: a bar or restaurant fashionably decorated with green plants and especially ferns
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAlthough plants are a contemporary decor choice, Propagation also feels like a throwback to the fern bar, a plant-loving style that emerged in the 1970s with an emphasis on serving women.—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2021 The dark wood paneling gives the impression of a 1970s fern bar without the Tiffany lamps or the ferns.—Peter Meehan, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2019 Colliau has taken the tackiest, kitschiest drinks from the fern bar repertoire — a Long Island iced tea, a lemon drop, a Harvey Wallbanger — and worked her customary magic on them.—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2018
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