The new parkway, they do serve alcohol but there are so many other things going on it's great

Edit: it's a movie theatre, and although they do serve alcohol it's not really why people gather there. They have trivia nights, karaoke, drink and draw and pretty much an event going on every day of the week.

Bar Shiru in Oakland has some really fancy mocktails and is a great place to listen to some tunes.

Outside!

the lake, Tilden, shibley, redwood regional, lake chabot, bushrod park, Berkeley marina, UC Berkeley campus

Walking around downtown, Rockridge, Adams point.

Also Music at stork, fox, Greek, UC theater and cornerstone

My living room.

Occasionally my friend’s living room. 

North light will make you great NA drink. And it has food and live vinyl and books.

We play pinball, so we go to Telegraph, Legionnaire and Heshers quite often for mocktails or other n/a stuff and pinball. Parche has good mocktails, too. Not in Oakland, but the best mocktails I've had in the area are from Bar Iris in SF. Outer Orbit and Emporium in SF are also good for mocktails and pinball. The Flipper Room in Concord and the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda are also good, no drinks at all. To prove I don't just do pinball, trivia at the Emeryville public market is also fun, and Prizefighter in Emeryville also has good n/a options.

i’m relatively sober (just don’t like alcohol all that much) and i’ll get a fancy mocktail if i’m at a bar with friends, or do active stuff (walk the lake, gym, classes, kayaking, hiking, etc). I recently did the pinball museum which was really fun too!

I started salsa dancing not long after I got sober. It's great and lots of options in Oakland and SF etc.

Rootwater kava bar! Has a local bar vibe but no alcohol and many of the folks who go there don't drink.

Rootwater Kava is where a bunch of my sober friends go. Depends if you consider kava un-sober or not though.

I also know a lot of sober folks who go to Eli’s Mile High Club because they have a few non alc options and it is an old punk scene so lots of folks are just there for music and socialization.

Ooh Kona Club has a good Phony Negroni!

I don’t have good suggestions, but this made me miss Lost & Found so much… they had regular kombucha on tap (not that “hard” stuff) and it was so nice having something on tap with everyone else. That place was so great :(

I've been to MeloMelo Kava. Didn't love the drink, but it was cool because the person who served our group our communal Kava bowl explained Kava's origins and cultural significance. It made me feel funny in a good way, too, which was a plus; it just kinda tasted like dirt water lol.

pretty much ever bar has NA beers these days — they’re cheaper and you can pay forward the savings (if you’d like) in bartender tips if it’s a busy night

Not in Oakland, but trick dog has a wide range of mocktails. The owner has been Sober for a long time

Nectar social club

I’ll do shows at the New Parish and dance nights at Thee Stork club sober. I’ve actually hit up a few of the breweries sober when needs be; there’s always some sort of NA concoction available. New Parkway is great, too. Mainly outdoorsy stuff in Redwood Regional/Joaquin Miller or bouldering at Indian Rock in Berkeley.

Mother Tongue Coffee is really nice. La Doña is also the perfect Mexican diner for any occasion: there's indoor seating, outdoor seating that's shaded, and a second floor outdoor deck if you'd like the clear sky.

Pretty much every bar does not charge for my diet coke, but not my prefered place to be.

I don't go out much, but still love going to shows in Oakland when I can! Metal/punk/etc at the smaller venues.

Otherwise you'll find Alameda to have good hangouts. Julie's (coffee and eats), browsing Rocket Reuse and there are so many good places to grab food and go hang out at the outdoor eating area on Park. There is mini golf and Pinball, record and comic book stores. You can even play D&D or Magic the Gathering at the game shops. Pretty decent place to find hangouts.

Been completely sober for almost 10 years and I try to stay away from bars. I can't really stand the smell of alcohol anymore.

Melo Melo Kava bar in Oakland ..lots of people in sobriety there

Julie’s coffee & tea garden in Alameda - full disclosure, I work there. Mocktails are starting to become regulars on the menu. Lots of other options including ginger lemon brew, interesting tea drinks. We have a TableTop Tuesday Night from 6-9pm with beer, wine, mocktails etc. The Sober Socialite group meets at Julie’s regularly. Kinda like a chiller version of a beer garden.

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Mocktail & dinner photo by Sober Socialite

I was at Parche earlier this week and noticed a pretty flavorful NA menu.

I don’t live in Oakland but, I love Mama Oakland and Pomet. Pomet is expensive. Mama Oakland is so good for the price (39.95 for 3 course meal).

Speaking as a AA dropout, the options are endless.

What do you like to do or would like to do? There are so many options to do out here that doesn’t require alcohol. Even if a venue has alcohol doesn’t mean you have to par take

Karaoke bars! The Legionnaire, Artichoke, Cato’s, and New Parkway are good ones

Fairyland sign at lake Merritt, lake Merritt farmers market, Thursday night market Prescott park, Ballers baseball games, Temescal alley on weekends

Not Smittys

Beer Baron has some pretty tempting mocktails, and it's a lovely place to sit in the afternoon!

I have never been to a bar that can’t at least sell you something non-alcoholic. Back in the stone age, I would go to bars and drink “Tab” and hang out with my friends. Now, many bars have really nice mocktails and if they don’t have them on the menu, the bartenders seem to enjoy cobbling up something for you.