




Dry January has arrived, and for those in Los Angeles County wanting to take a break from alcohol, here are six places with spirit-free mixed drinks, aka mocktails.
Playa Provisions
The venue includes Dockside, an indoor-outdoor spot where you will find new mocktail specials. The drinks are made with Ritual Zero Proof spirits and include offerings like the Golden Slumbers. It’s made with Ritual “tequila,” lime, grapefruit, passion fruit, Fresno chile and soda. Whiskey drinkers, or maybe former whiskey drinkers, might want to try the Amalfi Highball or the Please Please Me, both made with Ritual’s version of whiskey.
119 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. 310-683-5019, playaprovisions.com
The New Bar
This bottle shop sells all the nonalcoholic drinks and mixers you will ever need. For Dry January you can expect several happy hours and tasting events. Check out the bar’s website for details.
1821 S. Lincoln Blvd., Venice; 8363 W. Third St., Los Angeles. 424-781-9962, thenewbar.com
Shor Bazaar
This Afghan, Indian and Pakistani restaurant is a mocktail dreamland because every drink is alcohol-free. The restaurant’s Dry January cocktail menu includes a mai tai made with nonalcoholic rum, lime, orange juice and orgeat syrup. There’s also the melon sour, made with nonalcoholic tequila, lime and egg white. They’re available through Jan. 31.
12155 E. Carson St., Hawaiian Gardens. 562-202-9274, shorbazaarla.com
Rendition Room
At this 1930s-style speakeasy hidden inside Vitello’s Restaurant, nondrinkers can still get the atmosphere of an old-school bar. Just step through a door disguised as a bookshelf and you’re back in time, where you’ll find classic drinks and modern mocktails too. So instead of a mojito, you can order the Fauxjito, made with lime, mint and seltzer. And for the ambitious mocktailers there’s the Nectar of the Gods, which is a mix of watermelon, cucumber, lemon and seltzer.
4349 Tujunga Ave., Studio City. 818-769-0905, vitellosrestaurant.com
Bar Louie
Known for its flavorful cocktails, spiked dessert drinks, martinis and sangrias, this place also welcomes nonimbibers who want to down some fancy drinks. The current alcohol-free menu includes the Pineapple Upside-down Margarita, made with Ritual “tequila,” and the Island Hopper, a tropical drink made with orange, passion fruit, sparkling water and lime.
9301 Tampa Ave., Northridge; 8860 Apollo Way Suite, Downey. 562-414-4400, barlouie.com
Truman House
This gastropub offers a solid food, beer and drink menu plus house cocktails that include nonalcoholic options. Mocktails on the menu include the Mule-Ish, made with ginger beer, and the Sangria-Ish, spiced up with ginger ale and a splash of soda plus, of course, cranberry juice.
911 San Fernando Road, San Fernando. 818-912-8873, trumanhousetavern.com