The Bronze is a nightclub in Sunnydale, the fictional setting for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Of 144 episodes of the series, 66 have at least one scene at The Bronze.

FOOD, DRINK AND ENTERTAINMENT
As the lead characters of Buffy were in high school during the first three seasons, The Bronze was depicted primarily as a coffee bar that hosts live music and serves as a nightclub. By season three, it became clear that The Bronze has a liquor license, although the main characters were still usually seen drinking cappuccinos or hot chocolate.

While the drinking age in California is 21, it's generally ignored in the show other than when it's needed as part of the story. Some bartenders at The Bronze will not serve young people drinks without ID. The episode "Something Blue" in season four has Willow pining after Oz and dancing drunk. A bottle of beer rolls away from her, leading Xander and Buffy to discover her drunkenness--Buffy reprimands her, reminding her of her own *fun* foray into drinking in the episode "Beer Bad." However, no consequences come directly from Willow's drinking. In one episode of season five, Dawn had to wear a wristband indicating that she was underage, but this must have been a temporary rule at The Bronze, because it never happened again. Moreover, Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Tara did not have to wear wristbands, even though they were only twenty years old at the time.

The Bronze seems to have an unlimited refurbishment and furniture-replacement budget and, throughout all seven seasons of Buffy, serves as the venue for most night-time social settings.

That The Bronze plays live music is not only used as a plot device for Oz's band Dingoes Ate My Baby but also as a subtle means for the production team to showcase new bands from the Los Angeles area, as well as more well known artists and bands such as Aimee Mann, Splendid, Cibo Matto, Angie Hart, Michelle Branch and Nerf Herder.

The shooting location of The Bronze was at the Buffy studio lot in Santa Monica, California, USA.