An Andalusian gin and tapas saloon on Española Way, where more than 20 house infused gins meet hanging jamón and spaghetti western shadows.
Tropezón opened on Española Way in late 2021 from Lost Boy & Co. founders Randy Alonso and Chris Hudnall, tucked into the Esmé Miami Beach complex. The concept is Andalusian gin and tapas, and the execution is the most focused gin program in South Beach.
The Infatuation calls the room a saloon out of a spaghetti western, old movie posters on wooden walls and legs of jamón hanging from the ceiling. Time Out Miami credits it with bringing old world Spanish charm to a strip that usually sells the opposite.
Who would hate it? Vodka loyalists. The list starts and ends with gin, and that is the point.
The space splits evenly between a dining room and a long bar, per The Infatuation, with wood, leather, and low amber light doing the work. It reads more Seville tavern than South Beach lounge, which is exactly why it stands out on Española Way.
Start with the infused gin list. More than 20 gins steep in house with teas, fruits, nuts, and even jamón, then land in balloon glass gin and tonics built to Spanish proportions, with most in the high teens.
Order the jamón infused gin and tonic first; regulars on Google Maps reviews flag it as the one to beat. Pair with pan con tomate and croquetas. Skip the impulse to treat it as a club; this is a sit and sip room.
Early evenings lean toward dates and hotel guests from the Esmé; later the long bar fills with locals who treat the gin list as a project. Miami New Times keeps it on its South Beach short list for exactly that mixed crowd.