Alcohol-Free Things to Do in Phoenix

A fully alcohol-free bar and lounge on Broadway Road in Tempe, built around spirit-free cocktails, kava, Fijian extract, botanical root teas, herbal teas and coffee. What sets it apart from the metro's other kava rooms is the calendar: open mic nights, live music, DJs, movie nights, trivia and poker, run weekly rather than occasionally, which is what turns a bar into somewhere people come back to. Open daily from 2pm and to 2am on Friday and Saturday, it functions as a genuine third place for the sober and sober-curious in the East Valley. Kava and kratom are alcohol-free but psychoactive — alcohol-free is not substance-free.

A fully alcohol-free lounge in Glendale and one of the only true sober bars in the West Valley — the entire menu is non-alcoholic, spanning botanical-tea cocktails and kava-based builds that mimic familiar drinks: a Zero 'Bull, a Blushing Lemon, a kava Pina Colada, a kava White Russian. Founded by Alanna and Chloe, the room deliberately blends kava bar, speakeasy and upscale lounge, with dim lighting and red LEDs rather than the clinical feel a lot of sober spaces settle for, and it runs weekly open mics and live music. Important: it serves kratom as well as kava. Both are alcohol-free and both are psychoactive — this is an alcohol-free room, not a substance-free one.

A hidden underground speakeasy beneath Sip Coffee & Beer Garage in the Arcadia Lite neighborhood of Phoenix, 36 Below pairs a transportive, candlelit room with a dedicated 'Zero Proof' section of non-alcoholic glasses built with the same care as the cocktails. The menu rotates around immersive themes; on the current Midnight in Paris list every zero-proof drink is a $14 alcohol-free twin of a signature cocktail — Kiwi's Nest, Château de Chambord, Epernay, Monet's Garden, and Palais Garnier — built on N/A spirits, house cordials and foams. Earlier spirit-free builds such as the Artemis, Earth, and Foam on the Rim retired with the previous theme. DiningOut Phoenix listed it among the metro bars worth visiting specifically for a mocktail in May 2026. Entry is via the coffee shop above; reservations are advisable at weekends.

Tucked into a historic 1890s brick bungalow beside Pizzeria Bianco on downtown's Heritage Square, Bar Bianco is chef Chris Bianco's wine-and-cocktail bar — and, in practice, the room where you wait for a table at one of the most famous pizzerias in the United States. Most of its non-alcoholic drinks pair Seedlip spirits with house-made syrups, producing layered, low-sweetness builds like the citrusy Vinifera Spice and the herbal Mariposa Milk. Phoenix New Times has singled out that Seedlip-and-housemade-syrup pairing as exactly what separates the list here from the sweetened juice most restaurants hand to non-drinkers while they wait for a table.

Set in the historic Luhrs Building downtown, Bitter & Twisted is one of Phoenix's most decorated cocktail bars — open since 2014, and a top-ten finalist for Best U.S. Cocktail Bar at the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. It takes its zero-proof side as seriously as the rest. Alongside a dedicated spirit-free menu, the team says roughly 60 percent of the full cocktail list can be built without alcohol, and the bar has developed non-alcoholic versions of a dozen or so menu staples rather than a token pair. Named NA drinks have included the Nada Colada, the fizzy hibiscus-sage-cinnamon Miss Nightingale, the Rhubarb-Ba-Arandas, RUM DMC, an NA Pornstar Martini, and Hasta La Vista, Berry! — zero-proof mezcal and Martini & Rossi's non-alcoholic aperitif with a triple-berry shrub and soda.

A wine bar and bottle merchant on San Marcos Place in historic downtown Chandler, at the southeastern edge of the Phoenix metro. It describes itself as equal parts wine bar and conversational destination, and its non-alcoholic drinks are made from real NA spirits rather than soft drinks: the Citrusy Glow is Seedlip Citrus with fresh lemon, and the Spice Girl works berries against Seedlip Spice. DiningOut Phoenix named it among the metro bars worth visiting for a mocktail in May 2026. Open from 11am on weekdays, with a nightly Rebel Hour from 7pm seven days a week, and quiet enough to hold a conversation in.

A fourth-floor cocktail bar above the Residence Inn/Courtyard in downtown Phoenix, Little Rituals was a James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Bar Program in both 2024 and 2025 — and it treats its alcohol-free drinks with the same seriousness as the spirited list, with roughly 40 percent of the menu available without alcohol. Syrups, infusions and foams are all made in house, which is what separates these from sweetened juice. Named non-alcoholic builds include the N/A Paloma (spirit-free blanco tequila, seasonal grapefruit soda, key lime, sea salt), an N/A White Grapefruit and Koji Paloma, and the blackberry-lemon Big City Nights.

An upscale cocktail lounge on 1st Avenue in downtown Phoenix, built around the conceit of a fairytale garden and its resident peacock, Penrose. The botanical theme runs through the drinks rather than stopping at the decor, and the non-alcoholic builds are made from the same components as the rest of the list: Seedlip Garden and Seedlip Grove worked with butterfly pea flower, lavender and fresh herbs. DiningOut Phoenix listed it among the metro bars worth visiting specifically for a mocktail in May 2026. It opens Tuesday through Sunday from 4pm, running to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and sits a block from the light rail — easy to reach without driving, and easy to leave when the rest of the group is still going.

A tiny, immersive below-deck tiki bar themed around an 18th-century sailing voyage, UnderTow is a Phoenix cult favorite — and its menu runs a genuine lineup of spiritless tiki drinks built with non-alcoholic 'liquors' rather than just juice. The house alcohol-free spirits are distilled by the Century Grand team upstairs and used across all three of its concepts, so a zero-proof order here is the same programme on a different base. The Shipless Sailor is the one to know: a rum substitute worked with cinnamon, clove, orgeat, hibiscus, lime and pineapple. Now under the Barter & Shake group, with a second location in Gilbert; reservations are essentially required for the cramped, transportive room.

One of Arizona's most ambitious cocktail destinations, Century Grand houses three distinct concepts under one roof — the train-car experience Platform 18, the apothecary-styled Grey Hen Rx, and the below-deck tiki bar UnderTow — and is now operated by the Barter & Shake hospitality group. A repeat national-awards finalist, the bar team distils its own alcohol-free spirits in house and uses them across all three rooms, so the zero-proof builds are made from the same base as everything else rather than assembled from juice. Named non-alcoholic drinks run across the concepts: the Constable's Companion at Platform 18 (gin alternative, mint, poblano, lime), Chart the Course and Mark My Words at Grey Hen Rx, and the Shipless Sailor below deck at UnderTow.

A gastropub in the middle of Old Town Scottsdale that has been trading since 2011 and passed its fifteenth anniversary in February 2026, Citizen Public House is best known locally for the Original Chopped Salad — and, less obviously, for treating its non-alcoholic list as part of the bar program rather than an afterthought. The spirit-free builds run on real NA spirits: the Gemini pairs Seedlip Grove 42 with butterfly pea flower tea, ginger syrup and lemon, and the Nojito works pressed mint, elderflower tea syrup, lime and soda. Phoenix New Times included it in its round-up of metro bars where alcohol-free drinks are actually printed on the menu.

The Scottsdale outpost of the Chicago steakhouse, sitting on Camelback Road with a bar and lounge that runs a daily Tower Hour from 4pm. Its non-alcoholic drinks are built from real alcohol-free spirits rather than juice — the Lavender & Luxury pairs CleanCo non-alcoholic gin with lychee, honey and a foam, and the Like a Virgin is a spiced take on a margarita. DiningOut Phoenix named it among the metro bars worth going to for a mocktail in May 2026. A steakhouse rather than a bar, so expect to be eating; the zero-proof drinks sit alongside a large wine and spirits programme.

A Biltmore-area New American restaurant and whiskey bar open since 2013, The Gladly pairs a serious beverage program — 350-plus whiskies and a James Beard-recognized kitchen — with a permanent, menu-printed 'Zero Proof' section. These are crafted non-alcoholic cocktails built on real NA spirits like Seedlip and Lyre's rather than a token mocktail: the Hellfire works Seedlip Grove 42 with blueberry puree, orgeat, citrus, ginger beer and cracked black pepper; A Botanist Walks Into a Bar uses jalapeno-infused Seedlip Garden; Truth or Consequences is built on Lyre's Italian Orange with strawberry and grapefruit oleo. Phoenix New Times has repeatedly named it a go-to for alcohol-free drinks that are actually printed on the menu.

The New American restaurant at Mountain Shadows Resort in Paradise Valley, with hearth-fired cooking and a dining room angled at Camelback Mountain — and an unusually generous non-alcoholic list for a resort. The spirit-free options are built on named NA spirits rather than juice, leaning on Seedlip and the Cornish botanical brand Pentire: the Blueberry Basil Bliss (Seedlip Garden 108, lemon, blueberry, basil), the Pink Petal (Pentire, grapefruit, hibiscus) and the Berry-Berry-Berry Delightful. Reaching past Seedlip to a second, less common NA spirit is the signal here — it indicates someone chose the range rather than ordering the default bottle.

A hip, retro tiki restaurant and bar in Old Town Scottsdale, Hula's serves playful tropical mocktails in vintage tiki mugs, complete with umbrellas and fruity garnishes. Named zero-proof builds include the Captain's Colada (coconut cream, allspice falernum syrup, pineapple juice), the Castaway Cooler (a fruity ginger beer build) and the Hula Juice, which layers passion fruit syrup with pineapple, orange and cranberry. Tiki is a format that works unusually well without alcohol — the sweetness, spice and presentation carry the drink rather than the rum — and Hula's leans into that rather than treating the non-alcoholic list as an obligation. Multiple Valley locations, with the Old Town room the most central.

A modern sushi-and-whiskey restaurant on 7th Avenue in the Melrose District of Phoenix, with a deeper non-alcoholic list than the format suggests. Several zero-proof drinks are built on Seedlip rather than juice: the Virgin Garden pairs Seedlip Garden with lemon, muddled cucumber and soda, and the Nordic Brace sets Seedlip Garden against hibiscus, lemon and a jalapeno-ginger note. The pairing logic is sound — the herbaceous, low-sugar register of a Seedlip Garden build sits alongside raw fish far better than the sweet mocktails most sushi restaurants default to. Open daily from 4:30pm in a neighbourhood worth arriving early for; the whiskey list remains the house identity.

Chef Angelo Sosa's modern Southwestern restaurant at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge runs a thoughtful non-alcoholic lineup alongside an agave-driven bar. Named zero-proof drinks include the Short & Spicy (aguachile, ginger, pineapple) and the Tall & Bubbly (prickly pear, hibiscus, sparkling apple cider), both drawing on the same desert-Southwest larder as the kitchen rather than defaulting to citrus and syrup. The non-alcoholic beer list reaches well past the usual single option, carrying Athletic Brewing's Upside Dawn and several Bravus Brewing beers — a rarity in resort dining, where the NA fridge is normally one lager nobody has checked the date on.