Athletic Brewing in Nashville, TN

Killjoy is Nashville's first booze-free beverage shop, founded by Stephanie Styll, who stopped drinking at the end of 2020. It launched in 2023 as a hidden 200-square-foot space in Wedgewood-Houston before relocating in November 2024 to a storefront in The Shoppes on Fatherland in East Nashville. The shelves are entirely alcohol-free: NA beer, still and sparkling wine, zero-proof spirits, ready-to-drink cocktails, plus kava, adaptogens, and THC/CBD drinks, with a knowledgeable team to guide customers through the selection. Confirmed brands on its own store include Athletic Brewing, Best Day Brewing, Go Brewing, Untitled Art, Dromme, and Prima Pavé. Killjoy was named among the country's top nonalcoholic bottle shops by Wine Enthusiast, and Styll won a NEXT Award from the Nashville Entrepreneur Center in 2024. It runs frequent Dry January tastings and sober-social events.

Café Roze is an all-day café and restaurant in East Nashville's Lockeland Springs area, opened in 2017 by chef-owner Julia Jaksic (a longtime New York chef, formerly of Employees Only and Jack's Wife Freda) with business partner Eric Lincoln. The vegetable-forward kitchen runs from morning coffee and breakfast through afternoon wine and dinner, and was named a Recommended Restaurant in the inaugural 2025 Michelin Guide American South. Its beverage menu carries a genuine, clearly labeled zero-proof selection rather than an afterthought: dedicated "N/A Wines & Kombucha" and "N/A Beer" sections list a Lyre's Classico non-alcoholic sparkling, the St. Agrestis Phony Negroni, Walker Brothers citrus kombucha, and Athletic Brewing's Cerveza N/A. There is also a built NA cocktail, the Florentina Spritz, made with Ritual NA tequila, lime and grapefruit topped with the St. Agrestis Negroni.

Sadie's is a modern Mediterranean-American restaurant in Nashville's Edgehill Village, opened in late 2021 in the former Taco Mamacita space on the corner of Villa Place. It is part of Red Pebbles Hospitality, the local group behind Adele's, The 404 Kitchen, and Shep's Delicatessen, with executive chef Margaret LeVetty (previously Barcelona Wine Bar) leading a mezze-driven, share-focused menu with vegetarian and gluten-free options. For non-drinkers, Sadie's keeps a dedicated "Mocktails" section on its beverage menu: four named zero-proof cocktails — Pathos, Pineapple Express, Blueberry Butterfly, and Strawberry Lemonade — built from fresh purées, citrus, orgeat, and house sodas. The bar also stocks two non-alcoholic beers, Athletic Brewing's Athletic Lite pale lager and an Untitled Art juicy IPA. Spirit-free options are available throughout service, including the weekday happy hour.

Urban Grub is a Southern seafood-and-grill restaurant in Nashville's 12 South neighborhood, opened in April 2012 by Jay Pennington and Billy Inman inside a renovated former carwash at the corner of 12th and Gilmore. Branded "Fresh Fish & Fine Aged Meats," the kitchen pairs Southern traditions with a flavored-up tweak — fresh-shucked oysters, smoked and grilled meats, and seafood. The bar maintains a named non-alcoholic program highlighted by local guide Nashville Guru for its "extensive selection" of zero-proof options. That lineup includes mocktails such as the Fauxpresso Martini and Not Aperol Spritz, alongside non-alcoholic beer from Athletic Brewing (Lite, Golden Dawn, and Run Wild IPA) and other NA pours. It's a lively 12 South spot where non-drinkers have a real menu to choose from.

Avo is a fully plant-based, vegan restaurant in Nashville's OneC1ty development on the West End/Midtown edge, tucked beneath the Element Hotel. It was opened in 2015 by raw-food chef Jessica Rice and Hot Yoga Plus owner Susannah Herring, and has been owned by Annie Choo since 2017. The seasonal, chef-driven menu is gluten-free, organic, and locally sourced where possible. Its full bar is also entirely vegan, and alongside cocktails Avo maintains a real non-alcoholic program: a rotating list of named mocktails — including Lil Vamp, Apple Dance, Lemon Lavender, and I Love You So Matcha — plus kombucha (Walker Brothers), sparkling tonics, and cold brew. Reported zero-proof beers include Athletic Brewing's Mexican Copper Ale and Hazy IPA.