as in taverns
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
a gin mill famous as the favorite hangout of several noted authors
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The Lone Goat This English pub, which draws inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, is on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Many have been converted into restaurants, taverns, or artisan’s shops, but people still live in some of them, and others are available as vacation rentals.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Dining The Queen Elizabeth features over 10 restaurant and cafes, in addition to the high-end signature restaurant Britannia.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Mornings in Palma are graciously slow, as residents start their days with an espresso (€2) at their local cafes, like Café Ca’n Salat in the old town.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The group owns restaurants and pubs from the Bay Area to the Middle East.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Santorini Greek Restaurant Craving some fresh Mediterranean flavors in this town of pubs and seafood haunts?—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Main Street, running from the riverfront to Seventh Street, was lined with restaurants, saloons, offices, and shops.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Visitors can explore the town, including hotel, doctor’s office, church, blacksmith shop, jail and saloons.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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This cash-only, live music joint is one of the oldest watering holes in the Upper Keys, and was one of Jimmy Buffett's favorite places to grab a drink.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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From cocktail havens to historic haunts, here's which watering holes made the cut.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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The other, dubbed the Entertainment District Unit, places more police in uptown during peak nightlife hours when most crimes are likely to occur at or near bars and nightclubs.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Matthiessen contextualizes their demands within the history of colonial violence, and persuasively argues for the release of Peltier, who spent nearly fifty years behind bars before his sentence was commuted to house arrest by President Joe Biden, this past January.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The other, dubbed the Entertainment District Unit, places more police in uptown during peak nightlife hours when most crimes are likely to occur at or near bars and nightclubs.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Strava has also benefited from Gen Z’s move toward healthier lifestyles since the pandemic that may explain Starbucks’ foray into protein lattes and the slow death of boozy nightclubs.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Gin mills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gin%20mills. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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