Sobering times for UK alcohol-free bars as many struggle to survive

The owner of Love From said that his pop-up alcohol-free bar had done good business during Dry January, but that trade had tailed off since. Photograph: Handout

We may be in the era of the “sober curious generation” but alcohol-free bars are struggling to survive.

Although growing numbers of people are opting for alcohol-free beers and cocktails at home and in pubs, several exclusively dry bars in the UK and Ireland have closed over the past couple of years.