Whether you are loosely participating in Dry January or you are living a life without alcohol, restaurants and bars around the City of Oaks are serving up delicious, spirit-free cocktails.
Check out these local bars with curated mocktails:
The Willard, 9 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh
- Everything Nice ($10) | Espresso, chai, cinnamon, clove, ginger, half & half
- Pink Drink ($10) | Grapefruit, pomegranate, cinnamon, clove, lemon, crushed cranberry rim
- Bright Eyed & Mock-Tailed ($10) | Orange, cinnamon, clove, ginger
- Lemon-Whey’d ($10) | Lemon, whey, butterfly pea flower, apple cider vinegar, honey
Watts & Ward, 200 S. Blount St., Raleigh
- Espresso MartiNO ($10) |Seedlip Spice 94, cold brew, syrup, nutmeg
- Garden Bubbles ($10) | Seedlip Grove 42, orange juice, soda
Killjoy, 116 N. West St., Raleigh
- Plum Thyme Lemonade ($7) | Plum thyme reduction, lemon, simple
- Spiced Cranberry Lemonade ($7) | Spiced cranberry simple, cinnamon, lemon
- Orange Dreamsicle ($7) | Orange, vanilla, and cream, topped with Club Soda
- Eat, Drink & Be Berry ($7) | A caffeinated blackberry-mandarin-vanilla spritz
- Picture Pear-fect ($7) | A caffeinated pear-hibiscus-lemon spritz
- Haiku-Cumber ($8) | Cucumber water, sweetened aloe, lime, orchard shrub
Junction West, 310 S. West St., Ste. 110, Raleigh
- Forbin’s Ascent ($7) | Pomegranate, grapefruit, lime, agave
- Famous Mockingbird ($7) | Lemon, lime, simple, bitters
- Bonus: This modern bar also offers six varieties of kombucha, tea, and sparkling drinks.
The Merchant, 126 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh
- Thai Tea Party ($10) | Thai tea, sugar, lemon, honey, ginger, ginger beer
- Herbaceous Haze ($10) | Hibiscus & thyme shrub, lemon, aloe water
- Greener Pastures ($10) | Lemon, fresh mint, sugar, pineapple juice, honey, ginger beer
- Off The Wagon ($10) | Cranberry, lime, fresh orange juice
- Red Light, Green Light ($10) | Lemon, cherry lavender, aloe, ginger beer
Sitti, 137 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh
- Tonic Punch ($4) | Pineapple, orgeat, lemon, Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic
- Limon Nana ($4) | Lemon, mint-infused syrup, water
- Pomegranate Spritzer ($4) | Pomegranate molasses, honey, lime, Ginger Ale, soda water
- Lebanese Sweet Tea ($4) | Passion fruit nectar, ginger-infused simple syrup, tea; served over ice
Krave Tea House & Bar, 709 N. Person St., Raleigh
- Stop in to this alcohol-alternative bar to try indigenous roots and teas made with kava, kratom, CBD, and delta products.
Boxcar Bar + Arcade, 330 W. Davie St., Raleigh
- French 00 | Elderflower syrup, lime juice, soda water
- Mango No Tango Margarita | Mango syrup, lime juice, sour mix, pinapple juice
- Bonus: This barcade also offers five other NA beers and beverages.
Unlikely Professionals, 212 E. Franklin St., Raleigh
- Zero alcohol mezcal, whiskey, and gin are available to purchase online or in-store.
- This swanky store also has multiple NA beers on-tap and to-go.
Coming soon: Umbrella Dry Bar
