Breaker Breaker’s Irreverent Brother Floridaman Debuts in May

With a tongue-in-cheek name, Floridaman is a dive bar located atop the BeltLine Seafood Shack Breaker Breaker. Set to open this month, the adults-only venue offers a relaxed vibe with low-key beach drinks and a limited food menu. “It’s meant to be more casual, but very irreverent,” says general manager Hannah Keller. “It’s a meeting place.”

Compared to Breaker Breaker, which seats 300 guests, Floridaman is tiny, seating just 50. Expect bright colors, bold patterns, neon lights and parrots “everywhere,” she says. “It’s visually loud, halfway between Trader Vic’s and Margaritaville in terms of aesthetic.” Booths offer comfortable alcoves for small groups to gather, while bar stools overlook the BeltLine. The space is covered by both heat and available fans. All materials used, including flooring, are designed for boating to survive Georgia’s humidity.

Keller created the drinks menu for Floridaman, as well as Breaker Breaker, featuring “trashy drinks made classier,” according to Keller. The drinks are named after what she calls the “Divorce Dad Rock” of the early 2000s. Monster on a beach is a riff on Sex on the Beach, and I want to be sedated is a version of a Painkiller. The two most popular Breaker Breaker drinks—Lizard Spritz Pack (limoncello, basil, bubbles and sparkling water) and Vaya Con Dios (Tanteo habanero tequila, passion fruit liqueur and lime juice) will also be available. A slushy machine will spin frozen alcoholic drinks. There will also be boxed and canned wine as well as cans of beer.

A stripped-down food menu features Breaker Breaker signatures such as Coleslaw and Crispy Rice Salad, Grouper Sandwich and a selection of dips. A Cuban sandwich called “the Floridaman” is made with ham, chicken and salami on a panini.

Floridaman will be open Friday evening and all day on the weekend. It was also open to major sporting events.

Check out the menu below:

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