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

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

The city manager ordered taverns, theaters, and nonessential retail and service businesses to close for the duration of the shortage and set up public water stations in neighborhoods that had completely lost service. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026