Thesaurus results for TAVERNS

taverns

noun

plural of tavern

as in pubs

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

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as in hotels

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

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Recent Examples of taverns As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 It's located among several other taverns and restaurants in the heart of Fells Point. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 Plenty of food and drink options will be available, and 16 pubs and taverns will cater to the 21-and-up crowd. —

Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026 Narrow, cobblestone streets take you past historic buildings filled with trinket shops, cafes, and taverns that are ideal for a quick bite. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026 Immigrant families brought Old World recipes and a fierce commitment to hospitality to Iowa’s capital, opening humble groceries, taverns and corner cafés that gradually evolved into full‑service dining rooms. —

Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Mar. 2026 There are 50,000 video gambling terminals, in most of the taverns and convenience stores in the state. —

Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 This years’ celebration kicks off on the afternoon of March 7 with the official Shamrock Stroll, a pub crawl visiting more than a dozen of the city’s taverns and bars. —

Katie Riley, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026 From homey taverns to colonial inns, the region's historic restaurants offer dining experiences loaded with 200–300 years of local history. —

Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 1 Mar. 2026

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Lovely and rich in history, Bruges is famous for its canals, stone bridges, and quaint pubs, painting a charming backdrop for a couple of excellent performances in a film that is quite heavy, but also shockingly funny.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps.

— Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026