Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Bars in Los Angeles, CA
Craft cocktail bars and lounges in Los Angeles that take their non-alcoholic program seriously. Los Angeles has one of the deepest non-alcoholic scenes in the country, spread across a huge map. Fully alcohol-free anchors range from Free Spirited in Alhambra and Santa Monica's Kavahana to Highland Park's De La Playa (a record-shop-and-NA-bar hybrid), the Arts District teahouse Tea at Shiloh, Atwater's Kava Kulture, and South Pasadena's Burden of Proof bottle shop. The real depth, though, is in LA's world-class bars and restaurants treating zero-proof as a real menu: World's-50-Best Thunderbolt, Death & Co's dedicated "Zero Proof" list, Bar Benjamin (built by a sober beverage director), Evan Funke's Felix in Venice, Nativo's seven-drink list in Highland Park, and the Valley's Rendition Room speakeasy — alongside eastside and westside mainstays like Mírate, Kato, and Belles Beach House.
10 cocktail-style venues listed
Craft cocktail bars with NA programs
- ★★★★★?
A fully alcohol-free craft cocktail lounge and scratch kitchen in Alhambra, billed as one of Southern California's first dedicated NA bars, with around 16 house-made zero-proof cocktails built on in-house non-alcoholic spirits and an entirely gluten-free, largely vegan food menu.
Signature NA drinks- Moon & Stars (citrus rind, orange rosemary, bitters)
- Belarosa (aloe, grapefruit, blackberry, mint)
- ★★★★★?
LA's first Mexican-inspired non-alcoholic pop-up bar — a roving, fully zero-proof sober-social operation with functional Mexican-rooted cocktails, food, DJs, and community events at rotating Venice-area host venues, with no fixed location.
Signature NA drinks- Cempasúchil carajillo (zero-proof)
- Rosa Nuda (NA tequila, bougainvillea, rose hips, lemon, NA orange bitters)
- Magón (beets, ginger, hibiscus, grape)
- Mock margarita
- Snow Chrysanthemum non-alcoholic wine
- ★★★★★?
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- Beach Nectar
- Paradise Nectar
- Zenergy Nectar
- ★★★★★?
Cozy Los Feliz cocktail bar attached to Alcove Cafe, with a dedicated zero-proof menu of several named non-alcoholic cocktails.
Signature NA drinks- Supernova (Lyre's Aperitif Dry, Turkish apricot, cardamom, lemon, Italian parsley)
- Tropic Thunder (Seedlip Grove, pineapple, lime, ginger, mint)
- The Apothecary (Three Spirits Livener, lemon, serrano chili, tonic, charred rosemary)
- Pocket Full of Horses (NA Old Fashioned-style)
- ★★★★★?
A post-Prohibition-themed craft 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.
- ★★★★★?
Death & Co Los Angeles is the first West Coast location of the internationally acclaimed cocktail brand founded in New York's East Village in 2006. It opened in the Arts District of downtown LA just before New Year's Eve 2019 from the Proprietors LLC team (David Kaplan, Alex Day, Ravi DeRossi, Devon Tarby), bringing the group's exacting cocktail standards west with a roughly 25-drink seasonal menu plus a separate walk-up Standing Room bar. For non-drinkers, the bar maintains a dedicated "Zero Proof" section — currently four named, full-craft cocktails ($16–$18) built on genuine NA spirits including Seedlip, Lyre's, Wilderton, Optimist, and Giffard's NA aperitif. Recent named pours include Second Wind, Hullabaloo, Vividus, and Alien Sound. The zero-proof drinks get the same compositional care as the alcoholic menu, making it one of DTLA's more serious NA offerings.
Signature NA drinks- Second Wind
- Hullabaloo
- Vividus
- Alien Sound
- ★★★★★?
Bar Benjamin is a second-floor craft cocktail bar that opened in May 2025 above The Benjamin Hollywood on Melrose Avenue, from The Hundreds co-founder Ben Shenassafar with partners Jared Meisler and Kate Burr. The cocktail program — developed by Jason Lee (n/soto, Baroo) and beverage director Chad Austin — is known for elaborate, food-driven drinks, and the non-alcoholic list is a genuine priority rather than an afterthought: Austin, who is five years sober, builds the zero-proof cocktails with the same rigor as the full menu. Named NA drinks on the current menu include the Smiley Face (a mango-margarita riff with yellow bell pepper syrup, fermented mango, acid-adjusted pineapple, Wilderton Citrus Bitter, and Optimist Smoky), plus Aura Farm, Bangkok Dangerous, and Tepache Bird. The room is intimate and reservation-friendly, with walk-in bar seating.
Signature NA drinks- Smiley Face
- Aura Farm
- Bangkok Dangerous
- Tepache Bird
- ★★★★★?
The Rendition Room is a 1930s-style speakeasy tucked behind a bookshelf door at the back of Vitello's, the long-running Italian restaurant on Studio City's stretch of Tujunga Avenue. The intimate, low-lit room leans into Prohibition-era Hollywood atmosphere, with a business-casual dress code and reservations recommended. Beyond its classic spirit-forward menu, the bar runs one of the San Fernando Valley's more developed zero-proof programs, with named non-alcoholic cocktails built on fresh juices and scratch sours rather than simple sodas: the Nectar of the Gods (watermelon, cucumber, lemon, seltzer), Eve on Earth (white cranberry, grapefruit seltzer, scratch sour), Pearadisio (scratch sour, pear, seltzer), and Cloud9 (coconut, pineapple, lemon, mango). Per Resy, the bar recently extended its NA offerings upstairs to its Rat Pack-themed lounge, The Velvet Martini, citing demand from younger guests. Vitello's Italian food can be ordered in the speakeasy.
Signature NA drinks- Nectar of the Gods
- Eve on Earth
- Pearadisio
- Cloud9
- ★★★★★?
Apothecary-themed Chinatown cocktail bar — the West Coast spinoff of NYC's Apothéke — where any cocktail can be made as a mocktail.
Signature NA drinks- The Healer (spinach, celery, ginger, apple — made non-alcoholic)
- The Baron's Cure (black tea, allspice, star anise — made non-alcoholic)
- ★★★★★?
Thunderbolt is a neighborhood cocktail bar opened in 2019–2020 by Atlanta-born owner-bartender Mike Capoferri, at the meeting point of Historic Filipinotown, Echo Park, and Downtown LA. The concept is Deep South-inspired — Southern-rooted flavors, a Southern food menu, an extensive Madeira selection — paired with high-tech techniques like centrifuge clarification. It ranked No. 24 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2025 and won that program's Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award for waste reduction and ethical sourcing. The bar runs a small but genuine named non-alcoholic program: zero-proof options include the Pride of Oxnard, School Night, the Lychee Daiquiri, and the Thumper (which incorporates a rare NA milk-punch), and the staff will build custom alcohol-free drinks on request. The room is casual and bright, with an open patio and a pink-and-green palette.
Signature NA drinks- Pride of Oxnard
- School Night
- Lychee Daiquiri
- Thumper
Other bars in Los Angeles with serious NA programs
These aren't classified as cocktail bars, but their NA programs are extensive enough to be worth a stop.
What separates a good NA cocktail bar from the rest?
A great non-alcoholic cocktail bar isn't defined by whether it stocks Seedlip on the shelf. It's defined by whether the bartenders treat alcohol-free drinks as cocktails — built with the same logic, the same balance, the same care for mouthfeel and presentation as the alcoholic side of the menu.
The signal: a printed NA section on the menu with named drinks, an NA-spirits row on the back bar (Lyre's, Seedlip, Wilderton, Ritual, sometimes Monday Zero Alcohol Gin or Wilderton Lustre), house-made shrubs and bitters available for NA builds, and staff who can talk through what's in a drink without defaulting to "we can do something with juice."
The opposite: a generic "mocktail" line item priced at $8 with no description, or worse, a Shirley Temple by default. We rank cocktail-style venues here by NA Program Strength and lead with the venues that have published named NA drinks on their menu.
Frequently asked about NA cocktail bars in Los Angeles
10 cocktail-style bars in Los Angeles run non-alcoholic programs we've verified. Top picks include Free Spirited, Bar Nuda, Kavahana.
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