Synonyms of taverns

taverns

noun

plural of tavern

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pubs
• saloons
• bars
• nightclubs
• cafés
• barrooms
• cabarets
• cantinas
• taprooms
• watering places
• dramshops
• watering holes
• gin mills
• bistros
• alehouses
• roadhouses
• public houses
• speakeasies
• grogshops
• joints
• brewpubs
• sports bars
• dives
• bottle clubs
• wineshops
• package stores
• barrelhouses

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hotels
• hostels
• inns
• motels
• hostelries
• campgrounds
• caravansaries
• hospices
• lodges
• auberges
• lodgings
• public houses
• accommodations
• guesthouses
• resorts
• spas
• dormitories
• boardinghouses
• bed-and-breakfasts
• apartment hotels
• tourist courts
• dorms
• youth hostels
• rests
• camps
• motor inns
• motor courts
• flophouses
• bunkhouses
• courts
• lodging houses
• rooming houses
• B and Bs
• motor lodges
• fleabags
• doss-houses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taverns

The smaller, working-class towns that dot the southeast part of the county are filled with the types of pubs and taverns that give a place character. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Widely regarded as the country's culinary capital—a remarkable distinction in a nation renowned for its gastronomy—the city has earned a reputation for its traditional bouchons (taverns), bustling food halls, and world-class restaurants. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

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

The rocky beach is lined with beach chairs that can be rented, and there are several traditional taverns and snack shacks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Disgruntled colonists in taverns and town squares borrowed British melodies to support new lyrics expressive of a developing national consciousness. — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 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