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Sober October in London

69 London venues where the alcohol-free drinks are worth going out for.

Dry Trip started with a drink at Keefer Lake Lodge in British Columbia. Our founder, Katherine, didn’t want alcohol, but she didn’t want something bland either. She asked for a drink with a bit of bite, something that tasted like a proper cocktail. The barman made one up on the spot. She still doesn’t know what was in it, but she preferred it to the alcoholic version.

In London, that drink usually exists. It’s just hard to find. When researchers audited pubs, bars and restaurants in London and Manchester, almost all had at least one alcohol-free option, but only 18% of the cocktails on offer were alcohol-free, and nearly a third of venues didn’t list alcohol-free drinks on the menu at all.

Whether this is your first Sober October or you stopped drinking years ago, these are the places where it’s on the menu, not behind the bar.

Start here: our highest Dry Scores

Restaurant

COCO Canary Wharf - Restaurant & Lounge

5/5
Canary Wharf, London

Fully alcohol-free waterfront restaurant at West India Quay. A whole Redemption Menu of alcohol-free cocktails and wines. Not a drop on site.

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Bar

Raven Records

5/5
Camden, London

Billed as the world's first alcohol-free metal bar. Everything is 0.0%: seven AF whiskeys, Guinness 0.0 on draught and heavy-metal coffee.

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Dishoom — Covent Garden
Restaurant

Dishoom — Covent Garden

5/5
Covent Garden, London

Eight Teetotal drinks, three fresh sharbats, functional shots and 0% beer. The alcohol-free list here rivals dedicated AF bars.

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The Lucky Saint Pub
Bar

The Lucky Saint Pub

5/5
Marylebone, London

Pub built by the Lucky Saint alcohol-free beer brand: its own beers on draught, Guinness 0.0, 0% cocktails and AF spirits. Serves alcohol too.

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Dishoom — King's Cross
Restaurant

Dishoom — King's Cross

5/5
King's Cross, London

Teetotal drinks built from house cordials and Crossip, plus sharbats, functional shots, water kefir and Baba's coffee.

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Restaurant

Coco Grill & Lounge

5/5
Bermondsey, London

Completely alcohol-free restaurant near Tower Bridge. Redemption cocktails, Pierre Zero wines and Mediterranean sharing plates, with no alcohol on the premises.

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Restaurant

Akoko

4/5
Fitzrovia, London

West African tasting menu with a soft pairing matched course by course, plus NA cocktails including a hibiscus-and-orange Chapman.

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Restaurant

Chutney Mary

4/5
St James's, London

House-made Jal Jeera Pani and a saffron-cardamom NA Mojito. No bottled NA spirits in the cocktails: everything comes from the Indian spice larder.

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Dinner with a zero-proof pairing

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How we score venues

Every venue on Dry Trip is reviewed by an editor and scored 1–5 on a single published rubric — the Dry Score. We assess the quality, creativity, and breadth of the alcohol-free offering, not the venue as a whole. Read our full methodology →

Frequently asked questions

Where can I drink alcohol-free in London this Sober October?
Our highest-rated venues include COCO Canary Wharf - Restaurant & Lounge (Canary Wharf), Raven Records (Camden), Dishoom — Covent Garden (Covent Garden). Browse the full directory for more options across every neighbourhood.
Which London restaurants have an alcohol-free pairing?
These venues offer a zero-proof pairing menu: Evelyn's Table, The Clove Club, Frog by Adam Handling, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.
How does Dry Trip choose venues?
Every venue is reviewed by an editor and scored 1–5 on one published rubric — the Dry Score. We assess the quality, creativity, and breadth of the alcohol-free offering.

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