Best Mocktails in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles runs from a fully sober lounge like Free Spirited in Alhambra and pop-up sober bar Bar Nuda in Venice to serious cocktail programs at Mirate in Silver Lake and Apotheke in Chinatown. The sober-curious scene is well established across the eastside and the westside.
14 verified venues · 4 with named NA cocktails on menu
Named NA cocktails on the menu
These Los Angeles venues list specific non-alcoholic cocktails on their published menus.
- ★★★★★?
Kavahana is LA's first dedicated kava nectar bar, serving a fully alcohol-free menu of South Pacific-inspired drinks just blocks from the beach in Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood. Open daily from morning to late night, it draws everyone from laptop workers to date-night crowds.
Signature NA drinks- Paradise Nectar
- Beach Nectar
- Ube Coconut Nectar
- ★★★★★?
One-Michelin-starred Taiwanese-American tasting menu restaurant at Row DTLA with one of Los Angeles's most ambitious zero-proof programs, including nearly 100 non-alcoholic options and a dedicated alcohol-free pairing flight.
Signature NA drinks- Garden Tonic
- Amazake Swizzle
- Shiso Mule
- ★★★★★?
A post-Prohibition-themed cocktail bar on Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax District, open since 2013, with a dedicated nine-item non-alcoholic menu spanning handcrafted mocktails, N/A beer, and canned options.
Signature NA drinks- Nonalcoholic Negroni
- ★★★★★?
A retro tiki restaurant and bar on the Venice Boardwalk, Belles Beach House pairs Hawaiian-Japanese cuisine with one of the larger dedicated NA spritz programs on the Westside — over seven zero-proof options at $11 each.
Signature NA drinks- Thai Basil Lime
- Carrot Lemon Turmeric
- Palm Reader
More NA-friendly venues in Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
4 venues in Los Angeles serve named non-alcoholic cocktails on their menu. Top picks include Kavahana, Kato, Melrose Umbrella Co..
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