USA Kava Bars

What is a Kava Bar?

A Great Place to Relax and Be Social

Kava Bars are popping up all over the US— with over 180 locations— and for a good reason, they are a great place to hang out socially, connect, and talk with others while enjoying the all-natural, alcohol-free relaxing effects of a kava drink.

Kava is a truly unique social drink. It makes you a little happier, chatty, and chilled out. You’ll often sleep well after a night drinking kava too. Plus, unlike after a trip to a traditional bar serving alcohol, you’ll have no nasty hangover or side effects the next morning to worry about.

Find a kava bar near you using the interactive map below or our list by city and state at the bottom of the page. Whether you live in NYC, Miami, or even Montana there could be a kava bar close by, and if not, just wait, the number of locations has grown by 300% in the last three years and one could be coming to you soon. You’ll see why Florida is known as the Kava Capital of the USA, with over 75 kava bars in Florida alone!

Scroll down to learn more about “Nakamals”, the original community meeting places in Vanuatu where locals gather to drink kava— a tradition for over 1000 years and a precursor to the trend now unfolding in the US.

What you’ll experience

Kava bars can be very similar to a trendy alcohol bar. Many times, they are designed around a Pacific island theme to create a more relaxed atmosphere though and pay homage to the origination of the plant. Most kava bars serve traditionally prepared kava root either in coconut shells— called bilos— or in similarly shaped, more modern, colorful cups.

In addition to traditionally prepared kava drinks, bars will also offer customers kava drinks mixed together with fruit juices, coconut water, or milk to make the drink more palatable. These recipes help to minimize the regular earthy flavor of the drink. For the same reason, you may be served a kava chaser— a slice of fruit or a small snack along with your beverage. Kava bars will sometimes sell tapas or small plates with a pacific island flair too.

Kava and alcohol consumption should not be combined, therefore it is very rare to find alcohol at a kava bar location but they do have other offerings like Kombucha, CBD drinks, and other alcohol alternatives.

With the Sober Movement on the rise, many people are finding kava bars as a great alcohol alternative place to meet with friends, chill out, and de-stress after work or class.