The Bar at Saint Kate

The Bar at Saint Kate sits just off the lobby of Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, Milwaukee's arts-forward boutique hotel in the Theater District, surrounded by works from three on-site galleries and backed by live music starting at 5 p.m. daily. Its non-alcoholic identity is genuine and long-standing: the house mocktail menu was developed in collaboration with Lost Whale's Daniel Beres and Trip Duval, and named zero-proof drinks have included The Hibby (blueberry-hibiscus syrup, Rishi tea, cucumber, rose and mint), Mi Casa Su Casa (pineapple, red chili, lime, ginger beer, vanilla and mint) and Silk Road (rhubarb, sparkling grape, jasmine and chamomile, built to echo a French 75).

The program is still current. In January 2026, Visit Milwaukee featured the Bar on its mocktail trail with a drink called "A Walk in the Park," framing a sophisticated night among the galleries as exactly what Dry January ordered. One honest caveat for sober guests: the Bar's own menu now leads with THC-infused sips alongside its cocktails, so it is worth asking for the alcohol-free mocktails specifically. The intoxicating THC drinks and the genuinely zero-proof mocktails are two different things here.

The property doubles down on non-alcoholic options in its sister restaurant, The Studio Kitchen & Cocktails, which opened in September 2025 in the former ARIA space and pours zero-proof drinks built on Seedlip and Lyre's non-alcoholic spirits. Between the two rooms, Saint Kate remains one of downtown Milwaukee's most dependable stops for a well-made drink with nothing in it.