In Good Spirits
Chicago
A dedicated NA bottle shop with a calendar of sober supper clubs, book swaps, and mocktail workshops. The catalog spans spirits, aperitifs, functional drinks, and RTDs, and the shop is a community hub for the Chicago sober scene.
Nobody's Darling
Andersonville
A James Beard Award finalist for Outstanding Bar, with a long low-and-no-alcohol section on the menu. Stirred, shaken, and built NA cocktails treated with the same rigor as the rest of the program.
Bokeh
Albany Park
A cozy neighborhood bar with seasonal mocktails including a Frost Melt build. The NA menu changes with the seasons and shares ingredients with the alcoholic cocktail list.
Bar Pendry
Streeterville
The hotel bar at the Pendry Chicago, with a dedicated NA mocktail menu running alongside the cocktail list. Solid pre-dinner or late-night option in Streeterville.
Roanoke
Chicago Loop
An elegant Loop restaurant with NA cocktails and a fireplace lounge. Bar staff happy to spec NA versions of the seasonal menu.
Kumiko
West Loop
An acclaimed Japanese-inspired cocktail bar from Julia Momose, with a thoughtful NA section that draws on tea, citrus, and shochu-adjacent flavors. NA service treated as a real category.
The Aviary
West Loop
Grant Achatz's cocktail bar, with innovative NA options that lean into the same techniques as the alcoholic menu. Tableside service, clarified juices, and engineered builds.
Lost Lake
Logan Square
A serious tiki bar in Logan Square with several NA tiki drinks on the menu. Fresh juices, house orgeat, and tropical bitters with NA rum standing in for the spirit.
Billy Sunday
Logan Square
A craft cocktail bar in Logan Square with a permanent zero-proof section on the menu. Deep back bar of bitters, amari analogs, and NA spirits for stirred builds.
Sportsman's Club
Ukrainian Village
A neighborhood cocktail bar in Ukrainian Village with NA cocktails on the menu and a backyard patio. Bartenders will convert most classics into NA form on request.
Virtue
Hyde Park
Erick Williams's Southern restaurant in Hyde Park, with curated NA drink pairings designed alongside the kitchen. Seasonal shrubs, bottled aperitifs, and stirred NA cocktails.