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One of the few non-booze bars in London – Club Soda Tasting Room – has announced that it’ll be closing down very soon.
The bar and bottle shop on Drury Lane in Covent Garden was founded by Laura Willoughby as part of her mindful drinking business, and was London’s only non-alcoholic tasting room when it launched at the end of 2022.
News of the closure was recently announced on Instagram: ‘We’re at the end of our lease and the landlord needs to finally sort some long-standing drain issues (honestly… if you know, you know).’
You’ll have to almost the end of Dry January to get your last rounds of non-alc bevs in, with the Club Soda Tasting Room closing on January 25. ‘And don’t panic – this isn’t the end. Not even close,’ writes Club Soda, who plan to open a new version of the bar and bottle shop soon. ‘We’re already on the hunt for a new home for the Tasting Room’.
Club Soda Tasting Room stocked everything from non-alcoholic beers to CBD drinks, ‘adult’ soft drinks, low and no wines, booze-free spirits and other grown-up alternatives to booze. You’ll still be able to buy them all via the Club Soda online shop after the tasting room has closed down.
Check out our list of the best places in London to drink when you’re not drinking alcohol.
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