# About Sober Bars

## What Sober Bars is

Sober Bars is a directory of alcohol-free venues. Each listing page shows what we know about one alcohol-free venue.

## Where the data comes from

We take records from the sources below.

- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). License: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org). Data updated by hand.
- [Venue websites (hand-checked)](https://soberbars.fyi/). License: Each venue's own published pages, read 2026-10-20. Short factual descriptions only.. Data updated by hand.

## A listing is a record, not an endorsement

A listing shows what we know about one alcohol-free venue. It does not mean that we recommend it.

## How a listing is checked

Every published listing has its own page, and search engines can index it.

Our team reviews each new listing before it goes live.

An owner proves control of a listing with an email address on the business domain or a manual check by our team.

An owner change to the name, phone, website, street address, address line 2, city, region, postal code and country goes to review before it shows.

## Claim or correct a alcohol-free venue

To claim a listing that is unclaimed, open it and select "Claim this listing".

To report a mistake, open the listing and select "Suggest a change".

You can also write to us at hello@soberbars.fyi.

- [Find your alcohol-free venue](https://soberbars.fyi/search)
- [Add a alcohol-free venue](https://soberbars.fyi/submit). Tell us about a alcohol-free venue we do not list.
- [Contact us](https://soberbars.fyi/contact)

Also on the [web page](https://soberbars.fyi/about).