Elevating Mexican traditions with the 'fonda fina' Bar Luz

“At night, the light really shines,” says Lindsay Brennan as she surveys the interior of Bar Luz in Outremont, the newest project she and her husband, Chef Juan Lopez Luna, have created.

She’s talking about the glow from fixtures on the wall made of steel barrel-burnt clay plates designed by Atelier Fomenta and ceramicist Ema Leroque. But Brennan is really speaking in metaphors. The entire concept of Bar Luz is light—changing light and direction.

“For us and a lot of people, we’re trying to chase optimism and brightness right now—a contrast with the darkness we see,” says Brennan. “It’s something that’s even more pertinent and coherent as we try to navigate what’s happening in the world.”