rathskeller
Underground beer hall
A rathskeller is a restaurant or tavern located in a basement, typically serving beer and food in a German style.
The word comes from German, where it originally meant the cellar beneath a town hall where beer was sold.
In American usage, it often describes any basement-level drinking establishment with Old World atmosphere: The college crowd gathered at the rathskeller for pitchers of beer.
Renowned Munich beer hall
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- MunichBavaria's largest city
- HeidelbergBaden-Württemberg university city
- OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
Bratwurst · Sauerkraut · bierkeller · Germanic · Teutonic · gemütlichkeit · stein · wurst
Goodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
bonhomie · sociability · toasting · singing · laughter · warmth · togetherness · banter
Licensed drinking establishment
- alehouseDrinking establishment
- innLodging for wayfarers
- taproomBar serving draft beer
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
brewpub · hostelry · watering hole · public house · taphouse · beer hall · drinking establishment · bar
Hofbräuhaus
Renowned Munich beer hall
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- MunichBavaria's largest city
- HeidelbergBaden-Württemberg university city
Oktoberfest · Bratwurst · Sauerkraut · bierkeller · Germanic · Teutonic · gemütlichkeit · stein · wurst · German-American
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
revelry · bonhomie · sociability · toasting · singing · laughter · warmth · togetherness · banter · cheer
pub
Licensed drinking establishment
saloon · brewpub · hostelry · watering hole · public house · taphouse · beer hall · drinking establishment · bar · cantina
basement
Subterranean building level
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
arches · brickwork · masonry · vaulted · stone · coolness · dampness · cavernous · descent · stairs
draft
Preliminary version of text
bock · hefeweizen · stein · tankard · keg · tap · foam · head · hops · malt
- pubstavern, pub, barroom, alehouse, public house
- barscocktail bar, gold bar, silver bar, bartender, bar stools
- Biergartenbeer garden, beer hall, beer tent, biergarten, bierstube
- eateriesrestaurant, diner, bistro, cafeteria, pizzeria
- underground spacesbasement, cave, cavern, tunnel, mine
- venuesarena, auditorium, stadium, performing arts center, theater
rathskellerrooftop bar
Outdoor drinking venue above
sky lounge · rooftop terrace · revolving restaurant · sky bar · outdoor patio