Mockingbird

Mockingbird is an entirely alcohol-free, zero-proof cocktail bar in Brooklyn's Park Slope, opened January 16, 2025 by friends and co-owners Evan Clark and Coulton Vento after roughly two years of planning. The LGBTQ+-owned, mid-century modern space (seating about 30) works as an all-day neighborhood kitchen and beverage lounge: by day it pours creative coffee and matcha and serves weekend brunch with comfort food, and in the evening it turns to thoughtfully crafted non-alcoholic cocktails plus supper specials and elevated bar food such as truffle popcorn, charcuterie boards, and flatbreads. Its drink list spans original zero-proof cocktails alongside non-alcoholic beers and wines, with an emphasis on minority- and women-owned producers. Signature pours include The Herbalist (house-made gentian aperitif, Roots Divino Bianco, verjus, basil, lemon, CO2), The Nightshift (Three Spirit Nightcap, lapsang souchong, ginger, lemon, honey), and the Perennial Tonic, and one house cocktail is finished in a whipped-cream dispenser for a lavender-colored, marshmallow-thick texture. Widely described as Park Slope's very first zero-proof bar, Mockingbird gives non-alcoholic drinks the same care and complexity as their spirited counterparts.