cocktail lounge

noun

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Definition of cocktail lounge

: a public room (as in a hotel, club, or restaurant) where cocktails and other drinks are served

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Recent Examples of cocktail lounge from the Web

His bar sits just across the street, and a thousand miles away from, the depersonalized postwar cocktail lounge aesthetic of the Safari Club.

— bill savage, Chicago Reader, "Arts / Books / Booze / Food & Drink Can a Division Street cocktail bar truly capture the spirit of Nelson Algren?," 13 June 2018
There’s a pool and lazy river, spa and food and beverage offerings that include seafood-serving Favorites Southern Kitchen, live-music-savvy Jack Daniel’s Bar & Grill, romantic Ember Grille & Wine Bar and The L Bar cocktail lounge.

— jody schmal, San Antonio Express-News, "Where to stay and play in Lake Charles," 11 June 2018
Dallas has many Tex-Mex and Mexican restaurants as well as cocktail lounges that produce a variety of margaritas with dozens of types of tequila.

— nancy trejos, USA TODAY, "New trail lets you explore Dallas one margarita at a time," 24 May 2018
End your tour of the Back Bay with a drink or bite at the Top of the Hub, the restaurant and cocktail lounge on the top floor of the Prudential Tower.

— jessi walker, Marie Claire, "Weekend Travel Guide: Where to Stay, Eat and Drink in Boston," 22 May 2018
And while your date was watching from the cool cocktail lounge overlooking the track?

— liz biro, Indianapolis Star, "The most iconic foods of the Indy 500," 21 May 2018
The cocktail lounge is open daily from 5 p.m. to midnight or later.

— brady macdonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Raised by Wolves brings hidden bar concept to suburban mall," 11 May 2018
There's a pool and lazy river, spa and food and beverage offerings that include seafood-serving Favorites Southern Kitchen, live-music-savvy Jack Daniel's Bar & Grill, romantic Ember Grille & Wine Bar and The L Bar cocktail lounge.

— jody schmal, Houston Chronicle, "Where to stay and play in Lake Charles," 10 May 2018
What: Award-winning mixologists Ross Simon (Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour) and Aaron DeFeo (Casino del Sol) have joined forces to bring a relaxed, intimate cocktail lounge to the Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott Phoenix Downtown.

— dominic armato, azcentral, "Most anticipated restaurant openings in 2018 in Phoenix: Roman pizza to Korean BBQ to Nashville hot chicken," 9 May 2018

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