Ritual Zero Proof in Kansas City, MO

The Town Company is the flagship restaurant inside Hotel Kansas City, the Unbound Collection by Hyatt property in a restored downtown landmark at 12th and Baltimore. Led by James Beard-nominated executive chef Johnny Leach and executive pastry chef Helen Jo Leach — alumni of Del Posto, Momofuku, and Eleven Madison Park who relocated from Portland to open it — the restaurant centers a seasonally rotating menu on a white-oak-burning hearth and a network of local farmers. Its bar program includes named zero-proof cocktails alongside the spirited list: the "Clear Headed," built on Ritual's rum alternative with Earl Grey and smoked vanilla, and a zero-proof piña colada made with hearth-roasted pineapple, mint, coconut water, and lime. The NA pours are crafted with the same hearth-and-seasonal approach as the kitchen.

Mitch e Amaro is a cocktail-supply shop, specialty liquor store, and amaro bar opened in 2019 by brothers Ben and Josh Edwards on Armour Road in North Kansas City's River North district. Named for Ben's pit bull, Mitch, and the family of bitter Italian liqueurs, it stocks one of the metro's deepest selections of amaro, bitters, vermouth, and mezcal, with a small bar and high-tops at the back for a rotating cocktail menu. For non-drinkers, the shop keeps what it calls a "real non-alcoholic selection," carrying Bare Zero-Proof, Kin Euphorics, and Ritual Zero-Proof bottles alongside alcohol-free cocktails served at the bar. The Pitch highlighted its St. Agrestis Amaro Falso and a non-alcoholic margarita as standout mocktails.