You can also find us at events and farmers market during the regular season. Best known for locally produced Filipino steamed buns or siopao. Siopao is a Hokkien term for steamed buns. You may be familiar with different names such as baozi, salopao, bahn bao, mandu, or others. Gallafe started as a food blog around 2015. Eventually from suggestion from folks, the idea of starting a Filipino food po
p up arose. That same year, Kultura Festival hosted by Filipino Kitchen in Chicago had its first event. The festival and food movement influenced this journey. Finally in 2020, the push to open a food establishment was underway. However the onset of Covid 19 complicated planning. Despite the delay, it gave Gallafe time to reimagine itself and adapt during these times. Zyka LLC was created to umbrella Gallafe, and to allow for future growth and endeavors. Gallafe currently used Beeside Kitchen (shared kitchen) along with several other food companies. Gallafe offers steamed buns at local markets, take out meal pop-ups, and Cater/party tray specialty orders. We've recently acquired a capacity building grant to start cultural programing for Gallafe's offshoot, Kultura Education Center! Follow to keep up to date for those events. Look for upcoming pop-ups for meal features, location, and scheduled counter pick ups. Sign up for our monthly news letter. Gallafe products include gluten free and vegan options. Ingredients are specifically tailored to maintain the original flavors as close as possible for diet specific options.
