Bars, pubs and clubs
alehouse
noun
an old word for a place where people go to drink beer
bar
noun
a place where you go to buy and drink alcoholic drinks
beer garden
noun
an area outside a pub where people can sit at tables and drink
bistro
noun
a small restaurant or bar
club
noun
a place you go to in the evening for entertainment
club
noun
a place you go to in the evening to dance and drink
coaching inn
noun
a hotel or pub where old-fashioned coaches and their passengers used to stop for the night
dive
noun
a bar or club that is dirty, cheap, and unpleasant
free house
noun
a pub in the UK that is not owned by one particular brewery and can therefore sell beer made by various different companies
gastropub
noun
a pub that serves good quality food
honky-tonk
noun
in the US, a noisy bar, often in a bad part of a city
hostelry
noun
a pub or hotel
the house
noun
a restaurant, hotel, pub, or club
inn
noun
a small hotel or pub, especially one in the country
joint
noun
a restaurant, bar, or club, especially one that is cheap and not very nice
local
noun
a pub that is near your home, especially one that you go to regularly
pub
noun
a place where people go to drink alcohol, especially in the UK and Ireland
roadhouse
noun
a hotel or bar on a main road in the countryside
saloon
noun
a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks
shebeen
noun
a place where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally
social club
noun
a club with a bar for people who belong to a particular organization
speakeasy
noun
a place that illegally served alcoholic drinks in the US during Prohibition (=the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcohol was illegal)
tavern
noun
an old word meaning ‘pub’
watering hole
noun
a pub or other place where people go to drink alcohol
wine bar
noun
a place where you can drink wine and eat a meal
social club
noun
a club with a bar for people who belong to a particular organization