This May, take a stroll around downtown Kingston and visit these local businesses serving mocktails with eclectic flavour profiles—from coconut strawberry to cucumber.
During Downtown Kingston’s Mocktail May, pick up your “Mocktail Passport” at any of the participating businesses, order the signature mocktail featured on this list, and receive a sticker on your passport. Once you’ve collected five stickers, submit a picture of your passport to the Downtown Kingston website for the chance to win a $500 Downtown Kingston gift card, an overnight stay in a downtown accommodation, and 2 K-Passes, allowing you to experience a 1000 Islands Cruise, the hop-on hop-off trolley tour, and the city’s museums.
Mocktail May ends May 31 so visit these businesses and order their alcohol-free beverages soon!
Olivea – Aperitivo Spritz
39 Brock Street
This authentic Italian restaurant has created a refreshing mocktail to enjoy on their patio overlooking Springer Market Square. Olivea’s Aperitivzo Spritz includes Bella Aperitif, Cordoniu Zero, sparkling wine, and soda.
Something in the Water Brewing Co. – Golden Gale mocktail
275 Princess Street
Step into this local brewery decorated with colourful wall art and neon signage to enjoy their Golden Gale while watching a hockey game. The mocktail—infused with Earl Grey tea, maple syrup, and apple cider—is perfect if you’re looking for a sweeter drink to enjoy on a spring day.
Bar Mayla – Cloud Nine
343 King Street East
To go with their tapas (made with local produce and poultry), Bar Mayla created a fruit-forward beverage for May. Their Cloud Nine mocktail is infused with a berry shrub, lime, vanilla, egg whites, and hibiscus tea—the perfect drink to complement your table’s small plate of street corn nachos and chicken empanadas.
Union Kitchen + Cocktails – Cucumber Crush
184 Princess Street
Union Kitchen + Cocktails has added another mocktail to their eclectic drink menu to satisfy customers’ taste buds. Their refreshing Cucumber Crush includes cucumber, lime juice, maple syrup, mint leaves, and egg whites. Union recently updated their menu to include Italian fare so stop by the local restaurant this weekend to try their new dishes and drinks.
Black Dog Tavern – Ginger & Juice
69 Brock Street
This local establishment (featuring a secret back patio) created a mocktail to go along with their French-inspired dishes like steak frites and duck cassoulet. Served in a frosty glass, their Ginger & Juice includes NOA London Dry “gin,” guava, lime, and ginger beer.
Harper’s – Harper’s Refresher
93 Princess Street
Harper’s—a local joint serving classic cheeseburgers and innovative burger creations—is serving their Harper’s Refresher all month long. This bright red drink is garnished with fresh fruit and made with muddled berries, 7 Up, lime, and cranberry juice.
Atomica – Mango Mule
71 Brock Street
A summery spin on the Moscow Mule, Atomica is offering their Mango Mule all month long. Infused with ginger beer, mango & lime juice, and simple syrup.
Dianne’s –
195 Ontario Street
Dianne’s made a drink alluding to the East-Coast-Mexican fusion restaurant’s iconic mermaid logo—the Mermaid Mocktail. This fruity mocktail includes blueberries, soda limonada, guava juice, and lemonade, and is garnished with fresh mint. Enjoy the drink on their patio located next to Confederation Basin or sip on the mocktail inside Dianne’s interior adorned with nautical decor.
Baja Craft Kitchen – Blackberry Thyme Mojito
235 Ontario Street A.
Enjoy Baja’s spin on a mojito, featuring classic ingredients like mint, thyme, and simple syrup, soda, and fresh lime along with juicy blackberries. Wash down your tacos with this fresh mocktail on the Mexican restaurant’s back patio overlooking Kingston’s waterfront.
Tango Nuevo – Bright & Sunny
331 King Street East
This restaurant’s mocktail’s name speaks to its taste, featuring “spiced rum,” pineapple, lime, ginger beer and mint. Pair this refreshing mocktail with Tango Nuevo’s tapas like roasted Brussels sprouts and Thai cod curry.
Symphony Spa & Yoga – Summer Daze
295 Brock Street
The most fruit-forward mocktail on this list, head over to Symphony Spa & Yoga and order the Summer Daze. This local yoga studio, smoothie, and raw bar’s mocktail includes orange juice, guava juice, lemon juice, raspberry, blueberry, and sparkling water. After grabbing your Summer Daze, take a short walk to Confederation Basin and enjoy your alcohol-free beverage by the waterfront.
AquaTerra – Coconut Strawberry Lemonade
1 Johnson Street
Both indulgent and fresh, creamy and fruity, AquaTerra’s coconut strawberry lemonade is the perfect drink to sip on as spring gives way to summer. The fine-dining establishment’s mocktail features local ingredients like muddled strawberries alongside lemon juice, simple syrup, lemonade & coconut water, soda, and a strawberry garnish. Enjoy the lemonade on their patio or interior that boasts panoramic views of the water.
The Bank at The Frontenac Club – Arnold Gets Roasted
225 King Street
Another spin on a classic cocktail, this gastro-bar created a smokey and fresh drink to enjoy inside their blue-accented interior. Akin to an Arnold Palmer, Arnold Gets Roasted mocktail includes roasted black tea leaves and lemon juice and is crowned with a crunchy lemon Earl Grey sugar rim, fresh mint, and dehydrated lemon.
