After greater than a decade of defining Miami’s cocktail tradition, the Damaged Shaker, is coming into a brand new period this month with contemporary operators and a revamped look.
The favored yard bar—which started as a scrappy pop-up in 2012 beneath Bar Lab founders Gabe Orta and Elad Zvi earlier than changing into a mainstay on the Freehand Miami resort—is now a part of New York’s Genuine Hospitality, the group behind buzzy spots Ray’s and Pebble Bar, who took over operations earlier this 12 months after the Bar Lab crew amicably parted methods from the bar.
The brand new cocktail menu focuses on easy tropical drinks just like the La Bamba Colada, made with tequila, and the Breakfast within the Moonlight, a passionfruit model of a zombie. Cooks Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske Valtierra from New York’s Wildair created the meals menu, which incorporates dishes like shrimp ceviche with ardour fruit and hominy, curry shrimp skewers, and a jerk rooster sandwich topped with pepper slaw on a potato bun. Designer Melissa Bowers preserved the bar’s tropical backyard ambiance by enhancing the indoor-outdoor house with classic furnishings, up to date lighting, and new greenery.
Damaged Shaker first opened as a pop-up in 2012, providing a substitute for Miami Seashore’s costly resort bars, serving up well-made cocktails in an off-the-cuff outside setting. The idea took off shortly and proved profitable sufficient to increase to Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, all housed inside Freehand Accommodations.
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The unique Miami location earned a number of James Beard Awards nominations and helped set up town’s cocktail scene past bottle service and sugary seaside drinks, together with nominations for the Excellent Bar Program class in 2013 and 2014 and being named considered one of “The World’s 50 Greatest Bars” in 2014 and 2015. Bar Lab went on to open a number of different Miami spots, together with the not too long ago closed 27 Restaurant subsequent door to Damaged Shaker and wine bar Margot.
“Damaged Shaker has lengthy been an area beloved by locals and vacationers alike, particularly in Miami Seashore the place the idea helped carry a brand new spirit to the scene” stated Alastair Thomann, Generator & Freehand Accommodations CEO. “We’re thrilled to welcome in Genuine to proceed Damaged Shaker’s legacy whereas ushering in a shiny future.”
Damaged Shaker is open at 2727 Indian Creek Drive from Sunday by means of Wednesday from 4 p.m. to midnight and Thursday by means of Saturday from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. The kitchen serves till midnight every day. Reservations can be found by means of Resy.