Lyre's in Milwaukee, WI

Lost Whale is a sustainability-minded craft cocktail bar in Milwaukee's Bay View, open since 2018 in the former Boone & Crockett space on Kinnickinnic Avenue. Alongside an acclaimed full-proof program, it keeps a standing "spiritless" section of four to five zero-proof cocktails built on Ritual Zero-Proof and Lyre's, plus non-alcoholic beer. The snug, midcentury-modern room pairs seasonal cocktail themes with a documented green ethos — composting, biodegradable straws, and cross-utilized produce. Because it also serves alcohol, it is a hybrid rather than a fully alcohol-free bar.

Pufferfish is a rooftop tiki bar perched on the sixth floor of Hotel Metro in downtown Milwaukee's East Town, pairing skyline views with a playful, island-inspired cocktail program. Its menu carries a dedicated "Spiritless Cocktails" section — a standing, named list of zero-proof tiki drinks built on Lyre's non-alcoholic spirits and served in full tiki style. Alongside an alcohol-free take on the signature PufferFish, the list includes spiritless versions of the Mai-Tai, Rum Collins, Snaquiri and Old Fashioned. The bar was named a Top 10 regional nominee for Best U.S. Hotel Bar in the 2026 Spirited Awards.

The Bar at Saint Kate is the art-filled lobby bar of Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel in downtown Milwaukee's Theater District, where live music plays nightly amid rotating gallery works. It anchors one of the city's more serious hotel mocktail programs, originally built with Lost Whale mixologists Daniel Beres and Trip Duval, and it remains a fixture on Visit Milwaukee's Dry January mocktail trail. The crafted zero-proof list runs alongside full cocktails, wine and beer, so it is a hybrid rather than a fully alcohol-free room. Note that the Bar has recently added intoxicating THC-infused sips, which are separate from its genuinely alcohol-free mocktails.