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

During his lifetime, Woody Guthrie saw America at ground level, riding boxcars, singing in taverns and on street corners, and even living for a time in a California migrant camp. — Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026

Some of these taverns — like the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston — have been lost to time. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Interestingly enough, coffeehouses could serve alcohol and taverns could serve coffee. — James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026

That hot summer in Philadelphia, the 56 delegates of the Continental Congress who signed the historic document spent a lot of time in nearby taverns, drinking beer and discussing and debating the merits of trying to become an independent nation. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026