cocktail lounge
noun
: a public room (as in a hotel, club, or restaurant) where cocktails and other drinks are served
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The business began as a farmers market vendor and has steadily expanded into a brick-and-mortar operation combining retail CBD products with a cocktail lounge.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
In Greater Cincinnati, our honest-to-goodness gems range from a battered sandwich shop in Norwood to a classy but oft-overlooked cocktail lounge downtown.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2026
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
In Greater Cincinnati, our honest-to-goodness gems range from a battered sandwich shop in Norwood to a classy but oft-overlooked cocktail lounge downtown.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Cocktail lounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20lounge. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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