Jan 16, 2026 - Food and Drink

Our favorite Twin Cities restaurants for non-alcoholic beverages

Audrey Kennedy

Four assorted cocktails: a yellow-orange drink with ice and citrus slice, a pink frothy cocktail with garnish in a stemmed glass, a pale green frothy cocktail with a leaf, and a pink drink with ice and straw on a marble bar. — From left: The Elixir and Last Love from Khâluna; the Lady Brett Ashley and It's Better For Yuh from Estelle. Photos: Audrey Kennedy/Axios

If you're still attempting Dry January, I visited six spots last week in search of the best non-alcoholic beverages in the Twin Cities.

Here are three places — all with at least five mocktails each — I recommend.

Estelle: The St. Paul spot's Lady Brett Ashley ($10) with lemon, basil and a delicious citrus foam was a standout of the night, while the honey and plum shrub It's Better For Yuh! ($8) was even better than the spirit version.

Khâluna: The southeast Asian restaurant's resort-like atmosphere paired well with the Last Love, which uses a zero-proof agave "spirit" alongside cucumber and lime. (But at $14, it's only a few bucks cheaper than actual cocktails.)

Bar + Cart: The cozy Grand Avenue bar/restaurant had the most expansive list of nonalcoholic options I found, with nine distinctive mocktails ($10/each) ranging from smoky to sweet.

My favorite was the Devil in the Garden, which paired acid-adjusted grape juice with lavender and lemon.

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