Guide to Non-Alcoholic Cocktails in Tucson

For over two decades, Feast has been a constant in Tucson’s dining scene, helping shape the city’s dining evolution. Now 24 years in, that same openness to evolve carries into its non-alcoholic cocktails. Here, NA libations are as vigorous as the food.

The cleverly named Vim & Vigor is clean and restorative with Three Spirits Livener and tonic, while the Barrio Burro brings spice and lift with Seedlip, mint, and ginger beer. Oil Slick turns contemplative, layering of cacao, orange, and sesame. Drinks made with zero-proof used here are made with conscious consideration, formed by a kitchen that’s been paying attention for a long time

At Mojo Cuban Kitchen & Rum Bar, the mocktails draw on Caribbean and Cuban traditions, offering balance, brightness, and flavor without alcohol.

El Mojito Libre delivers a familiar lift of mint and citrus, while being zesty and cooling. Amancer (Sunrise) leans into the tropics, with a soft, sweet layering of liquids, like its namesake. Rejuvenezca lives up to its name, built for refreshment and reset. These food-friendly, vibrant drinks are meant to stand on their own or be paired with the spirit of the kitchen.

In the medieval era, shrubs were a way to preserve fruit, combining juice, sugar, and vinegar into a puckering yet refreshing drink that was stirred into water. Today, that tradition lives at Slow Body Beer Brewery, where shrubs are made entirely in-house with fresh juice, cane sugar, vinegar, and lots of TLC.

Seasonal flavors are used at the brewery’s discretion, but are always sourced locally from area farmers’ fruit and veggies. The non-alcoholic beverage can be spiked with the in-house “spicy” water, making it wholly Tucsonan.