What started as a pop-up sensation last spring is now a permanent fixture in Miami’s cocktail landscape. The Broken Shaker is back and it’s here to stay. Along with it came the renovation of the historic Indian Creek Hotel and the launch of the Freehand–making hostels chic again. Walk through the hotel lobby–complete with a summer camp-style activity board–and into the lush veranda outside outfitted with eclectic patio furniture and old school board games. The chill, idyllic setting is certainly the draw, but so is the cocktail menu. Created by the mixology masters at Bar Lab, a cocktail consulting duo responsible for half of Miami’s cocktail menus, the selections change regularly and patrons are encouraged to strike a conversation with their barman in order to create a made to order concoction. For me, it’s the perfect midweek spot to catch up with the girls. Just don’t be surprised if you spy college kids and hipster types climbing into their bunk beds through an unshaded window or scampering across the patio in a towel for a moonlit cannonball into the pool.
2727 Indian Creek Drive, Miami Beach, FL 305-531-2727
