Bronze Gin & Beer Music Bar
Playa del Carmen has a new specialty bar concept located on one of the city’s nicest streets
If you take a walk down Calle 38 from Fifth Avenue to the beach, you will find a bar and restaurant tucked in on the south side. It is a cocktail bar called Bronze with a particular specialty: gin.
On a warm summer evening, I sat down with owners Marcos and Martha to find out more.
Tell us about the concept behind Bronze. Why the focus on gin? We realized that there is a large market for gin. Just like vodka and whiskey attract certain specialty crowds, we feel that now is the time for this spirit. 18-25 year olds are enjoying gin and tonic, and it’s great for the weather here in Playa. We manage more than 23 brands of gin, and we are the first in Playa del Carmen with most varieties of gin and tonic. We have a lot of refreshing drink mixes that you can combine with natural fruit; all of the juices are made here.
What kind of experience does your staff bring?
Our first mixologist designed our menu. He used to work at Gin Gin, which is in Mexico City and is another gin-based concept bar. The idea was to have all-natural products, using lots of fresh fruit, nothing artificial. This applies to all our drinks, whether mojitos or margaritas. What kind of menu can visitors expect? We have brochettes with Philadelphia cream cheese, tuna, arrachera and ceviche. We also have tacos arrachera. But our biggest sellers are our freshly-prepared burgers.
Do you have any discounts for Playenses?
Mondays are 2 X 1 for Playenses. We have a special for $120 consisting of pasta, with a gin and tonic. On Wednesdays, we have a pints for 120 and 45 peso beers. How about a ladies night? Yes, from 8-11 on Friday there is an open bar for ladies. What hours are you open? We are open all week. Right now, we are open from 11 a.m to 1 a.m. On Fridays, we sometimes have DJs. We want Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays to have more movement, with more energetic music, so we invite everyone to come down and visit us.
For more information about Bronze, visit them on their Facebook page: Facebook/bronzeplayadelcarmen
