Enjoying evenings with your friends needs drinks but it doesn’t have to be alcohol. Sometimes you desire sobriety but with eclectic drinks. Cutting back on alcohol should not mean you have to miss out. In Houston, there are several options where you can get creative with mocktails. The spots are classic serving non-alcoholic drinks and cocktails flavored just how you prefer them.
1. Brennan’s of Houston
Brenna’s is applauded as the best restaurant since 1967. Although this place is known for its cuisine, there are plenty of non-alcoholic drinks. The few patios in this restaurant have rotating fruity mocktails of your preference.
Order the spicy Sweet Mercy mixed with grapefruit juice, sprite, fresh lime, and jalapenos served with cayenne pepper sugar. While you enjoy the brunches sip a flute of Martinelli Sparkling Cider, OJ Smash with muddled blackberries, and Simply Peachy garnished with mint and peach syrup. These mocktails are fruitier costing you only $7.
Address: 3300 Smith St, Houston, TX 77006
Phone: (713) 522-9711
2. Better Luck Tomorrow
Apart from delicious meals and craft beers, Better Luck Tomorrow offers the best mocktails in Houston. The director Sarah Crowl is famous for vamping up special mocktails that are appealing and tasty.
The bar’s favorite is Sin and Tonic mocktail made from grapefruit, a Mediterranean tonic, seedlip grove, agave, and rooibos. In addition, there are other options of Jungle bird, a tiki cocktail, and a free-spirited brunch of Irish coffee.
Address: 544 Yale St, Houston, TX 77007
Phone: (713) 802-0845
3. Bludorn
Bludorn is a French-Inspired Gulf coast restaurant with an extensive mocktail menu. This restaurant features more than four zero-proof mocktails. These drinks are carefully curated by professional mixologists for a wonderful taste.
Bludorn’s bountiful mocktail menu consists of Apple Bottom Sage, Dove’s Nest, and Seedlip Garden. The drinks are made with vanilla, apples, verjus, lime, fennel-sage foam, and Chile for a tasty experience. In addition, there is an alternative to espresso martinis like Sardoodledom made with citrus, espresso, tonic, and star anise.
Address: 807 Taft St, Houston, TX 77019
Phone: (713) 999-0146
4. Coltivare
Coltivare is a restaurant in the Heights serving full zero-proof mocktails. Their menu reflects seasonality even during the hot summer sun and Dry January. Their selection is expanded to non-alcoholic takes, beverages, and special cocktails.
Grab a glass of Lord Tennyson Tonic made with Tennyson’s black ginger, Luxardo cherry syrup, and lemon juice. To complement the mocktail list, there is another option of Not and Tonic made with mint, elderflower tonic, lime juice, and green peppercorn.
Address: 3320 White Oak Dr, Houston, TX 77007
Phone: (832) 203-7890
5. Monkeys Tail
Monkey’s Tail is owned by Lainey Collum who is committed to offering a non-alcoholic drinks selection. In this spot, you stick to something simple, tasty, and intriguing. There are several crafted drinks including boozy popsicles, tajin-rimmed cocktails, and boilermakers.
Mocktails here are made from various fruits to give you a natural taste. Monkeys Tail’s selection of signature mocktails includes Jessie’s Topo, Penichill’n or tajin ysal-rimmed Topo Chico made with smoky tea, highland malt, lemon, salted honey, ginger, and grapefruit.
Address: 5802 Fulton St, Houston TX 77009
Phone: (713) 842-7188
6. Present Company
If you’re looking for a good time without alcohol, Present Company is perfect for you. The present company offers the best mocktails in Houston that are refreshing. There are creative mocktails with tropical and neon colors in a quirky setting.
Two Le Croix cocktails are non-alcoholic and present how you prefer them. Most cocktails at Present Company, are made with cucumber, watermelon, kiwi fruits, agave, raspberry, lime juice, and blackberries. They include The Principle Kisses Alligator, The Stranger Danger, and Cucumber La Croix
Address: 1318 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006
Phone: (281) 974- 4752
7. Kin Dee Thai Cuisine
Kin Dee is a classic spot in the Heights serving five zero-proof mocktails. These include Tom Yum, Saneh Jan, Butterfly Tea Margarita, Melonic, and Mango Sticky Rice. The selection is flavorful and made with agave Blanco spirit, non-alcoholic pink London spirit, passion fruit, agave lime, and kaffir leaves.
The Mango Sticky rice is unique with a twist of watermelons, mango puree, grapefruit, cane spirit, and coconut milk. Other kinds of cocktails are combined with sparkling water, orange, ginger beer, thyme, or vanilla according to how you prefer it.
Address: 11533 N Shepherd Dr. Suite 160, Houston, TX 77008
Phone: (281) 826-2655
8. Nancy’s Hustle
Nancy’s Hustle is an American-European restaurant serving delicious dishes with all-natural cocktails and wine. This restaurant has three zero-proof mocktails on the menu made from natural fruits. The Silver Brining is a creative mocktail made with pickle brine, tonic, citrus, and koji.
Gunpowder Milkshake is another type of cocktail. It is mixed with whole milk, sparkling water, whole milk, and orgeat. For something more unique and adventurous, try the Melange Messiah made with citrus and watermelon shrub.
Address: 2704 Polk St A, Houston, TX 77003
Phone: ( 346) 571-7931
9. Anvil
Anvil is a famous bar with over 100 lists of mocktails prepared by its bartenders. Anvil’s mocktails include eight seasonal rotating drinks with two non-alcoholic options. Their signature mocktail menu comprises watermelon-basil lemonade, mango margarita, and Ruby Red grapefruit juice.
These mocktails are prepared using thyme, honey syrup, pineapple, and muddled blueberries. In addition, there are seasonal flavors of drooling date, butternut squash flip, maharaja buck, monk’s revenge, and General Sherman.
Address: 1424 Westheimer Rd STE B, Houston, TX 77006
Phone: (713) 523-1622
10. Le Colonial
Le Colonial is one of the best mocktail restaurants in the city. This place boasts elegant Vietnamese cuisine with French décor. Le Colonial has a chic ambiance and a welcoming atmosphere to celebrate with various mocktails.
Le Colonial offers four specific mocktails that represent the four seasons in Houston. These include The Autumn (Mua Thu) made with lemon, Thai basil, and Vietnamese spiced syrup. The Spring (Mua Xuan) is made with blackberries and sprite; The Summer (Mua He) is made from mango, pineapple, lychee puree, and lime. Lastly, The Winter (Mua Dong) is made with ginger beer, cucumber, and lime juice.
Address: 4444 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77027
Phone: (713) 629-4444
