tavern
Place for pints
A tavern is an establishment that serves alcoholic drinks and sometimes food—essentially a bar or pub.
The word has an old-fashioned ring in American English, where it often evokes colonial-era inns or appears in deliberately quaint business names: The Old Town Tavern has been serving locals since 1847.
In some regions, tavern remains the standard term for a neighborhood drinking establishment.
Tavern drink server
- bartenderOne who serves drinks
- publicanKeeper of a tavern
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
- landlordProperty owner renting out
barmaid · server · wench · tapster · proprietor · host · patron · regular
Fermented grain drink
- aleWarm-fermented malt drink
- stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
- lagerCold-conditioned beer
- porterBaggage carrier or dark brew
bitter · mead · cider · brew · draught · pint · tankard · keg
Drinking establishment
- public-houseLicensed drinking establishment
- taphouseBar serving draught beer
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
mead-hall · medieval · colonial · prohibition · stagecoach · highwayman · olde-worlde · guildhall
Lodging for wayfarers
- roomsEnclosed interior spaces
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
bedchamber · innkeeper · boarder · wayfarer · respite · hostelry · guesthouse · traveler
Goodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- companionshipState of having company
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
revelry · mingling · banter · toasting · celebration · regulars · locals · strangers
barkeep
Tavern drink server
landlord · barmaid · server · wench · tapster · proprietor · host · patron · regular · establishment
beer
Fermented grain drink
porter · bitter · mead · cider · brew · draught · pint · tankard · keg · cask
alehouse
Drinking establishment
- public-houseLicensed drinking establishment
- taphouseBar serving draught beer
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
saloon · mead-hall · medieval · colonial · prohibition · stagecoach · highwayman · olde-worlde · guildhall · caravanserai
inn
Lodging for wayfarers
- roomsEnclosed interior spaces
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
overnight · bedchamber · innkeeper · boarder · wayfarer · respite · hostelry · guesthouse · traveler · rest
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- companionshipState of having company
merriment · revelry · mingling · banter · toasting · celebration · regulars · locals · strangers · storytelling
coziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
snug · nook · candlelit · wooden · raftered · rustic · quaint · welcoming · convivial · boisterous
stew
Slow-simmered meat dish
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
- ploughman'sOf a field laborer
- roastDry-heat cooking method
sausages · chips · bread · cheese · mutton · pottage · soup · trencher · pretzels · bangers
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- food placesrestaurant, diner, bakery, cafeteria, bistro
- historic buildingsfarmhouse, heritage building, landmark, cottage, manor
- medieval townmarket square, town square, town wall, town walls, town gate
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- Old Villagethatched cottage, cobblestone street, blacksmith shop, town square, church steeple
tavernprivate club
Restricted-access social organization
home · private residence · gentleman's club · country club · exclusive club
tavernmonastery
Religious seclusion dwelling
convent · rehab center · sanitarium · asylum · hospital
- tavern keeperOne who runs a pub
- tavern brawlFight in drinking establishment
- tavern wenchFemale pub server
- Moe's Tavern
- tavern regularFrequent pub patron
- tavern cultureSocial life of pubs