Non-Alcoholic Old Fashioned

ZERO Cocktail Bar bills itself as Canada's first non-alcoholic cocktail bar, pairing a full bar with an in-house bottle shop on Carlton Street in Toronto's Cabbagetown. The menu runs to fourteen named zero-proof cocktails - from a Power Serve of alternative whiskey and ginger beer to a Sorrel Negroni of hibiscus and spiced sorrel - built on NA brands including Free Spirits, Ghia, DR ZERO and Noughty. A retail bottle shop stocks NA wines, beers and alternative spirits alongside a café menu of hot and cold coffee drinks and pub food like loaded fries and grilled cheese.

Free Spirit is a fully alcohol-free cocktail bar and restaurant operated by Riverdale Hub, a not-for-profit social enterprise inside a converted century-old building in Toronto's Leslieville / Gerrard India Bazaar neighbourhood. It opened April 23, 2024 and runs on a no-tipping, living-wage model, with restaurant proceeds going toward addressing barriers for equity-deserving groups in the community. The ten-drink zero-proof menu spans a Bloody Caesar, a Cosmo built on Seedlip Garden 108, and an Espresso Martini made with Seedlip Spice 94, backed by a zero-proof beer list that includes Guinness 0.0 and Heineken 0.0.

DC's first fully alcohol-free bar, pairing zero-proof cocktails and craft NA drinks with a Filipino bistro and events space on H Street NE.

Beyond Proof is a fully alcohol-free craft cocktail bar at 597 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, opened in April 2026 by Krista Kranyak, who converted her own long-running restaurant Ten Tables into what is widely reported as Boston's first zero-proof bar. Every drink is built at 0% ABV and the list is organised into sections headed Florals, Groundings, Rewritten Classics, Awakenings and Simple Sips, with straight $9 pours of zero-proof tequila, gin, vodka, bourbon and mezcal for guests who want something plainer. The kitchen serves a Lebanese and Mediterranean mezze menu of hummus boards, fire-roasted carrots, saffron tahdig bites, knafeh and slow-cooked pots. One drink, the Settle, is made with kava, a psychoactive root, which the bar names openly on the menu.

Analog is the fully non-alcoholic "slow bar" tucked inside Carabello Coffee's roastery-cafe in historic Newport, where baristas apply craft-cocktail technique to zero-proof drinks. Seating just six at a wooden counter, it runs like a chef's table for beverages: the espresso and pour-over gear sits behind the bar so guests watch every step. A brand-new themed menu drops every six weeks — a recent literary-inspired lineup featured The Hobbit, Bear, Blueberries for Sal and Anne of Green Gables — spanning coffee builds, tea-based signatures, hot chocolate and coffee mocktails like the Cold Fashioned (cold brew and bitters, sans the bourbon). Everything is alcohol-free; the venue's own FAQ answers the alcohol question with a flat "No." Open Thursday–Saturday, 10am–5pm, with reservations encouraged, especially on Saturdays.

Founded in 2017 by Chris Marshall, Sans Bar is widely regarded as one of the first dedicated non-alcoholic bars in North America. Located one block south of the Texas Capitol, the downtown space is the cornerstone of Marshall's mission to create alcohol-free spaces that don't feel like substitutes. Marshall, a substance-use counselor since 2009 and sober since 2007, has been featured in The New York Times, Men's Health, USA Today, and has spoken at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Bar Manager Valentina, who joined in November 2022, overhauled the menu and now consults with bars and restaurants worldwide on their non-alcoholic programs. Beyond the bar itself, the Sans Bar Academy has helped launch over 40 alcohol-free bars and bottle shops across the United States, Canada, and Australia. The room hosts live music most Fridays at 8pm and rotating wellness collaborations through a partnership with Swift Fit Events.