cocktail lounge
noun
: a public room (as in a hotel, club, or restaurant) where cocktails and other drinks are served
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Diamond Room, an upscale, 50-seat cocktail lounge co-owned by the San Diego Padres, will open Friday in the former City Tacos location near Gallagher Square at Petco Park in downtown San Diego.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
At Bar Margot, the lobby’s quirky cocktail lounge, expect creative concoctions like the Southern Paradise with gin, chinola, banana-oat-vanilla syrup and a meringue topper.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
The cocktail lounge, Landmark Social Club, will be a nod to the Kost Building’s status as a historic landmark.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The list highlights a range of establishments, from dive bars to high-end cocktail lounges.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
At Bar Margot, the lobby’s quirky cocktail lounge, expect creative concoctions like the Southern Paradise with gin, chinola, banana-oat-vanilla syrup and a meringue topper.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
The cocktail lounge, Landmark Social Club, will be a nod to the Kost Building’s status as a historic landmark.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The list highlights a range of establishments, from dive bars to high-end cocktail lounges.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Cocktail lounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20lounge. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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