VASO Rooftop Lounge

VASO occupies the roof of the Bridge Park development at 6540 Riverside Drive in Dublin, the affluent suburb at the north-western edge of the Columbus metro, where the Scioto River bends between the old village and the new mixed-use district on the east bank. The kitchen works Spanish-inspired tapas, the room is glass and terrace, and the view is the selling point — enough of one that CityScene Magazine readers voted it gold for Best Rooftop Dining in the 2025 Best of the 'Bus poll.

What distinguishes it for a non-drinking guest is that the cocktail menu carries a standing no-proof section built on real non-alcoholic spirits rather than juice and soda. Everybody Loves Juniper is the current anchor: Lyre's London Dry, the zero-proof gin, with a house tonic syrup, lemon and soda — a drink assembled from a made tonic rather than a bottled one, which is the detail that separates it from a supermarket gin-and-tonic substitute. The Spice Orange runs Seedlip Citrus against fresh lime, orange and ginger beer, giving a longer, warmer drink. And the house VASO G&T, the bar's signature, is offered in a zero-proof build with Seedlip Garden, bergamot, lavender, juniper and tonka bean lengthened with sparkling Mediterranean tonic — an aromatic, layered thing rather than a simple substitution. The pattern across all three is that the alcohol-free versions are specified on the menu with their own ingredient lists, so a guest can order by name. Practical notes: the bar opens at 4pm Monday to Friday and 2pm on Saturdays, runs happy hour on weekday evenings, and the kitchen shuts an hour or two before the bar does. It is a thirty-minute drive from downtown Columbus with no direct transit. For anyone weighing whether the drive is worth it, the honest summary is that VASO is a view-and-occasion room first: the tapas are good, the terrace is the reason people book, and the zero-proof list is deep enough that a non-drinking guest is not left choosing between sparkling water and a sugary substitute. Reservations are strongly advisable at weekends and through the summer.