Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Bars in Salt Lake City, UT
Craft cocktail bars and lounges in Salt Lake City that take their non-alcoholic program seriously. Salt Lake City may have the deepest non-alcoholic scene in the country relative to its size — Utah's large non-drinking population means a real zero-proof option is the rule, not an afterthought. The fully alcohol-free corner is anchored by 1833 Craft, a Sugar House speakeasy whose entire menu is zero-proof (the name nods to 1833, the year of the Latter-day Saint "Word of Wisdom"), and Botanika, the city's first non-alcoholic bottle shop and gourmet grocer in the Granary. Downtown carries the craft-cocktail depth: Post Office Place prints a full non-alcoholic menu, Laurel Brasserie at The Grand America runs a standing "Zero Proof" list, and Lake Effect, Bar X, Copper Common, The Ruin, and Van Ryder's rooftop "Proofless" menu all build spirit-free drinks with real care. HK Brewing brews its own award-winning Han's Kombucha and zero-proof cocktails in the Ballpark district, the Polynesian kava lounge Kai Po holds down the late-night sober-social side, and the all-ages SHOUT dance club proves a night out downtown doesn't need a drop of alcohol.
9 cocktail-style venues listed
Craft cocktail bars with NA programs
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Salt Lake City's dedicated non-alcoholic speakeasy, opened in December 2024 inside a restored century-old Sugar House home known as The Eclipse House and run by sibling team Matthew and Kelly LaPlante. The entire menu is zero-proof — "0% Alcohol, 100% Heart" — built by co-owner and lead bartender Matthew, a former Salt Lake Tribune reporter who quit drinking but never left bar culture, with his sister Kelly, a designer, styling the room as a forest-green, 1920s-inspired lounge. The duo have developed 50-plus craft NA cocktails on premium spirits like Lyre's, Dhōs, Trejo's and Kentucky 74, finished with herbs from their own basement hydroponic garden. The name nods to 1833, the year of the Latter-day Saint "Word of Wisdom," and because nothing on the menu contains alcohol, no ID is required — a genuine cocktail experience for people in recovery, designated drivers, never-drinkers, and the sober-curious.
Signature NA drinks- The LBGT (lavender-juniper NA gin & tonic)
- Libre Libre (herbal cola, dark cane, lime, hydroponic mint)
- Cinnamon Espresso Martini
- The Bartender's Affections (give three words, get a custom drink)
- ★★★★★?
Opened in June 2018 by Takashi and Tamara Gibo — the team behind the acclaimed Takashi sushi next door — Post Office Place is an intimate craft cocktail bar that shares an entrance with the restaurant on Market Street. Known for a deep Japanese whisky list and a James Beard Foundation Outstanding Bar Program semifinalist nod in 2023, it also keeps one of the most thorough printed non-alcoholic menus in Salt Lake City. The dedicated NA menu itemizes a bottled St. Agrestis Phony Negroni, Athletic NA beers, Gruvi Sparkling Rosé, and build-your-own zero-proof cocktails on Spiritless (Kentucky 74, Jalisco 55), Dhōs Gin, and Monday Zero whisky — plus a bespoke "Bartender Roulette" the team crafts to order. In 2026 the bar was named Salt Lake magazine's Best Restaurant alongside its Takashi omakase collaboration.
Signature NA drinks- St. Agrestis Phony Negroni (bottled NA negroni, $9)
- Bartender Roulette (build-your-own NA cocktail, made to order)
- Spiritless Kentucky 74 & Jalisco 55 builds
- Dhōs Gin builds
- Monday Zero Whisky builds
- Gruvi Sparkling Rosé (NA wine)
- ★★★★★?
A downtown Salt Lake City craft cocktail bar, Latin-inspired kitchen, and live-music venue that opened in 2017 inside a historic 1910 building. Spread across three spaces — the main floor, the Rabbit Hole jazz speakeasy downstairs, and the Church bar and club upstairs — it pairs an extensive cocktail program with a dedicated Non-Alcoholic Beverages menu that gets the same craft treatment as the full bar. The zero-proof list leans on premium NA spirits, with Seedlip-based mocktails like Like A Virgin and Mountain Flower, Monday Zero whiskey builds such as the New Fashioned and an NY Whiskey Sour, and Dhōs-based highballs. Axios Salt Lake City has highlighted Lake Effect's list of non-alcoholic libations as a reliable stop for a Dry January or sober night out.
Signature NA drinks- Like A Virgin (Seedlip Notas de Agave, tart cherry, Mountain High Chai, lime, soda, rosemary)
- Mountain Flower (Seedlip Notas de Agave, lime, grapefruit, lavender pea-flower tea, agave)
- New Fashioned (Monday Zero whiskey, High West syrup, bitters)
- Monday's NY Whiskey Sour (Monday NA whiskey, lemon, High West syrup, egg white, clean cabernet float)
- Tommy's Collins (Dhōs Gin Free, Dhōs Bittersweet, coconut water, passion fruit, prickly pear, lemon)
- ★★★★★?
A downtown craft cocktail bar and gastropub from chef Ryan Lowder, part of his CO Hospitality group alongside The Copper Onion. Opened in 2014 in the former Plum Alley space and rebooted as "Copper Common 2.0" in 2022, it was named Salt Lake magazine's 2025 Best Restaurant. Its bartenders treat alcohol-free orders with the same care as the acclaimed cocktail list: the signature move is "mocktail roulette," a bartender's-choice non-alcoholic cocktail they'll also tailor to your taste, backed by a low-ABV menu for those on the fence — making it a consistent pick among the city's best for alcohol-free drinking.
Signature NA drinks- Mocktail Roulette (bartender's-choice NA cocktail)
- ★★★★★?
A historic downtown cocktail bar that traces its roots to 1933 and was restored into its current craft-cocktail incarnation in 2011 by a group that includes Modern Family actor Ty Burrell. There's no fixed mocktail menu; instead bartenders take a "roulette" approach, asking what flavors you're craving and building custom zero-proof drinks from house-made syrups, fresh juices, ginger beer and tinctures — sometimes finishing with a flamed-cinnamon flourish for theater. The Salt Lake Tribune singled out Bar X for its non-alcoholic creativity, and as manager Julie Tall puts it, the staff geek out over flavors more than the spirits, so cocktails and mocktails get equal care.
Signature NA drinks- Bespoke bartender's-choice craft mocktails
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An 11th-floor rooftop bar atop the Le Méridien Salt Lake City Downtown, opened in February 2023 with a Western-saloon aesthetic. Its non-alcoholic program is unusually deep: a dedicated "Proofless Cocktails" menu (the Honey Badger Redux and Meet Me in The Garden, both around $11) plus a separate "Proofless Beer" list. Director of Libations and Service Elyse Evan has put the zero-proof program at roughly 15% of total sales, with NA beer running 25-30% of all beer sales. The spirit-free builds get the same care as the full rooftop cocktail list, served against floor-to-ceiling skyline and Wasatch Range views.
Signature NA drinks- Honey Badger Redux (ginger honey, lemon, apple cider vinegar, club soda)
- Meet Me in The Garden (lime, simple, basil oil, cucumber, black pepper)
- ★★★★★?
An upscale, whiskey-forward cocktail bar on the second floor above the Grand Hall of the restored 1908 Union Pacific Depot, opened in late 2024 with the Asher Adams (Marriott Autograph Collection) hotel at The Gateway downtown. Named after the historic Union Pacific No. 119 steam locomotive, it pairs original stained glass and terrazzo floors with skyline views. The hotel's food and beverage director has said the bar carries roughly as many non-alcoholic options as traditional cocktails, anchoring a serious zero-proof program built on NA spirits like Seedlip Garden 108.
Signature NA drinks- Garden Boxcar (Seedlip Garden 108, Peychaud's bitters, mint, sparkling water)
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A Polynesian-owned, family-operated kava lounge and restaurant on the State Street corridor in South Salt Lake, where the owner shares the ancestral history of kava alongside every pour. The fully alcohol-free bar serves traditional kava, an ever-rotating line of flavored kava shots (the guava version and a fall "KavaChata" kava-horchata among them), kava mocktails, and exotic teas, paired with island-style Polynesian plates and desserts. With a DJ spinning relaxed island and old-school West Coast music, it bills itself as "Good Vibes Only" and is one of the few zero-proof social bars in the metro open into the early-morning hours.
Signature NA drinks- Traditional kava
- Flavored kava shots (e.g. guava, KavaChata kava-horchata)
- Kava mocktails
- Exotic teas
- ★★★★★?
An 18+, fully alcohol-free dance club at 32 Exchange Place in downtown Salt Lake City, opened on May 24, 2024 for the under-21 and sober/sober-curious crowd. Founded by Roger Muir, it runs as a themed-event venue rather than a nightly bar: a real dancefloor with fog and laser-light shows, a game area, and a separate video-gaming lounge. The bar is zero-proof, pouring mocktails and dirty sodas — the first mocktail is complimentary at each event — so check the schedule before heading out.
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 Salt Lake City
9 cocktail-style bars in Salt Lake City run non-alcoholic programs we've verified. Top picks include 1833 Craft, Post Office Place, Lake Effect.