Asheville
Handcrafted herbal cocktails made with medicinal plants for pleasure, nourishment, and deep satiation, not a placeholder for alcohol, a celebration of plants on their own terms.
Asheville built its reputation as a beer town, but the way the city drinks is changing. Plant Bar pours a full lineup of herbal zero-proof cocktails, MerTails and elixirs crafted in collaboration with The NOHM Collective, so the people who don't want alcohol still get a real evening at the bar.
Every drink starts with a feeling. Hydration, stimulation, relaxation, exhalation, circulation. Tell the herb-tender what you're after and they'll walk you through the menu, ask the kind of questions a thoughtful bartender should ask, and pour you something that actually does something. Sober-curious, fully sober, pregnant, on medication, or just out for a clear morning, you're taken seriously here.
Zero-Proof Bar
Our MerTails are the full NOHM Collective lineup, five herbal zero-proof cocktails, each one a synergistic blend of organic herbs, adaptogens, and pressed juice designed to support a different feeling. Hydration MerTini for clean restoration. Relaxation MerGarita to settle the nervous system. Exhalation MerJito to breathe a little deeper. Order short or tall, or take a bottle of concentrate home to mix into whatever you're already drinking, with or without alcohol.
Alongside the MerTails sits our elixir menu, herb-focused potions rooted in locally, ethically, and organically sourced ingredients. Some are classics reimagined, some are entirely our own. All of them are crafted with the same NOHM partnership and the same belief that a great drink can be genuinely nourishing.
We don't believe herbs are one-size-fits-all, so the bar is conversational by design. Our herb-tenders are trained to ask, to listen, and to help you land on something that fits your constitution and your craving. Ask the questions. That's the point.
Where to drink it
Both Asheville rooms pour the full MerTail and elixir menu. South Slope is the easiest stop for a stirred drink between brewery visits or after dinner downtown, bright by day, slower and warmer once evening service rolls in.
West Asheville on Haywood Road is the fuller experience, a proper lounge with sofas, a back garden, live music on weekends, and the kind of unhurried evening the neighborhood's sober-curious community has been waiting for.
Asheville, NC
A specialty coffee shop and non-alcoholic space in Asheville's South Slope, reimagining what a café can be, with coffee, artisanal tea, and zero-proof cocktails crafted to match your mood.
32 Banks Ave #105, Asheville, NC 28801
Asheville, NC
Our flagship room on Haywood Road, a full bar and lounge, dispensary, and outdoor deck in one of Asheville's most artistic neighborhoods.
919 Haywood Rd, Ste 110, Asheville, NC 28806
What folks are saying
“Finally a real bar where I'm not stuck with a soda water and lime. The MerTails actually taste like cocktails and I leave feeling better, not worse.”
Renee K.
Local Guide · 73 reviews
“Six months sober and this place has made evenings out fun again. The herb-tenders take the drinks seriously and never make it weird.”
Andrew F.
11 reviews
“Pregnant and so grateful this exists. Beautiful glassware, real cocktail technique, and I feel like an adult on a date again.”
Mei L.
17 reviews
FAQ
The menu is online. The rooms are open. We'll save you a seat at the bar.
