bottle club

noun

Definition of bottle clubnext
as in sports bar

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Recent Examples of bottle club The newest restaurant in Plaza Midwood’s growing dining scene is set to open next week, bringing bruschetta, a bottle club and shareable plates. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 The restaurant was established in 2003 as a Grand Mariner bottle club, which has now grown to a community of 3,500 members. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 Regular events and a bottle club help build community. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026 Cohen and Skiles sold out in 1949 to Cookie and Bill McKinney, who turned it into what may have been San Antonio’s first bottle club to get around the Texas law against selling liquor by the drink. — Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Sep. 2021 Mac’s Public House co-owner Daniel Presti has been indicted on misdemeanor charges of selling alcohol without a license and operating an unlicensed bottle club, Staten Island prosecutors said Friday. — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2021 Phan was issued violations for an unlicensed bottle club, violating executive and emergency orders, and obstructed egress, among others. — Lauren Del Valle and Anna Sturla, CNN, 2 Jan. 2021 Aside from the bar violating Cuomo’s executive order, others charges facing the Mac’s staff include operating an unlicensed bottle club and unauthorized warehousing of alcohol. — Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2020 The brewery asked the company that helps with their bottle club to add a delivery button to their homepage, divvied up their existing beer stock and split up 20 Portland ZIP codes among their small team. — oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottle club
  1. sports bar
  2. nightclub
  3. bistro
  4. cabaret
  5. joint
  6. roadhouse
  7. brewpub
  8. watering hole
Noun
  • Revel, created by Shawn Lawson and Danney Elmore, opened the upscale sports bar Saturday.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This is the weekend when high school football fans and sportswriters across the Southland need air transportation or multiple screens on a computer or cellphone or at a sports bar to watch the many top games during Week 8.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sports bar
Noun
  • Morning shows looped footage of Guilfoyle’s appearances outside nightclubs, at public events and at a July 4 party where the Greek military arranged a fighter jet flyover.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Lil Baby, a 2022 Grammy winner whose given name is Dominique Jones, performed the night of the game at the Grand nightclub in San Francisco before heading to the Dahlia Lounge, where strippers entertained on the main floor.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of nightclub
Noun
  • While the world’s grand dining rooms served Champagne and Bordeaux in elegant crystal stemware, corner bistros and local trattorias poured even their best wines into clunky glass goblets.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • According to city records first reported by the Santa Monica Daily Press, the Victorian will be converted into a members club including a pool, spa, fitness center and coffee bistro.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bistro
Noun
  • The 65-minute show at the Wallis, which moves to South Coast Repertory on Thursday, blends cabaret, memoir and comedy, with songs about motherhood and perimenopause.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The inaugural event brings together ballroom, film, drag, cabaret, wellness activities, panel discussions, visual and performing arts and nightlife under one umbrella.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cabaret
Noun
  • The device looks like a giant worm, with five connected segments and four joints.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
  • A lot of the horses have small fractures in the wood joints that need to be repaired as well.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of joint
Noun
  • Texas native blends roadhouse rock, bluesy R&B and country-friend funky-tonk.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Hackney on Harms is actually the original Hackney’s, a tavern and roadhouse that opened after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s.
    — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadhouse
Noun
  • Another brewpub wouldn’t open until the 1990s, with Micky Finns in Libertyville, Dretske said.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Tamara Wallace’s legal woes came to a head on the same day her successor, Cody Bass, was ordered to spend 10 days in a Douglas County, Nevada, jail for a harassment conviction stemming from an altercation at a brewpub.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of brewpub
Noun
  • This more permanent camp is situated on a remote watering hole and is made up of six permanent, sprawling suites with private pools, viewing decks, and hard-wood floors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a Cedric Grolet patisserie for next-level sweets, and a watering hole called The Berkeley Bar & Terrace that keeps things jazzy, especially after a martini or two.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of watering hole

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“Bottle club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle%20club. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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