Best Mocktails in Denver, CO
Denver pairs Front Range wellness culture with a long-running craft cocktail scene. RiNo carries the bulk of the NA-forward bars, including Honey Elixir Bar and a Death & Co outpost at The Ramble Hotel, with strong cocktail and beer programs in LoHi, LoDo, Capitol Hill, and along South Broadway in Baker.
14 verified venues · 3 with named NA cocktails on menu
Named NA cocktails on the menu
These Denver venues list specific non-alcoholic cocktails on their published menus.
- ★★★★★?
Nocturne is Denver's premier jazz and supper club, set in a converted warehouse in the Five Points/RiNo Arts District, offering live jazz nightly alongside a dedicated 'Ain't Misbehavin'' non-alcoholic cocktail menu curated to match its three-course dinner program.
Signature NA drinks- Violet Suede
- Cha Cha Chai
- Golden Harmony
- ★★★★★?
Westword's Best New Bar 2022, this all-female-owned Uptown cocktail bar runs a dedicated 'clear-headed cocktails' menu alongside its classic program — six zero-proof cocktails, two NA beers, and an NA prosecco — with no compromise on craft or flavor.
Signature NA drinks- Be Nice
- Cosmonaught
- Bee Nice (clear-headed cocktails menu)
- ★★★★★?
The Goldfinch is an upscale craft cocktail bar in Denver's Platt Park neighborhood with a dedicated Zero Proof menu, globally influenced shareable food, and weekend DJ brunch.
Signature NA drinks- Goldwing
- Cacti Cooler
- Orange Dreamsicle
More NA-friendly venues in Denver
These venues have NA programs but haven't published a specific mocktail menu we can quote — call ahead or ask your bartender.
What makes a great mocktail?
A great mocktail isn't just a cocktail with the alcohol removed. The best non-alcoholic drinks are designed from the ground up around the flavor profile, mouthfeel, and ritual of a craft cocktail — without leaning on alcohol as a shortcut.
The signal: named drinks on a published menu, fresh-pressed juices, house-made shrubs or syrups, bitters and tinctures for complexity, and increasingly an NA-spirits section (Lyre's, Seedlip, Ritual, Wilderton, and others) used the same way a cocktail bar uses gin or whiskey. The opposite: an off-menu "we can make something" with no specific drinks, defaulting to soda, juice, or sparkling water.
That distinction is why we rank venues by NA Program Strength rather than treating every "mocktail option" as equal. A bar that lists three named NA cocktails on its printed menu is doing the work; a bar that says "we can probably do something" is not.
Frequently asked about mocktails in Denver
3 venues in Denver serve named non-alcoholic cocktails on their menu. Top picks include Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club, Dew Drop Inn, The Goldfinch.
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