From Santa Monica, head north up the Pacific Coast Highway to find this Malibu seaside escape overlooking the sparkling Pacific Ocean. At the hotel’s Carbon Beach Club, nonalcoholic choices include five Seedlip-based concoctions. For the daring, there’s the How Soon Is Now? cocktail, an intriguing mix of Seedlip Garden 108, blackberry fassionola shrub, cinnamon, orange, and lime. The nibbly, beachy fare ranges from tuna tartare to local uni and lobster ravioli.

Another stop on any Santa Monica booze-free crawl should be this French-Asian mashup that’s part of Josh Loeb’s esteemed Rustic Canyon family. It’s within walking distance of the Promenade and Pier, but out of the main tourist fray. Standout dishes such as spicy wontons, raw spicy scallops, and beef rendang need a cooling foil in a drink, and that’s where the teetotaling Garden Gimlet, made with Seedlip Garden 108, lime, and mint, comes in.

The cocktail bar is a first stop before diving into chef Phillip Frankland Lee and pastry chef Margarita Kallas-Lee’s tasting menu that spans 20-plus courses. As its name suggests, everything is made in-house, with careful attention to detail ensured from start to finish. That precision extends to the nonalcoholic Loudon Sour cocktail, a refreshing concoction made with Seedlip Garden 108, clarified apple juice, honeycomb syrup, lemon, and verjus. With its Encino location and three-hour dinner timeline, Scratch may be your one and only stop for the night, but it’s a good one.

To see what LA’s Westside has to offer the non-imbiber, venture to this all-day Santa Monica standby, which serves neighborhood favorite dishes such as avocado toast, fried chicken sandwich, and house-made gnocchi. Utilizing Seedlip’s Spice 94, both Lunetta All Day and its adjacent dinner-only dining room serves two stand-out nonalcoholic cocktails: the refreshing Spice of Life (blood orange shrub, cane syrup, tonic) and the eye-opening Espresso No-tini (espresso and vanilla bean).

For those looking to explore further around West Hollywood, there’s this beauty of a cocktail bar, semi-hidden behind a red door on the ground floor of Robertson Plaza. Despite its name, which translates as “I drink, therefore I am,” Bibo hasn’t forgotten non-drinkers. Sips such as the flirty Spice Tease, made with Seedlip Spice 94, citrus cordial, ginger, and mint tea, are crafted with the same consideration as the booze-filled ones. The dimly lit art deco-inspired interior flatters, even when you haven’t been “drinking.”

Eveleigh is a lynchpin in a West Hollywood crawl. Pretty farmhouse looks and a secluded patio set it apart from its more touristy Sunset Strip neighbors. So does its collection of Seedlip-based nonalcoholic cocktails, which includes one centered around Garden 108 with cucumber, mint, lime, and agave, and another that shows off Eveleigh’s house-made tonic with the addition of Seedlip Spice 94. The food menu runs from charcuterie and cheese to a solid dry-aged burger and more ambitious items like wild Oregon sea bass.

In nearby West Hollywood, this bona fide cocktail bar knows how to woo non-drinking patrons. There’s the Juniper and Tonic, in which Seedlip Garden 108 is enhanced with Som Thai basil drinking vinegar, yuzu tonic, fresh juniper berries, and thyme. Or, try the Szechuan Fizz, which uses a punch of Som pineapple Szechuan drinking vinegar alongside honey, pineapple syrup, turmeric, soda, and poppy seeds and comes topped with aquafaba foam. Either pairs well with an order of crispy bird with fish sauce and dried chiles.

Named after film producer Ray Stark, this bar has the good looks and style you expect from a spot at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Its nonalcoholic drinks — like the Spice Paloma, a mix of Seedlip Spice 94, grapefruit, lime, and soda — show panache and pair nicely with either a full dinner (crispy Brussels sprouts and truffle-crusted Jidori chicken, perhaps) or more snacky fare (chicken wings and fries). 

Where better to throw back a nonalcoholic cocktail and celebrate the beauty of LA than at this sprawling Hollywood Heights hilltop mansion, replete with a restaurant and swanky lounge? The view of the city and the beauty of its historic grounds — it was completed in 1914 by two brothers who wanted to recreate a palace near Kyoto — certainly draws crowds. The night is young with an order of The Desperations Gone, a nonalcoholic drink made with Seedlip Spice 94, demerara sugar, coffee, cream, monk fruit, and black salt.

Just a quick car ride from Inko Nito, this swanky rooftop lounge sits atop DTLA’s Hoxton hotel. Soak in the expansive skyline views while perusing the very grown-up nonalcoholic menu, which includes the easy-drinking Dill Julep (Seedlip Garden 108, cucumber, honeydew, lemon, yogurt, and dill) and the dynamic Red Pepper Swizzle (Seedlip Spice 94, red bell pepper, lime, cinnamon, and thyme). Early birds get $1 oysters from 3 to 6 p.m., while later arrivals can sample executive chef John Taube IV’s dinner menu including Dungeness crab fusilli and wood-grilled meats. 

Start your no-booze bar crawl in the Arts District at this self-described “unconventional” Japanese restaurant with a bustling open kitchen and a friendly communal table setup. For non-drinkers, Inko Nito has nonalcoholic cocktails to match its menu of robatayaki and sushi. Lean into the refreshing, golden-hued Spring St Punch, made with Seedlip Garden 108, shiso, pineapple, and a lemon blend tea, or go for the cleverly named No Fashion — a play on the restaurant’s popular whiskey-based Old Fashioned — which mixes Seedlip Grove 42 with nori and kokuto (Japanese brown sugar).

Whether you swing down to Laguna Beach for the day or decide to spend the night, the 22-room hotel and Saline, its restaurant and bar, have you covered. There are plenty of low-alcohol cocktails on the menu, but why not abstain entirely with the sprightly No Booze Cruise, a nonalcoholic cocktail made with Seedlip’s Garden 108, Mediterranean tonic, ginger, and pineapple.