Wild Child

Wild Child (Wild Child Libations) opened in July 2023 in downtown Shawnee, Kansas, in the greater Kansas City metro. It's the brighter, more casual sister bar to the James Beard-recognized Drastic Measures next door, co-owned by Jay Sanders with Derick and Shelley Shackelford. The draw for non-drinkers is a full standalone Zero Proof menu treated with the same craft as the alcoholic list — Sanders calls the place "a drinkery for everyone." Rather than relying on premade substitutes, the bar uses culinary techniques like vacuum distillation to strip alcohol from spirits, plus housemade hydrolates and a kakigori shaved-ice machine. Named zero-proof drinks include the N/A Negroni, Nunya Business, and an N/A French 75 Kakigori. In 2024, Bon Appétit named Wild Child one of the 11 Best New Bars in America.

“Consistently kind staff, warm wood paneling, and more than 50 pretty plants will make anyone feel welcome in this world of pure imagination.”

— Emily Farris, Bon Appétit

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Non-alcoholic brands they serve

House-crafted NA cocktails

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