High & Dry
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899 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206
High & Dry is a fully alcohol-free coffee-and-cocktail bar that opened in 2024 in Bushwick, on the Bed-Stuy border at 899 Broadway, tucked beneath the elevated J/M/Z tracks near Myrtle Avenue. It was opened by a team that includes Tobly McSmith (a young-adult novelist for HarperCollins), Garret Peterson (a former Coney Island paramedic), Breandan Carroll, and Daniel Stettner (a graphic designer who handles branding), several of whom have worked across other NYC sober spaces. The name is a play on its concept: the caffeine drinks get you "high," and the no-alcohol policy keeps it "dry." Open daily from noon to midnight, it pitches itself as a "third space" for creatives, remote workers, and night owls who want bar-style socializing without booze. The menu runs to spirit-free cocktails, coffee and espresso, matcha, tea, and rotating kombucha on tap, with most drinks priced under $8.
What to order
- NY Egg Cream
- Butterfly Pea Lemonade
- Laura Palmer
“People come in, and they're shocked that people are in here having fun without alcohol, and it makes me very happy to see that.”— Garret Peterson, co-ownerNY Post / AOL, 2024 →
Non-alcoholic brands they serve
House-crafted NA cocktails