Strongwater

The Campground is an intimate aperitivo cocktail bar and restaurant in Kansas City's Historic West Bottoms, opened December 3, 2018 in the former Genessee Royale Bistro space. It grew from a 2012 backyard cocktail-party hangout into a brick-and-mortar known for woodsy, foraged-leaning craft cocktails, a natural-wine list, and seasonal small plates. Its zero-proof program is genuine and built into the printed menu: a dedicated "N/A Options" section mirrors the bar's spirit-forward style. The non-alcoholic Gimlet pairs an N/A blood-orange aperitif with wild mint, white sage, and lemon; the N/A Spritz layers that aperitif with non-alcoholic sparkling Pinot Noir and soda; and the N/A Margarita and Paloma are built on Strongwater (Denver) zero-proof spirits. Best Day Brewing NA lager, Topo Lupo hop water, and Casamara Club soda round out the lineup. The Campground was a 2024 James Beard Award semifinalist.

Point Easy is a chef-driven New American restaurant in Denver's Whittier neighborhood, opened in 2024 in the former Whittier Pub space at the corner of East 28th Avenue. The team — Andy Bruch and brothers Denn and Dan Phelps — previously worked together at The Kitchen in Boulder, and developed the concept for Point Easy years before the pandemic delayed their plans. The 75-seat dining room (plus 25-seat outdoor patio) was designed by Denver firm Regular Architecture and pairs the original brick facade with a textured geometric ceiling and Art Deco light fixtures over the bar. The menu is seasonal and farm-driven, anchored by a house-made pasta program, with an in-house Master Sommelier curating a wine list focused on biodynamic and smaller-producer bottles. The bar's signature 'Get Fed' program invites guests to ask the bartender to create a surprise drink based on personal taste — and that approach extends to the spirit-free menu, where Do303's NA roundup highlighted named cocktails including the Pink Gold Peach (grapefruit, lime, peach bitters n/a, citrus oil) and the AmericaNA (built on Dr. Zero Zero Amaro and Colorado-based Strongwater Aperitif). The NA offerings sit alongside the cocktail menu rather than being treated as a separate destination — a reflection of Point Easy's broader hospitality ethos of taking care of small things before they become problems.