"The good thing is it's ready to go as a licensed nightclub."
Non-alcoholic bars and clubs were emerging internationally, with establishments in London, New York and Sweden tipped as "the next big thing" by overseas media.
Alcohol Health Watch director Rebecca Williams was not surprised by the bar's demise.
But she said it had targeted clubbers who wouldn't necessarily want to quit boozing after 4am.
She added that 18-24-year-olds were usually the ones spilling out of nightclubs in the early hours of the morning.
The levels of alcohol-related harm among that age group in Auckland was "significantly" higher than the national rate.
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