Synonyms of tavern

tavern

noun

ˈta-vərn 

1

as in pub

a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises

a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pub
• saloon
• bar
• nightclub
• café
• barroom
• taproom
• dramshop
• cabaret
• cantina
• watering place
• gin mill
• watering hole
• alehouse
• public house
• bistro
• roadhouse
• grogshop
• speakeasy
• brewpub
• joint
• sports bar
• wineshop
• dive
• barrelhouse
• bottle club
• package store

2

as in hotel

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests

a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hotel
• hostel
• inn
• hostelry
• motel
• campground
• caravansary
• hospice
• lodge
• public house
• lodgings
• auberge
• guesthouse
• accommodations
• resort
• bed-and-breakfast
• spa
• dormitory
• apartment hotel
• boardinghouse
• rest
• bunkhouse
• dorm
• youth hostel
• camp
• B and B
• motor court
• motor inn
• tourist court
• flophouse
• court
• lodging house
• rooming house
• motor lodge
• fleabag
• doss-house

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tavern

The attacks in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban struck a restaurant, tavern and house party, and police have not announced motives in the latest cases. — Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

In the greatest misfortune of a very unlucky life, Fantine (Noémie Merlant) stops at the tavern the Thénardiers run on her way to Montreuil with her angelic daughter Cosette. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Six months earlier, nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a tavern outside Johannesburg. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

To pay for his room and board, Field made the paintings, paying off his debt to Anna Brigham Dimock, who owned and operated the tavern, and Roderick Dimock, who ran the farm. — Kimberly Phillips, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026