You don’t have to drink to have a good time, even if you’re hanging at a bar. Plenty of local watering holes have started offering their clientele options when it comes to what to imbibe. Look for popular selections like Athletic Brewing’s Hazy IPA or an alcohol-free sparkling riesling from winemaker Leitz. If you’re more in a mixed drink mood, these bars have at least one fun (and non-soda) option on the menu.

Anjou 2804 Woodburn Ave., East Walnut Hills Named after Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI, this cocktail bar aims to offer “familiar flavors introduced in a different way,” says co-owner Chris Wolfe. And the drinks live up to that credo with colorful compositions and botanical incorporations. There are two clever mocktails on the menu. The Once an Island is made with masala, pomegranate, spiced maple, ginger, non-alcoholic bitters, house yuzu and smoked cinnamon. For something more tropical, there’s the Spencer, made with mint, lime, seltzer and pineapple-mango shrub. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
HomeMakers Bar 39 E. 13th St., Over-the-Rhine The retro-inspired HomeMakers Bar in Over-the-Rhine is a go-to for uncommon libations, including spritzers. An “entire low- and no-proof menu” will be available through February. The Landlocked includes mint, celery bitters, lemon, pineapple juice and demerara syrup with Seedlip Garden non-alcoholic spirit, topped with Athletic Brewing’s NA Hazy IPA. The Sport Pilot features Seedlip Spice NA spirit plus orgeat, falernum gomme syrup, pink grapefruit juice, fresh-squeezed lime and a cinnamon stick garnish. Photo: Provided by HomeMakers Bar
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Tokyo Kitty 575 Race St., Downtown This downtown karaoke bar features a main stage and private rooms to belt out your favorite tunes. No need for liquid courage in the form of a cocktail or sake? Try the Ume No Yosei, with Riverine non-alcoholic spirit, spiced plum ginger syrup, lemon and soda. Their Itadome NA drink is tropical with a base of banana milk and coco cream. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Pins Mechanical Co. 1124 Main St., Over-the-Rhine Pins is full of fun and games, including duck pin bowling, ping pong, foosball and pinball machines. The mocktails offer fruity mixes with thematic names. The Optimus Prime features lemonade, cranberry juice and sprite, while the Lisa Simpson comes with sprite, grenadine and cherry. Go old school with an NA slushie. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
BrewDog Cincinnati 316 Reading Road, Pendleton This Scotland-based brewery has a taproom in Pendleton. While their beers are tasty, so are their NA options. Their headliners – Elvis AF, Punk AF and Hazy AF – are non-alcoholic with flavor, 20 calories and only 2.3 grams of carbs per can. Photo: Adam Doty
LouVino 1142 Main St., Over-the-Rhine This Southern-style wine bar offers shareable bites and fun flights. If you’re going alcohol-free, try one of their mocktails. The Louisville Sunset has pineapple, lime, cranberry and demerara. And the Zoo Keeper is grapefruit, tonic and lime.
Cosmic Gorilla 1834 Race St., Over-the-Rhine Cosmic Gorilla is a comic book store and bar in one near Findlay Market. The drink menu was concocted with mocktails front of mind — Cosmic aims to be an all-ages hangout. With names that harken back to comic references, drinks include the Pym Particles (cold-brew coffee, almond milk, peanut butter fluff, Cocoa Puffs) and the Spider-Man (lemon-lime soda with grenadine, lime and ginger-coconut syrup). Photo: Casey Roberts
Lost & Found OTR 22 E. 14th St., Over-the-Rhine 20% off BOOZE BOX: an at-home artisan cocktail experience. Photo: Hailey Bollinger Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Rich’s Proper Food & Drink 701 Madison Ave., Covington This Southern-inspired eatery has a full menu of “Prohibition Offerings,” aka cocktails sans spirits. The Red Queen features a cherry pie reduction, spiced cranberry, fresh lemon and black walnut bitters. The Joy Spring also incorporates fruit with its plum fennel syrup, blueberry, lemon, honey and toasted almond bitters. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Japps Since 1879 1134 Main St., Over-the-Rhine Mixologist, historian and bar owner Molly Wellmann specializes in classic cocktails with informative origin stories. At Japp’s, she and her bartenders also specialize in “nonnys.” “I have so many customers that come in that love to drink but don’t want to drink alcohol,” Wellmann tells CityBeat. And she always makes sure to have something for them besides a Coke or orange juice. Alcoholic or not, all drinks at Japp’s are crafted with housemade simple syrups, fresh herbs, berries, juices and different floral waters. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Longfellow 1233 Clay St., Over-the-Rhine In addition to offering unique sodas, like San Pellegrino Sanbitter and Coco Rico, the team at Over-the-Rhine’s Longfellow can also mix them into a drink. There’s a version of a Cosmopolitan, with the Sanbitter, and a mocktail with Coco Rico, housemade grenadine and fresh lemon. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
The Lounge at Liberty Exhibition Hall 3938 Spring Grove Ave., Northside This new watering hole is located in Northside’s Liberty Exhibition Hall. It’s a very low-key hang open to everyone. Specializing in live music and weekly Jazz nights, the bar offers cocktails, wine, beer and non-alcoholic tea concoctions. The menu lists two “teatails” — one with pu’erh, cherry bark, honey and citric acid, and another with lemongrass and chamomile tea, lavender syrup, lemon oleo and soda. Photo: @thelounge.ns
MadTree Brewing 3301 Madison Ave., Oakley MadTree Brewing is now offering its first ever non-alcoholic beer — becoming one of the first major Cincinnati-based breweries to delve into the non-alcoholic beer scene. MadTree’s Leave No Trace tastes like a pale ale without the alcohol and is available exclusively at the taproom. Photo: facebook.com/MadTreeTaproom
The Rhined 1737 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine In addition to delicious cheese, The Rhined has a slew of low ABV to no ABV wines. Try several types of Proxies wine, including the Serene bottle – a non-alcoholic, juicy and fruit-forward red with bright acidity. Photo: facebook.com/therhined

Kara Driscoll