Lions Den

The Stoneleigh has been an Uptown landmark since the 1920s, and its bar reopened in 2026 as Lions Den under chef Michael White, with an Italian-leaning menu to match. The drinks list carries a section printed as Zero Proof, and it is one of the few in Dallas that treats non-alcoholic drinking as an aperitivo tradition rather than a lemonade problem.

Giusto E Sbagliato is the drink that demonstrates the point. It layers Lyre's American Malt with Roots Rosso, a cocoa-infused Giffard aperitif syrup and Crodino — the bittersweet Italian aperitivo that has been non-alcoholic since long before the category had a name. The result is the bitter, structured, slightly medicinal profile that is hardest to reproduce without alcohol, and it is priced at the top of the list accordingly. The Prickly Hibiscus Spritz is the easier drink of the set, running Ghia's botanical aperitif into hibiscus, prickly pear, lemon and soda, and La Bombola completes the section.

The hotel is in the middle of rebranding to Marriott's Autograph Collection, and the bar does not publish its opening hours, so it is worth a call before making the trip. What is on the page, though, is a zero-proof list built by someone who drinks aperitivo.