Booze-Free Fun

A Brooklyn pop-up bar bills itself as “all bar, no booze."A café, known for its signature cocktails,  introduced a hand-crafted line of non-alcoholic options.Non-alcoholic spirits are finding traction. Williamsburg’s Listen Bar founder Lorelei Bandrovschi became frustrated with a nightlife that implies drinking by default. She decided to create a space built for the not-drinking experience, rather than leaving it as an afterthought. 

“We’ve carefully crafted every aspect of the experience - from what’s on the menu, to how you interact with bartenders, with the people around you, and even how the bar makes money," she said. "Typically, when someone is out without drinking, all those topics become sources of unnecessary tension. Here, we’re smoothing all that away, to give people the fun, casual experience we all crave from a great bar.”

The Listen Bar menu features signature cocktails, priced from $10-12, with quirky names like Leather Daddy and Ghost Me…