Zero Proof Portland: Dry January 2025

Welcome to Dry January 2025. It’s no secret that I’m a big non-alcoholic cocktail fan—AKA mocktails, dry cocktails, zero-proof, no proof. I gave up alcohol in 2018 during breast cancer treatment and I never looked back. So the growth of a robust zero-proof cocktail scene in Portland makes me pretty happy—as well as better access to NA beer. And know many readers here are also fans of this development.

Here’s our 2025 roundup of places that serve non-alcoholic cocktails, beer, and more in Portland, suitable for Dry January (or really any time). Our criteria is that a bar or restaurant has at least four developed mocktails. And if not, they offer other interesting NA options aside from mocktails and beer—they could be juices, teas, etc. We’ve also done the math and found that on the average, a non-alcoholic mixed drink runs about $8 each.

Bars for Dry January

Blank Slate

This woman-owned bar in the north side of the Montavilla neighborhood has been recommended to me countless times. They offer high-quality drinks and food, including a half dozen mocktails and a couple of low-ABV cocktails; no-ABV cocktails are $9, and up to to $13 for low-ABV cocktails; you’ll also find a couple of NA beers on their menu. Sodas, kombucha, and a non-alcoholic yuzu ginger ale round out the NA drink options.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, citrus, mint, coconut, vanilla, rose, pistachio, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Rose Darling NA: hibiscus, rose + green tea, spiced simple, lime, coconut milk, and soda.

7201 NE Glisan Street, Suite C, Portland. Blank Slate website

The Bye and Bye Bar

This bar from the Lighting Bar Collective sits on NE Alberta Street with large patios and a popular vegan menu. It won a 2023 Veggie Award from VegNews for its food. It is described with two phrases: “dimly lit” and “hipster,” which is an aesthetic that Portland is no stranger to.

The offer five non-alcoholic cocktails that run between $4 and $9 and tend toward light and citrusy. There is one NA beer option at $5. Hot cider, soda, mineral water, and kombucha round out the NA menu.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, lemon, cranberry, grapefruit, basil, ginger, and rosemary. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is The Little Bird: lime, grapefruit and Fresca and a Tajin-salted rim.

1011 NE Alberta Street, Portland. The Bye and Bye website

Deadshot

Deadshot is a Central Eastside cocktail-focused bar established by bartender Adam Robinson. Also located inside Deadshot is the restaurant Plumb that has a “French-influenced Americana” food menu.

Deadshot offers five no proof cocktails. Of the five, two are canned/bottled (brands: Lyre’s and St. Agrestis) and two are made on the spot. They run between $9 and $10.

But what is different here is that one of the no proof cocktails is designated as “Dealer’s Choice,” which is bespoke. “Let our bartenders craft a custom N/A beverage to your specific tastes at that moment,” it says. I love that. The only other time I’ve encountered this was an improvised offer from the folks at Clyde’s Prime Rib during the COVID pandemic.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, mint, pandan, pineapple, and lime. NA spirits used include those from DHŌS, Pathfinder, and Root. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Peppermint Patty: mint tea infused DHŌS NA bittersweet aperitif, pandan, pineapple, and soda water.

2133 SE 11th Avenue, Portland. Deadshot website

Hale Pele

This tiki bar has been rated one of the top tiki bars in the country with a space that is atmospheric—think dark lighting, faux volcanic action, and Polynesian cultural symbols. Sure, they are known for their tropical and rum-based drinks, but they have four “Virgin Sacrifices” that were developed there at Hale Pele. Each is $10.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, citrus, coconut, Thai basil, ginger, cinnamon, star anise, black currant, coffee, lime, pineapple, and orgeat. They use NA spirits from Wilderton and DHŌS, and use NA bitters. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Push Pop: fresh citrus, ginger, coconut, Thai basil and Wilderton Lustre NA spirit, featuring All the Bitter NA bitters.

2733 NE Broadway, Portland. Hale Pele website

Hey Love

They bill themselves as a “cocktail lounge, community meeting hall, hidden garden, and house party, all wrapped into one.” I think of them as “that place with a lot of plants over at Jupiter NEXT.” It seems hip in the best ways, and all that greenery would seem to be relaxing. They offer four non proof mixed drinks and a bottled NA Negroni that run $8 to $11, and a NA Corona at $7. Seltzers, coconut water, mineral water, coffee, and tea round out the NA menu.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, tamarind, pineapple, orgeat, ginger, almond, and cardamom. They do not seem to use NA spirits in their work. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Friend of a Friend: cherry, lime cordial, ginger, almond, cardamom, and Tamarind Jarritos.

920 E Burnside, Portland. Hey Love website

Holy Ghost

Holy Ghost is a Three on a Match bar group bar that really focuses on drinks, not food. I mean, they have a small food menu, but for something more substantial you can order food from Pan Con Queso and 28 Tigers and have it delivered to the bar. Aside from that, they offer five alcohol-free cocktails and one rotating NA beer at $6. These cocktails run $11 to $13. They also offer four low-ABV cocktails that run $11 to $12 each.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, citrus, vanilla, orange blossom water, egg white, and oleo saccharum, a kind of lemon syrup. They use Ritual NA spirits in their alcohol-free cocktails. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Crooked Mask: Ritual non-alcoholic tequila, Ritual non-alcoholic aperitif, grapefruit, pomegranate, and chai simple syrup, served on the rocks.

4107 SE 28th Avenue, Portland. Holy Ghost website

Paydirt

Another Three on a Match bar, Paydirt is located in The Zipper food hall. Their food tenant neighbors are pretty solid, too–e.g., Basilisk, Tight Tacos, Seven Virtures currently, but past tenants have also been great (I miss u, Wares). They offer craft beers, whiskey, and “a range of hard-to-find aperitifs.”

They also offer five alcohol-free cocktails that are $9, and two NA beers at $6. Root beer and soda round out the NA drink menu. They make a “phony Negroni” themselves rather than rely on a bottled version. They do not serve food (because their neighbors do).

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, prickly pear, lime, agave, Earl Grey, and a variety of bitters (rhubarb, lavender). These drinks seem more NA spirits forward + syrup than a lot of other places, which include DHŌS, Lyre’s, Ritual, and Pathfinder. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Electric Lady: Ritual NA tequila, Dhōs NA orange, prickly pear puree, lime, orange, agave, served on the rocks with a grapefruit salt rim.

2724 NE Pacific Street, Portland. Paydirt website

Sousòl

This is the bar below Kann; both establishments are owned and run by James Beard-winning chef Gregory Gourdet. Sousòl features a pan-Caribbean food menu and a variety of cocktails (hard and NA) in an upscale, trendy scene (when I was there I realized I unintentionally dressed more casually than those around me). They offer five zero-proof/non-alcoholic options, which are excellent. There is no pricing available on their website.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, guava, coconut milk, ginger, mango, star anise, pineapple, yellow bell pepper, tamarind, and soursop. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Caribbean Kiss: Balanced and ethereal; mango, citrus, star anise, sparkling water, DHŌS orange, egg white (vegan option available).

Note: They are also doing the event, “Sousòl Cocktail Series: Zero Proof January“on Thursday, January 9, at 6pm. $95 per ticket + tax, and it gets you their zero proof cocktail tasting and bites from Sousòl menu.

227 SE 6th Avenue, Portland. Sousòl website

Victoria Bar

I love this bar in North Portland, which opened in 2015, that serves great nonalcoholic cocktails and delicious food. The menu is vegan-friendly but not completely meat-free. They offer seven what they call “spirit free cocktails” that run $7 to $11, and one NA beer at $5. Mineral water, root beer, CBD soda, kombucha, ginger beer, coffee and tea round out the NA drinks menu.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, strawberry, cucumber, pineapple, citrus, basil, ginger, honey, and housemade grenadine. They use NA spirits, primarily DHŌS, and also use For Bitter For Worse canned cocktails. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Into the Groove: strawberry, basil, cucumber, pineapple, lime, and soda.

4835 N Albina Avenue, Portland. Victoria Bar website

Restaurants for Dry January

Jade Rabbit

Update 1/4/25: They are going through some rough labor issues and have closed: “Despite our best efforts to raise concerns, Aimsir has responded with firing all staff company wide, closing operations, intimidation tactics and negligence, forcing us into a position where we must either accept financial instability or risk losing everything.”

Below is an example of their good work that I want to preserve in this roundup. The situation is dire for them and I am hopeful they will make it through to the other side to thrive, and continue to offer their delicious food and drink to Portland.

This family-friendly pan-Asian vegan restaurant (including vegan dim sum) offers one of the largest number of zero proof cocktails I’ve seen so far. They offer eight mocktails, one rotating NA beer, and lots of teas. Mocktails are $10 each and the NA beer is $6.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, cucumber, citrus, pitaya (cactus fruit), coconut, ginger, sage, dragon fruit, strawberry, lychee, and mint. They do not use NA spirits, except for an orange cordial (if you can call that a spirit). The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Sandstone: pineapple, coconut, calamansi lime, salt, coconut water.

2117 NE Oregon Street, Suite 202, Portland. Jade Rabbit website

Kann

This is the James Beard Award-winning Haitian restaurant that is above Sousòl, owned and operated by Gregory Gourdet. The food is very good and so are the no proof cocktails. There is no pricing listed on their website.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, pineapple, yellow bell pepper, roobos, pumpkin coconut, ginger, hibiscus, blackberry, vanilla maple, and soursop. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Minwi Mure: Blackberry, orange NA Spirit, cashew orgeat, vanilla.

548 SE Ash Street, Portland. Kann website

Le Pigeon

Le Pigeon is considered one of the restaurants that put Portland on the country’s restaurant dining map. And while they offer just one non-alcoholic cocktail, they offer alcohol-free pairings and a couple of NA wines—I’m thinking they must be good, as Le Pigeon is known for their quality wine selection.

The one mocktail on the menu is a Wilderton Bittersweet apertivo & soda for $10. Their two Muri NA wines are from Copenhagen and are $16. They also offer two NA beers for $7. Sparkling water, ginger beer, and iced tea round out the NA drink list. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Muri* – Non-Alcoholic Yamilé Sparkling Rosé (note: it has a trace amount of alcohol).

738 E Burnside Street, Portland. Le Pigeon website

Luc Lac Kitchen

Luc Lac is often one of the Vietnamese restaurants that makes it onto best lists in Portland. It’s a casual, counter-service restaurant. And while it doesn’t really make mocktails and the like, they offer a range of interesting NA beverages.

Here, you’ll find a durian horchata (jasmine rice-cinnamon, almond milk, durian, honeydew, pandan), iced teas, Vietnamese coffee, coffee cola, ginger ale, soda, coconut water, juices, San Pelligrino. Pricing runs between $3.50 (juice) and the durian horchata ($7.50), which is the most “mocktail” of the bunch.

The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Thai Tea Creamosa: Thai tea-kaffir lime leaf syrup, soda water, whipped salty coconut cream.

835 SW 2nd Avenue, Portland. Luc Lac Kitchen website

Oven and Shaker

Known for its wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas, it also offers signature cocktails and some “free” cocktails, which means “alcohol free or very close to it.” James Beard-nominated chef Cathy Whims and bartender Ryan Magarian are behind the food and drink experience. They offer four “free” drinks and three “ades.” These free drinks are $8. Soda, coffee, tea, and mineral water rounds out the NA drink menu.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, grapefruit, maple syrup, lime, ginger syrup, honey, lemon, and orange. They primarily use soda water + bitters as a base, plus fresh juices, syrups; any bit of alcohol likely comes from the bitters they use. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Bit O’ Orange: freshly pressed orange juice, house clover honey syrup, freshly pressed lime juice, Bttermen’s hopped grapefruit bitters, soda water. The housemade sparkling lemonade & limeade also sounds great.

1134 NW Everett Street, Portland and 4055 Mercantile Drive, Suite 100, Lake Oswego. Oven and Shaker website

The Pocket Pub

This underrated pizza spot on the edge of Irvington is one of my household’s favorite places to have a delicious and down-to-earth meal in a warm atmosphere. Along with some great pizza, meatballs, and pasta specials, they offer four zero proof cocktails that run $9 to $10, two NA beers at $5.50, and a very good canned sparkling Rosé for $8. Ginger beer, root beer, lemonade, soda, and juice round out the NA drink list.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, lime, grapefruit, cinnamon, mint, tamarind, pineapple, and cherry. They use NA spirits Seedlip and Wilderton. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the No Turn on Red: Wilderton Earthen, tamarind, lime, pineapple, cherry. That said, I often get the I Need A Hero: Seedlip Garden, mint syrup, lime, lime bitters, tonic.

2719 NE 7th Avenue, Portland. Pocket Pub website

Radio Room

I once had breakfast here with a Meetup group and enjoyed the company and the space—and my avocado toast. It’s got kind of a dinery feeling. But they offer five zero proof drinks (one is bottled), a shrub soda, and something I haven’t seen promoted elsewhere: booze-free mimosas. These drinks from $8 to $10.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, orange, coconut, pineapple, mint, and ginger. They DHOS NA spirits. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Tina Louise Nojito: mint, sesame oil, lime, sugar, ginger beer.

1101 NE Alberta Street, Portland. Radio Room website

Takibi

Takibi, which is Japanese for “bonfire” and is run by Snow Peak, a Japanese camping gear brand, recently reopened. And along with their respected seasonal wood-fired cooking, they offer three NA drinks and 2 NA beers. The drinks run $12 to $13 and have interesting ingredients that lean not very sweet. The NA beer is $7.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, strawberry, juniper, hojicha, cucumber, pineapple, carrot, and bitter roots. They do not seem to use NA spirits. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Carly Harvest: carrot, pineapple, ginger, bitter roots, and gentle carbonation.

2275 NW Flanders Street, Portland. Takibi website

Xiao Ye

This beautiful restaurant on NE Sandy Blvd brightens the southwestern corner of the Hollywood District. The menu is inspired by the owners’ experience in professional kitchens and as first-generation immigrants. I’ve had some delicious food there—those little madeleines at the start of the menu should not be missed.

They offer a variety of No Alcohol drinks: three cocktails that run between $8 and $12, one wine by Non at $13/$65, and a NA beer at $7. Sparkling water rounds out the NA drink menu.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to, lime, jamaica, smoked tea, juniper berry, yuzu, and Thai basil. The drink that catches our eye at the moment is the Smoke Break: Pathfinder NA hemp spirit, jamaica, smoked tea, served up.

3832 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland. Xiao Ye website

Additional Resources

Dry January Drink Festival

Here is a chance to try out some non-alcoholic drinks …. for FREE. Head to John’s Marketplace on Saturday, January 4 from 2pm to 5pm for their Dry January FREE Booze-Free Fest. There will be 20 vendors, with a chance to try NA ciders, beers, cocktails, and more.

3560 SE Powell Blvd, Portland. John’s Marketplace website

Dry Jan-Bory

Over at Portland Syrups, they are presenting an event to celebrate Dry January on Saturday, January 4 from 11am to 3pm. You can try their syrups, sample NA drinks, and enjoy some discounts. Hot Mama Salsa will provide free snacks, too. Partners include For Bitter For Worse, Wilderton N/A Spirits, Joyus, Plum Deluxe, Good Wolf, Altitude, and Sauvie Shrubs. It’s a free event but RSVP to be entered into their raffle.

2025 SE 11th Avenue, Portland. Portland Syrups website

The BuzzCutt App

The BuzzCutt app (for iOS and Android) is an app that helps you find NA drinks from a broader standpoint: “Serving as a giant store finder for more than 30 NA brands, use the BuzzCutt app to find over 150K bars, restaurants, and more across the US where you can #OrderConfidently.” More information on BuzzCutt on their website.

And if we’ve forgotten a spot in the area that has a great selection of NA drinks, let us know!

Updated January 4, 2025.