Where To Drink When You’re Not Drinking This Dry January
Searching for the best London bars to drink in when you’re not drinking? If you’re resisting alcohol for Dry January, need a break from Christmas festivities, or you’re kicking the booze for good, start 2026 as your healthiest self with some of the best mocktails in London. If you’re sober curious, but still looking to maintain a social life this Dry January, here’s where to find the best non-alcoholic drinks in London.
Arcade Food Hall
Arcade’s Dry January drinks are built around fun and flavour. Created by The Cocktail Guy, Rich Woods, the wellness-inspired cocktails champion clean, refreshing ingredients that have natural and functional benefits, showcasing the restorative flavours we are on the hunt for this month. Ingredients like ginger, chilli, matcha and coconut water create alcohol-free serves designed for balance. The Matcha Sonic is on my list, with Cedar’s non-alc spirit, agave nectar, aloe vera juice, and tonic finished with a matcha float.
Where: 103-105 New Oxford St, London WC1A 1DB
Website: www.arcadefoodhall.com
The Library Bar at The Lanesborough
The Library Bar at The Lanesborough is renowned as one of London’s leading cocktail destinations, and that won’t be changing this month. Options include the Clean No-groni, Clean Island Dream and Spritz Sparkle, all served in the bar’s intimate, club-style setting. The vibe is reminiscent of the traditional cocktail list and energy in both pace and presentation.
The Library Bar at The Lanesborough is renowned as one of London’s leading cocktail destinations, and that won’t be changing this month.
Where: Hyde Park Corner, London SW1X 7TA
Website: www.oetkerhotels.com
Dishoom
From January 2026, Dishoom adds a new layer to its drinks offering with a functional, non-alcoholic menu designed not only for one of the best breakfasts in London, but also for afternoons and everything in between. Alongside energising shots — from ashwagandha mango to spirulina blue — there’s a new super-lassi made with kefir, plant protein and CBD bitters, plus the option to add functional mushroom boosts like lion’s mane, tremella and chaga to any hot drink.
Where: across london
Website: www.dishoom.com
Blind Spot
From the fig-and-almond notes of the Sacramento to the floral flavour profile of Lille and the bright, citrus-led alcohol-free Rome, every serve at Blind Spot delivers depth and indulgence without the alcohol. The bar’s low-lit, evening-first feel isn’t reliant on alcohol here.
From the fig-and-almond notes of the Sacramento to the floral flavour profile of Lille…
Where: 45 St Martin’s Ln, London WC2N 4HX
Website: www.morgansoriginals.com
Electric Shuffle
Electric Shuffle’s Dry January offering keeps the format social. The booze-free ‘bottomless’ brunch means unlimited pizza for a full two hours with alcohol-free prosecco, beers and mocktails, alongside an hour of shuffleboard, designed for groups who still want the full experience.
The booze-free ‘bottomless’ brunch means unlimited pizza for a full two hours…
Where: across london
Website: www.electricshuffle.com
Cellar at Kindred
Cellar at Kindred takes alcohol-free drinks seriously, treating them as part of the bar’s wider programme rather than a seasonal add-on. The zero-proof menu uses Three Spirit elixirs, Everleaf botanicals and London’s Genie Kombucha, mixed with the same intent as the bar’s full-strength cocktails. The Deep Dark Wood remains the reference point, built around valerian, blackberry and grapefruit-rosemary tonic, offering structure and depth without leaning on sweetness, something I personally like to avoid.
Where: Bradmore House, Queen Caroline St, London W6 9BW
Website: www.wearekindred.com
Avora
Avora introduces non-alcoholic options into its immersive experience, including mocktails such as a Mango Mule and a Pomegranate Mojito. The drinks fit within the wider theatrical format, allowing guests to fully participate while opting out of alcohol.
The drinks sit within the wider theatrical format, allowing guests to take part fully while opting out of alcohol.
Where: 5C, 127 Hackney Rd, London E2 8GY
Website: www.avora-experience.co.uk
The Ivy Asia
The Ivy Asia’s Dry January menu is built with the same care as its cocktails, focusing on fruit, florals and spice rather than straight swaps. Standouts include the Rose of the Orient with lychee and orange blossom, the cherry blossom-led Dreams of Cherry Blossom made with Tanqueray 0.0%, and a cherry lemonade using Seedlip Spice 94. Wild Idol non-alcoholic sparkling wine features throughout, alongside Asahi Super Dry 0% for those keeping things simple.
Where: Across London
Website: www.theivyasia.com
Leopard Bar at The Montague on the Gardens
Leopard Bar has long treated non-alcoholic drinks as part of the main menu. For Dry January, highlights include the Sparkling Day with pink grapefruit and elderflower, the Ramble in the Bramble, and alcohol-free interpretations of classic serves.
The perfect setting for a sip and a chat.
Where: 15 Montague St, London WC1B 5BJ
Website: www.montaguehotel.com
Eve Bar
Located beneath Michelin-starred restaurant Frog by Adam Handling, Eve Bar treats non-alcoholic cocktails as a creative exercise rather than a compromise. Each serve is built around a single ingredient — strawberries, gooseberries or lemon — allowing flavour and quality to do the work.
Where: 34 Southampton St, London WC2E 7HF
Website: www.evebar.co.uk
Sanderson Long Bar
At Long Bar, Sanderson delivers Dry January with a short and sweet selection of zero-proof cocktails and non alcoholic sparkling wines. From Wild Idol wines that have been on everyone’s radar recently to citrussy pours reminiscent of the summer we are all trying to manifest, this is one to pop into.
Citrussy pours reminiscent of the summer we are all trying to manifest…
Where: 50 Berners St, London W1T 3NG
Website: www.morgansoriginals.com
Stables Bar at The Milestone Hotel
Stables Bar reworks several of its signature cocktails into non-alcoholic versions for January. Drinks like the Dragon Prince and Industrial Revolution retain their original looks and feel. Stables offers the same ritual as the full-strength menu, just with a few tweaks to send you home level-headed.
Offers the same ritual and pacing as the full-strength menu.
Where: 1-3 Kensington Ct, London W8 5DL
Website: www.milestonehotel.com
Chotto Matte Soho
Chotto Matte’s January-only Love January menu pairs a seven-course (yes, seven) Nikkei sharing menu with Three Spirit functional alternatives. Available Monday to Friday, the £50pp experience is built around balance and wellness, without changing the restaurant’s usual format, which is all about pairing amazing dishes with equally thought out pairings.
Where: 11, 13 Frith St, London W1D 4RB
Website: www.chotto-matte.com
The Nine Elms Bar at Park Hyatt London River Thames
Nine Elms Bar | Lounge offers a calm counterpoint to Dry January drinking, with a setting that feels more considered than performative. Alongside its cocktail list, the bar serves alcohol-free options such as Saicho Tea, a carefully brewed herbal infusion that suits the space’s slower pace. With its artwork, river-facing location and relaxed service, the bar allows for an evening that feels both fun but also detached from alcohol.
Where: 7 Nine Elms Ln, Greater, Nine Elms, London SW8 5PH
Website: www.hyattrestaurants.com
Ginger Lily Bar
At Ginger Lily Bar, the lounge setting shifts through the day, and the mocktail selection follows suit, with light, refreshing serves earlier on and a more structured, evening-appropriate selection as the space becomes busier. It’s a bar that allows you to keep with the day-to-night ritual of going out, while not losing connection to your Dry Jan goals.
Refreshing serves earlier on and a more structured, evening-appropriate selection as the space becomes busier.
Where: 80 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AB
Website: www.panpacific.com
The Pem
At The Pem, the approach to alcohol-free drinks mirrors the kitchen’s wider philosophy of detail, restraint and balance. The cocktail list includes considered zero-proof serves such as the Prickly Pear Fizz and Cedar Collins, both built to deliver an interesting palate rather than just a sweet drink to curb cravings. They’re made to accompany food well, not just replace the act of sipping.
Where: 22-28 Broadway, London SW1H 0BH
Website: www.thepemrestaurant.com
