls?
Which real-life historic cafe in Mexico City served as the model for the fictional Café Quito in the novel?
Which Nobel Prize-winning Mexican poet was a frequent target of the Infrarealists' literary sabotage?
What popular Japanese street food consists of battered octopus balls, which we drizzle with spicy chipotle mayo?