Who says a good drink has to include alcohol? We’ll show you some of the best eateries (and a distillery!) that are offering up thirst-quenching, highly inventive mocktails.
At St. Louis Park’s West End, head to CRAVE American Kitchen & Sushi Bar and try the Blueberry Mint Fizz made with fresh blueberries and house-made blueberry puree or the Pineapple “Nojito” with house-made pineapple puree and vanilla demerara syrup. They also offer a Raspberry Bull Lemonade and a Mellow Mule, plus several other fun mocktails, as well as flavored ice teas and lemonades.
Next door, check out The Loop West End, and try their Babe the Blue Mule, made with Cock ‘N Bull ginger beer and blueberry syrup, or one of their two basil-infused drinks, the No-Jito or the Strawberry Basil Soda.
In addition to serving all day breakfast, Hope Breakfast Bar serves up some delightful non-alcoholic beverages. The Blueberry Mint Mojito Lemonade is made with blueberry purée, fresh mint and Meyer lemonade. Or try the pink raspberry passion lemonade or matcha lemonade. A full coffee bar offers up some innovative hot and cold drinks, including the Paul Bunyan (espresso, maple syrup and cracked pepper), Caramel Coconut (cold-pressed coffee, coconut, caramel and cream), and a Banana Bread Latte (made with banana syrup and banana bread spice), to name just a few. The also make an n/a version of their Unicorn Mimosa made with cotton candy!
You’ll also want to stop by Punch Bowl Social and sample their Honey Berry Fizz made with blackberry honey, lemon juice, blackberry and sparkling water. Other choices include a Strawberry Palmer, Kiwi Ginger Lemonade, or Dirty Cherry Cola. They also serve Red Bull and fountain drinks.
In Golden Valley, Lat14 serves a VirGIN & Tonic with LAT14 Tailor Made Tonic and citrus. They also have a delicious Jasmine Palmer made with black tea, jasmine and green tea, and a Tropical Spritz with rambutan, pineapple and orange. Or try the Mango Nojito made with mango, lime and mint.
Three One Six Bar + Grill serves a delicious Mint Citrus Mocktail made with minty lime bootlegger mix and club soda. They also serve a Grapefruit Mocktail (think Paloma) and a NAjito, as well as flavored lemonades (passion fruit, raspberry and strawberry), Topo Chico sparkling water, Red Bull, NA beer and wine and more.
Back in the Park, Hazelwood Food + Drink offers 4 different delightful mocktails, including a Blueberry Ginger Refresher made with blueberry puree, rosemary syrup, lemon juice and ginger ale; an Apple Cinnamon Zinger, with apple puree, lime juice, honey cinnamon syrup and ginger beer; as well as a Lychee Fizz, a Prickly Pear No-Jito and a Pal-No-Ma.
Meanwhile, The Block Food + Drink’s mocktail offerings include a Lavender Mule, Pineapple Whip and a Blood Orange Mockarita, as well as a others. However, our favorite thing to try is one of their delicious homemade custard shakes – they have a variety of options with fun toppings. Or go for a classic root beer float!
Copperwing Distillery offers a variety of designatedly delicious drinks, including their own house-brewed Ginger Beer, a Dirty Rogers (with aromatic house cola, pomegranate grenadine and vanilla cream drizzle), a Winter Interlude (with ginger beer, spiced cranberry and apple sparkle shrub), a Never Better (with ginger beer, Szechaun-Thai syrup, and LA orange) and more.
And last, but not least, for a mocktail with a European flair, stop by Dampfwerk Distillery. Try the Smoke + Cherry, a lapsang tea with cherry, or the Botanical Sour, with Bergamot rose syrup, ghia, lemon juice and aquafaba. Other seasonal low or NA drinks are available, including Bauhaus NAH Beer.
Several of these restaurants, including Lat14 and Copperwing, change their mocktails seasonally, so there’s always something new to try!
