Synonyms and antonyms of Bars, pubs and clubs in American Thesaurus

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)

mainly British an area outside a bar 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

cocktail lounge (noun)

a bar, often in a hotel or club, where you can buy alcoholic drinks

dive (noun)

informal a bar or club that is dirty, inexpensive, and unpleasant

honky-tonk (noun)

a noisy bar, often in a bad part of a city, where honky-tonk is played

hotel (noun)

Australian a pub

the house (noun)

a restaurant, hotel, bar, or club

inn (noun)

a small hotel or bar, especially one in the country

joint (noun)

informal a restaurant, bar, or club, especially one that is inexpensive and not very nice

pub (noun)

a place where people go to drink alcohol, especially in the U.K. and Ireland

public house (noun)

Britishformal a pub

saloon (noun)

a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks

shebeen (noun)

South African in South African townships, an informal place where alcoholic drinks are sold

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 U.S. during Prohibition (=the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcohol was illegal)

tavern (noun)

an old word meaning “bar”

watering hole (noun)

informal a bar or other place where people go to drink alcohol

wet bar (noun)

American a small area built for serving alcoholic drinks in a house or private room

wine bar (noun)

a place where you can drink wine and eat a meal