Best Day Brewing in St. Louis, MO

Yellowbelly, the "Sea & Spirits" restaurant and craft cocktail bar that Travis Howard and Tim Wiggins opened on Lindell Boulevard in 2018, pairs coastal-inspired seafood with one of St. Louis's most deliberate zero-proof programs. Four alcohol-free cocktails hold a marked "(N/A)" spot on the menu at $10 — the Belly Bump, Piña Co-Nada, Toothless Tiger and Jungle Feather — drawing on the hydrosol "botanic waters" Wiggins developed so alcohol-free drinks keep real flavor and mouthfeel. Best Day Brewing's N/A Kölsch covers the beer side. St. Louis Magazine's guide to nonalcoholic cocktails counts this buzzy Central West End spot among the city's best places to drink without drinking.

A Central West End fixture since 2015, Retreat Gastropub pairs elevated pub fare with one of St. Louis's most respected cocktail programs — and the current menu gives the zero-proof side its own dedicated Non-Alcoholic section. Alongside Giffard-based builds like the Nah-Perol Spritz and the tiki-leaning Jungle Birdie, you'll find a coffee-forward Cold Fashioned, the savory pineapple-and-bell-pepper Hush Pupper, a house shrub and soda, Athletic Brewing and Best Day NA beers, Gruvi's alcohol-free Dry Secco, and a Mighty Kind CBD seltzer. Now owned by longtime staffers Jennifer Anderson and Sydney Caldwell, Retreat serves dinner six nights a week plus a popular Sunday brunch.

Webster Groves finally has a destination cocktail bar, and it takes zero-proof drinkers seriously. Opened in November 2024 by Matt and Jess Longueville — the couple behind cocktail-catering company STL Barkeep and The Vandy — Off Elm is a walk-in-only, mid-century-modern room on Big Bend Boulevard. The printed menu carries a dedicated Non Alcoholic section: Blood For The Blood God layers zero-proof rum with blood orange, lime, orgeat, and bitters, while the Crimson Gimlet pairs zero-proof gin with red wine syrup and lime. Gruvi NA lager and Best Day NA kölsch anchor the beer list, and the menu promises most classic cocktails can be made non-alcoholic.

Tucked into the lower level of Noto in St. Peters, Bormio channels the Alpine crest — Northern Italy, Switzerland, Austria and beyond — into hearty mountain cooking and one of the St. Louis metro's most serious zero-proof programs. The bar prints a dedicated non-alcoholic menu headlined 'Clear views.': five $13 signature mocktails built on craft NA spirits, from the Ash & Fig (Cut Above zero-proof mezcal, caramelized fig, lime) to a pine-laced Mountain Forager and an NA Espressotini made with Lyre's Amaretti. Best Day Brewing's hazy IPA, Weihenstephaner's NA weissbier and alcohol-removed Mionetto prosecco round out the list. Feast Magazine named the concept — then called Bacaro — its Best New Restaurant of 2024.

Tucked inside the Bowood Farms garden shop in the Central West End, Bowood by Niche is the greenhouse café from Gerard Craft's James Beard Award-winning Niche Food Group. Plants fill the light-drenched dining room and patio, and the daytime drink list treats zero-proof as a first-class citizen: a dedicated menu section of five $10 NA cocktails — from the NA Blackberry 57 with NA gin and NA sparkling to an espresso-honey NA Cafe Martini — plus Best Day Brewing's kölsch or West Coast IPA and an NA version of 4 Hands City Wide. Open daily 8am to 2pm for brunch and lunch, it's one of St. Louis's most reliable spots for a booze-free morning out.

A DeMun-neighborhood fixture for more than two decades, Sasha's Wine Bar anchors a leafy Clayton block with a cellar of more than 4,200 bottles and a wine list curated by sommelier Denise Mueller. The zero-proof corner of that list is quietly excellent for a classic wine bar: NoZeco sparkling brut poured by the glass, Giesen alcohol-removed Sauvignon Blanc, and a trio of Leitz cans spanning sparkling Riesling, sparkling rosé, and Zero Point Five Pinot Noir. A dedicated N/A Cocktails section adds a house alcohol-free spritz, the St. Agrestis Phony Negroni, and Parch's Desert Margarita, while Athletic Brewing and Best Day cover non-alcoholic beer.