Don’t let dry January get you down! If you’re abstaining from alcohol, whether for the month or that’s just your thing, here are 9 spots in Winston-Salem that serve tasty “dry” cocktails. Next time you go out, enjoy a fancy drink that isn’t just a soda!
In the West End
Poppyseed Provisions
- What to order: Tea & Toast Elixir Mocktails with sparkling water
- Location: 395 W. End Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC
- Hours: Tues-Sat 10-7pm
Downtown
The Katherine Brasserie & Bar
- What to order: ask for a “Dry” Holiday Spritzer or Merry Mule
- Location: 401 N. Main St. Winston-Salem, NC
- Bar Hours: Mon-Sunday 5-11pm
Ginger Fox Beverage
- What to order: With 9 Mocktails on their menu there is something for everyone! Must try their Ginger Fox with lemon, ginger and turmeric (it can be served hot or cold), or the “Suntory” Collins with bancha hojicha tea, black sugar and sansho peppercorn.
- Location: 400 West Fourth St. Winston-Salem, NC
- Hours: Wed-Monday 4-10pm Sat & Sun Brunch 12-3pm
Footnote Coffee and Cocktail
- What to order: Lavender Arnold Palmer, Bright Eyed Sangria (Bright Eyed Tea Simple Syrup, ginger beer, cranberry juice & fruit) & their Ole’ Razzle Dazzle (rose water, lime, club soda, raspberry puree & sugar rim)
- Location: 634 West Fourth St. Winston-Salem, NC
- Hours: Mon-thurs 8-9pm, Fri & Sat 8-10pm & Sun 10-5pm
Foothills Brewpub
- What to order: Shirley Ginger (Q Ginger Beer, club soda, lime, grenadine & cherry), Lavender Arnold Palmer, Bright Eyed Sangria & their Ole’ Razzle Dazzle
- Location: 638 W. Fourth St Winston-Salem, NC
- Hours: M-Sun 11-12am
In Innovation Quarter
Fair Witness
- What to order: Hot Cider with plenty of fruit syrups, or Topo Chico with spices
- Location: 290 Fourth St. Winston-Salem, NC
- Hours: Tues 4-11pm, Wed-Sat 4-2am & Sun 4-11pm
Alma Mexicana
- What to order: Honey Ginger Lemonade, Friendly Southerner, La Mora Fresca, and their Pineapple Cucumber Mule
- Location: 408 N. Patterson Ave Winston-Salem, NC
- Hours: Tues-thurs 11-9pm & Fri-Sat 11-10pm
On Burke Street
Vintage Sofa Bar
- What to order: Try their Hibiscus Limeade or ask for the Bartenders Special
- Location: 1001 Burke St. Winston-Salem, NC
- Hours: Tues & Wed 3-12am, Thurs-Sat 3pm-1am & Sun 1pm-12am
Eastern Standard
- What to order: Try the “John” – muddled blueberries, lemon juice, & simple syrup topped with elderflower tonic, or the “Paul” – muddled orange, mint, rose water, lemon juice topped with soda water
- Location: 1131 Burke St. Winston-Salem, NC
- Hours: Mon -Wed 4-11pm, Fri 4-2am, Sat 1-2am & Sun 10pm
