Nostalgia Room redefines what it means to imbibe, consume and socialize.
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The Nostalgia Room’s bar program is built to provide the comprehensive “Teetotaler” experience. All drinks and cocktails are created without alcohol and will not cause physical inebriation. We provide a comprehensive menu of temperate cocktails as well as dealcoholized wine and beer.
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Nostalgia Room shifts the focus from alcohol consumption to the social nature of a bar itself and the people that imbibe there. Not only do we make excellent drinks, but we cater specifically to the sober and sober curious customer by making their needs our top priority.
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This experience facilitates social clarity. Clear minds lead to better discussion and more meaningful interactions. Omitting alcohol brings intentionality to social gatherings, dates and in-person conversation. Plus, isn’t it nice to wake up in the morning not worried about what you said or did because you didn’t have too much to drink?
Nostalgia Room rewrites the rules around the local watering hole.
People choose not to drink alcohol for a variety of reasons, spanning from addiction to health to religion and personal preference. It is time to serve, accommodate, and cater to those choosing to abstain from alcohol, for whatever that reason may be.
Meet the Founder
Emily Kate found the hospitality industry at a young age, becoming a restaurant hostess at 17. While this was her first official gig, Emily had been a hostess for many years. At 6 she was emulating the diner waitresses she adored by topping off her grandpa's hundredth cup of Folgers, making small talk and taking imaginary orders.
“I watched the women of my family hold court in their kitchens while
simultaneously keeping everyone fed, a classic trait of a true Midwesterner.
It only made sense I would feel at home in the service industry.”
The service industry gave her a purpose and lifelong relationships - she met her husband while bartending! - but it also greased the wheels of addiction and self-destruction. After almost a decade-long battle with alcohol, Emily got sober in 2020 and began to re-assess a long-time dream of running her own bar.
She had to unravel not only her relationship with alcohol, but the physical and mental spaces in which she consumed it. Emily reexamined bar and service industry culture, cocktails and the act of imbibing itself, including the hugely social component of drinking. In an attempt to combine everything she loved and valued about the service industry with her newfound moderation and intention, Emily created Nostalgia Room.
Press
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"Nostalgia Room recognizes each individual has a unique relationship with alcohol, and people who don’t drink have a myriad reasons for teetotaling."
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"Enter Nostalgia Room, an unmistakably fresh take on a night out."
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"Within each drink lies the magic of shifting the focus from consumption to a bar’s natural tendency to glue a community together."
