Alcohol-Free Things to Do in Dallas

The Kava Bar — Oak Cliff is a fully alcohol-free botanical lounge that opened in February 2025 just off the Bishop Arts District on West Jefferson Boulevard, part of a small Texas group with sibling locations in Denton, North Dallas, and Fort Worth. It bills itself as "a social bar experience: minus the alcohol, plus the good vibes." Instead of liquor, the bar pours kava — the earthy South Pacific root prized for its calming effect — alongside kratom elixirs, matcha, herbal teas, coffee, and house botanical mocktails built on lemonades and creamers. The space leans communal and laid-back, with validated parking and a steady calendar of live music, open mic, and trivia nights. Note for guests: it is alcohol-free but not substance-free — its signature drinks center on kava and kratom, which are psychoactive botanicals.

Anise is a pan-Mediterranean food and wine bar that opened in September 2021 inside the boutique Drey Hotel at The Village, a redeveloped community in central/NE Dallas. The kitchen draws from across the Mediterranean coast with mezze and shareable plates, and the wine program is the centerpiece — roughly 30 wines by the glass, 10 on tap, and about 135 total. Anise also runs a dedicated, named "Zero Proof" menu: five Lyre's-based mocktails — Eastside Story, Boogie Night, Disco Party, Footloose, and Soul Planes ($9 each) — alongside the Underserved ($8), built on sweet plum, ginger, and lemon with Fever-Tree Mediterranean tonic. With patio seating and a weekday happy hour, it treats non-drinkers to a real list rather than an afterthought.

Electric Shuffle is Deep Ellum's high-tech shuffleboard bar, pairing competitive group gameplay with a documented non-alcoholic drink program that includes house mocktails and Athletic Brewing on draft.

Sixty Vines is Uptown Dallas's wine-on-tap restaurant with a documented zero-proof program: three dedicated NA cocktails by name plus a rosé, white, and red non-alcoholic wine list—all available year-round alongside 60 wines on tap.

Ginger's is a subterranean speakeasy-style cocktail lounge tucked beneath a historic East Quarter building in Downtown Dallas, with a dedicated N/A section featuring Three Spirit-based mocktails alongside an award-winning full bar program. Named Dallas Observer's Best Cocktail Bar 2025, it draws a sophisticated crowd to its marble-topped bar and leather U-booths nightly.

A '70s-inspired vinyl listening lounge in Bishop Arts with a dedicated mocktail program featuring three wellness-forward elixirs, live-spun records every night, and a kitchen open until late.

A Southern European-inspired restaurant and cocktail bar set within a shaded garden courtyard in Bishop Arts, Paradiso runs a documented mocktail program with five zero-proof cocktails built from house-made syrups and fresh-pressed juices.

True Food Kitchen in Preston Center offers a dedicated zero-proof cocktail menu alongside its seasonally driven food program, making it a reliable destination for non-drinkers who don't want to compromise on craft.

Uchi Dallas is the Uptown / Oak Lawn outpost of the contemporary Japanese sushi brand founded by James Beard Award-winning chef Tyson Cole, which opened here in June 2015 as the third Uchi location. Set on Maple Avenue (with sister izakaya-cocktail bar Uchiba upstairs), it pairs hot and cold tastings, sashimi, and seasonal omakase with a genuinely built-out zero-proof program rather than a token mocktail. The current menu carries a standalone "Zero Proof Cocktails" section of six named drinks built on premium NA spirits — including the Zero Spritz (Crodino, yuzu, Oddbird sparkling), Mitsu Mitsu (Ritual ZP gin, rosemary, yuzu honey), Akabanaa (Ritual ZP agave, hibiscus-lime), and Jonetsu (Ghia, passion fruit, habanero) — alongside dedicated zero-proof beer (Athletic Brewing Free Wave, Best Day Kölsch) and Oddbird non-alcoholic wines.

XOXO Dining Room is a pink-forward New American restaurant and speakeasy lounge on Ross Avenue in Dallas's Uptown/Oak Lawn corridor, offering a dedicated five-drink zero-proof cocktail menu alongside its full bar and modern American kitchen.

Encina is a farm-to-table New American restaurant in Oak Cliff's Bishop Arts District, operating since 2020, with a documented zero-proof cocktail menu built on Ritual Zero Proof spirits—priced at $10 each—alongside Athletic Brewing on the beer list.

A Texas farm-to-fork flagship in Plano's Legacy West district, Haywire pairs its award-winning whiskey and wine program with a documented three-drink mocktail menu built on local ingredients like prickly pear, Lady Bird Tonic, and fresh herbs.

Haywire is a Texas farm-to-fork restaurant in Dallas's Uptown neighborhood offering an unapologetically Lone Star dining experience — and a dedicated three-drink mocktail menu built from local ingredients that holds its own alongside their acclaimed cocktail program.

HG Sply Co. is a farm-to-table rooftop restaurant on Lower Greenville with a dedicated mocktail menu, skyline views, and a health-conscious ethos that makes it one of Dallas's most inclusive spots for non-drinkers.

Monarch is a wood-fired modern Italian restaurant on the 49th floor of The National building in downtown Dallas, created by two-Michelin-star chef Danny Grant, with a rotating seasonal zero-proof cocktail menu alongside its full bar.