Persephone

Persephone is an Italian amaro bar and specialty grocery in Columbia City, opened adjacent to the longtime restaurant La Medusa, where guests can sip amari and wine while shopping for fresh pasta, local produce and pantry goods. Its identity is built on bitter, aromatic Italian drinks, with a deep selection of amari and fernets.

That bitter-forward sensibility carries into its non-alcoholic offering: Persephone keeps a stock of non-alcoholic spirits alongside its amari so that non-drinkers can have a "similarly nuanced experience" rather than settling for something simple. The Infatuation highlights it as one of the rarer Seattle spots where the zero-proof drinks aim for the same complexity as the boozy list.