honky-tonk

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Noun
  • Kendra, a cook who returns home to the DC area to open a supper club with speakeasy vibes.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Evans later worked as an executive chef at 3rd & Fernwood’s speakeasy, The Cocktail Lounge at 3rd and helped open Uptown Yolk.
    Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These movies—including the seven-hour-long Sátántangó, a centerpiece of which is a shambling dance in a barroom—often swap the meandering sentence for a single camera shot that lasts 10 minutes or more.
    Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Miller also features a few of Scorsese’s childhood friends who, in addition to the standard one-on-one interviews, gather around a barroom table to reminisce with Scorsese and, later on, De Niro.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Golden Bear-winning film became a significant event title across the UK, with Diop, Ampadu, and their collaborators hosting intimate saloon-type screenings where students, artists, and academics discussed the philosophically rich film.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • On the other side of the kitchen is the saloon, the only space on the ship large enough for group meals or socialising.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The tavern quickly became a favorite meeting spot for the Founding Fathers.
    Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
  • One of my favorites is at Pezoulas, a fish tavern once popular with performers and musicians that opened in the 1950s, with a tranquil outdoor patio reminiscent of a plateia on a Greek island.
    Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other changes include expansions of popular venues, like Love by Britto and the Irish pub O’Malley’s.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Ironically, within two days, one of the stormtroopers would go down to the pub during lunchtime, and there’d be tabloid people offering five or 10 pounds for any news.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bar Tab Taran Dugal checks out a brand-new Bushwick dive.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Leymebamba Museum offers a captivating dive into the country’s ancient past.
    Jen Richt, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While not all clip joints offer refreshments, a fair number find this is a popular extra in a competitive industry.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
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