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Tempt your senses with fine dining options, French cheeses and cocktails at glamorous bars - if you can find them tucked below the buzzing city streets. We take you on a subterranean gastronomic tour in our Underground Melbourne series.
Raising a glass to non-alcoholic drinks (plus the best booze-free tipples to try)
Amy Cooper
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As the non-alcoholic drinks movement gains momentum, bartenders and chefs see the potential for a party where everyone s invited.
Our cocktails make a grand entrance. In sleek stemware, garnished dexterously and conveyed with the finesse you d expect from this venerated bar, every drink on the tray identifies as a classic of the boozier kind. Except one isn t. It looks like a martini, but Maybe Sammy s Mr Click cocktail does not contain alcohol.
Photo: DS Oficina
Our guessing game begins. Which is non-alcoholic?
You d bet your next round against the martini in the coupe, declaring with its diamond lustre and glossy olive that it s three parts London dry.