This zero-proof liquor store with a boutique feel provides a welcome, non-triggering shopping experience for people who live an alcohol-free lifestyle, but still like to sip interesting drinks. Opened as a food truck in early 2023 by couple Grace Vroom and Joe Patterson, the community around it soon necessitated a brick-and-mortar upgrade. Dear Dry’s selection of NA distilled spirits, bitters, aperitifs, mixers, and bottled cocktails (like a Phony Negroni by St. Agrestis) will open your eyes to a growing market of booze-free cocktail products. The homey Cesar Chavez space, containing a comfy little nook for reading or listening to 8-tracks, also has a cooler full of nonalcoholic beers and spritzers, plus a solid selection of non-inebriating wines and various THC-infused drinks.
