Yemaya

12/07/2019

Spend your Sunday afternoon with live music performances and amazing paintings at KBach Gallery (located inside Factory Phnom Penh) this Sunday 12PM.
👉 Open Mic and Brunch

07/07/2019

Remember our original probiotic pineapple Tepache? If you’ve been craving that spiced, nostalgic goodness come to KBach Gallery at Factory Phnom Penh this coming Sunday July 14th for a sweet, tropical blast from the past!

Yemayá is back for a Pop-Up with few old favorites! More info to come later in the week!

19/05/2019

We are sad to announce that Yemayá has closed as of May 7th. Whatever remains in that space is not in our control and will not be selling any of our cocktails or Aguas Frescas. Ariel Mario Tudela and Ross Harris were completely removed in a laughably dramatic fashion from Kinin with zero advance notification or prior communication. We have additionally been forbidden from ever going back to the space, with no just reasoning besides cruelty.

Just as we were preparing for the one year anniversary of this collective we were so proud to be part of, we were muscled out of the business with a forced buyout and debt cancellation that played out a lot like extortion. This happened only after we brought up discussing revisions for the terribly uneven mafia contract we had naively worked under for a year. We had concerns when signing the contract initially, but only with the clarity of a full year of operations and good record keeping did it become obvious that Yemayá was unsustainable as it was, and benefitting Kumbakha more than it would ever benefit Yemayá, no matter how high sales were.

They accused us of being lazy and we should up sales, which is ridiculous because drink sales were already consistently high and growing higher. Yemayá had well trained staff, artfully crafted and unique recipes and tight operations systems that made our fast drink service one of the more reliable and exciting parts of a visit to Kinin and Kumbhaka. We brought extensive knowledge from years in service and worked hard to create something beautiful here in Phnom Penh, with a group of people we thought were like-minded and trustworthy. Operations were tight, and I think we succeeded immensely! Did we make mistakes? Of course we did! But we have zero regrets, despite the very quick and harsh way it all crashed down.

Apologizes in advance for not keeping better contact lately and also for the negative tone in this post. It’s been rough! We’ve learned that real friends and partners communicate, real friends express their needs and desires, real friends don’t plot behind your back, real friends respect you even when they disagree, real friends are not cowards.

It was a wonderful year and we learned a lot. We plan to stick around Phnom Penh. We just got back recently from a spontaneous vacay to Siem Reap. Lots of biking and eating and swimming and venting. Fully relaxing after a very challenging couple of weeks.

Yemayá will be doing future pop up cocktail events in Phnom Penh, so stay tuned for some interesting projects we are brewing up!

Also we’re unemployed now! Any leads to writing, proofreading, editing, Chinese to English translation, tutoring type work would be appreciated. Just DM one of us. Kisses!

26/04/2019

Tonight and every night 🙏🏽😁👍🏽🍻🥂🍹😘❤️💕

25/04/2019

Our famous Cambo Cosmo.... the Yemayá twist on the classic Cosmopolitan. Made with home-made jackfruit infused vodka and Pursat orange liqueur with a bit of fresh hibiscus tea. Part of our buy-one-get-one free Late Night Happy Hour! Every night from 10:30 to 11:30 PM.

17/04/2019

Tonight we're back! We'll be open starting with dinner at 5 PM and Late Night Happy Hour as usual from 10:30 PM-11:30...
Sing a song of praise with the queen of salsa Celia Cruz; dedicated to our namesake Yemayá.

Juan José Montalván Pando. Celia Cruz con el marco musical de La Sonora Matancera titulado Baila Yemaya.

14/04/2019

Happy Khmer New Year! Have a great holiday and see you next Wednesday

13/04/2019

Happy Khmer New Year, Yemaya fans! Tonight’s the last night to enjoy our delicious creative tiki inspired cocktails made with fresh local ingredients before we close up for some much needed rest (reopening Wednesday the 17th at six pm) 🌺🍹💋🍹🌺

If you’re in town, come by for a nightcap tonight! Kisses!

11/04/2019

Happy Khmer New Year! Time for family, love, offerings, togetherness and SHOTS! 🤦🏽‍♂️

05/04/2019

Don’t forget our daily late night happy hour! Buy one get on free on select signature cocktails, dollar drafts and $2.50 wine pours from 10:30pm to 11:30pm. Come by tonight and start your Friday night late night excursions out right! Yaassss! 💋