Alcohol-Free in Side: Kids Cocktails, Juices & Zero-Proof Evenings

Yes — you can have a full alcohol-free evening at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in Side old town. Choose from four real alcohol-free cocktails (Hawaii Cocktail, Redkiss, Spider Man, Barbie), fresh-squeezed orange juice, milkshakes and classic soft drinks, then stay for karaoke, live sport and dessert. Open daily 10:00–02:00; current prices are on the live menu.

Not everyone at the table drinks, and in a holiday town that fact often gets a shrug and a warm cola. Not here. Hawaii Restaurant & Bar has been feeding Side old town since 2000, and yes — we are a bar as well as a restaurant, so we will be straight with you: beer is poured and cocktails are shaken every night. But the alcohol-free side of our list is genuine, not decorative. Whoever is driving, expecting, fasting or simply not drinking gets a proper glass of their own and a full evening to go with it.

Four Real Alcohol-Free Cocktails — Adults Welcome

Our four alcohol-free cocktails officially live on the kids' menu: the Hawaii Cocktail, the Redkiss, the Spider Man and the Barbie. In practice, nobody checks your age when you order one. They arrive looking every bit as festive as the grown-up drinks leaving the bar — bright, fruity and completely zero-proof — and that matters more than it sounds. A driver nursing water all night feels like a spectator; a driver holding a Hawaii Cocktail is at the party. Kids, meanwhile, love ordering "a cocktail" like the adults, and parents love that the strongest thing in the glass is ice. If you are curious what the alcohol side of the bar looks like, our cocktail bar guide covers it — but no one at Hawaii will ever push a drink on a table that doesn't want one.

Fresh Juice, Milkshakes and the Cold Classics

The juice list is short and honest: orange — including properly fresh-squeezed orange juice — plus apple, pineapple and cherry, in small or large glasses. From the ice-cream list there is a milkshake, which doubles nicely as drink-and-dessert for younger guests. And the fridge holds the classics: Coca Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Ice Tea, Ice Coffee and Redbull. One thing we won't pretend to have: smoothies. There are none on the menu, and we would rather tell you that here than disappoint you at the table. Coffee drinkers are looked after too — our dessert and coffee guide walks through how to end the night sweetly without a drop of alcohol involved.

Who Orders Zero-Proof in Side?

More people than you might think. The designated driver who still wants a "real" glass. Pregnant guests tired of being handed water as their only option. Visitors who avoid alcohol during Ramadan, or year-round for personal or religious reasons. Parents who simply don't drink on family holidays. And children — who at Hawaii get their own named cocktails rather than a grudging squash. One honest note, because we'd rather you know before you arrive: Hawaii is a licensed restaurant and bar, and alcohol is served throughout the venue. If you are looking for a completely dry establishment, that is worth knowing. But if you are happy in a lively place where your table's choice is fully respected, you will fit right in — plenty of our regular families order nothing stronger than cherry juice all week.

The Evening Is the Point, Not the Alcohol

An alcohol-free night out fails when the drink is the whole entertainment. At Hawaii it isn't. The karaoke stage runs into the night and is genuinely all-ages — see our family karaoke guide for how that works with kids in tow. Big screens show live sport, so match nights need nothing stronger than an Ice Tea. And the kitchen runs its full range until late: wood-fired 33cm pizzas, charcoal-grilled steaks, Turkish specialities like Testi kebab, and a proper kids' menu with everything from chicken nuggets with chips to a kids' pizza. Finish with ice cream or a milkshake and the youngest guests will have had a complete night out — no early retreat to the hotel room required.

Getting Here Without a Designated-Driver Debate

Here is a quiet advantage of a zero-proof evening at Hawaii: transport is solved either way. We offer free hotel pickup from selected hotels — a genuine round trip — plus an affordable two-way transfer for other areas, so nobody has to stay sober purely out of duty (though we will happily keep the Redkisses coming for whoever does). We are on 512. Sk. in Side old town, open every day from 10:00 to 02:00, which means the same alcohol-free line-up works at breakfast, lunch and midnight alike. Families comparing options can see why we are so often called the best family restaurant in Side — the drinks list is only part of it.

See the List, Book the Table

We never print prices in articles because they change; the live menu always has the current list of juices, soft drinks, milkshakes and the four alcohol-free cocktails. To lock in a table — especially for karaoke or a big match night — book online or message us on WhatsApp at +90 533 930 12 83. Tell us who is driving, who is expecting or who is simply not drinking, and we will make sure the best-looking glasses on the table are the zero-proof ones.