Here are some intriguing options. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some bars and restaurants are still carryout-only, so make sure to check their current guidelines before going.
Where to get deliciously crafted Mocktails in Dayton:
🍹Tender Mercy
607 E. Third St., Dayton
Website: tendermercy.com
One of Dayton’s newer cocktail lounges, which initially opened just weeks before the full force of the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, has a non-alcoholic menu with four mocktails. Here’s a taste:
“Boys on the Side” ($10) — raspberry shrub, spiced beet brine, tamari soy sauce, vanilla, Coke or Diet Coke
“One Pill Makes You Larger” ($10) — carrot, orange, lemon, soda, whipped coconut cream, garam masala
“Cargo Cult” ($10) — pineapple, lime, coconut syrup, ginger beer
“NA Bartender’s Choice” ($11) — give Tender Mercy’s specialists a little direction and we’ll make you something special
🍹Salar Restaurant Lounge
400 East Fifth St., Dayton
Website: salarrestaurant.com
Salar’s already extensive, hand-crafted cocktail and wine menu is rounded out with three lovely non-alcoholic options. All cocktails are $11.75.
“Lady Catarina” — Non-alcoholic Arkay Bourbon Whiskey N/A, lime, demerara, passion fruit, cilantro, and chipotle chili powder.
“The Purple Inca”— Non-alcoholic Arkay Brandy N/A, fresh lime, pineapple, house cinnamon and clove syrup and purple corn juice.
“The Bumblebee”— Seedlip Grove 42, fresh lemon, honey, and ginger.
🍹Ghostlight Coffee
1201 Wayne Ave., Dayton and 800 S. Patterson Blvd., Dayton
Website: ghostlightcoffee.square.site
Maybe not where a mocktail-seeking customer would expect to find quality options, Ghostlight has a zero-proof “bottle shop” with lots of spirits to stock the at-home bar cart.
Their zero proof spirits menu includes a Ritual Whiskey Alternative, Tequila Alternative and many more. Check-out all the spirits on their website.
🍹The Barrel House
417 E. Third St., Dayton
Website: barrelhousetap.com
The Barrel House is currently operating under a carryout-only format. The bottle shop carries a list of tasty non-alcoholic beers. Visit their shop or site to see all available beverages.
🍹Toxic Brew Company
431 E. 5th St., Dayton
Website: toxicbrewcompany.com
One of the area’s oldest microbreweries has a delicious ginger beer with lime soda, in addition to other non-alcoholic beers.
🍹Here’s a sampling of some of the other area restaurants and bars that will make mocktails upon request:
-Wheat Penny, Dayton
-Meadowlark , Washington Twp.
-Lily’s Dayton, Dayton
-Blind Bob’s, Dayton
Did we miss your go-to for mocktails and other non-alcoholic beverages? Let this reporter know at sarah.franks@coxinc.com and we’ll be sure to add it to this list.
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