drinking
An establishment primarily serving prepared drinks, with snacks optional and packaged take-home beverage stores excluded.
A drinking establishment is a bar or service counter whose primary offering is any kind of prepared drink. The products may be alcoholic, sweet, nutritive, or any other kind of liquid substance. Snacks may also be served as long as the main attraction is drinkable. This does not refer to beverage stores, which sell packaged or bottled drinks for customers to take home.
The principal drinks can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic. The definition includes sweet or nutritive beverages as well as ordinary bar drinks.
Food can be offered while drinks remain the main attraction. Selling packaged or bottled drinks for customers to take home instead belongs to beverage retail.
In other languages
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- Eine Bar oder Lokalität, die vorbereitete Getränke anbietet.
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More specific definitions
11 sub-definitions-
bar
An establishment primarily serving drinks for consumption on the premises, including non-alcoholic bars. -
beer garden
A beer-focused drinking establishment outdoors or under open shelters, with picnic-type tables for social mixing. -
brewpub
A beer-focused bar, pub, or tavern offering its own beer, usually brewed on the premises. -
coffeeshop
A place where coffee is sold as a primary product to customers, usually from behind a counter. -
juice bar
A counter-service establishment specializing in fruit drinks such as juices or smoothies, mainly non-alcoholic. -
sports bar
A bar or pub featuring nearly constant broadcasting of sports games on television screens. -
tavern
A bar with tables for food service, with an emphasis on drinking and socializing. -
tea house
An establishment where customers mainly drink tea and socialize, in an informal or ceremonial setting. -
tiki bar
A bar or similar drinking establishment primarily serving tropical-themed cocktails, usually with Polynesian-style decor. -
wine bar
An establishment selling wine by the glass at a counter, with little or no selection of other alcoholic drinks. -
wine tasting
A place devoted to culinary sampling of wines for enjoyment, learning, or personal research.
Related definitions
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fast food
An eatery where customers collect short-order meals at a counter and carry them to tables, excluding buffet restaurants. -
food service
Places serving fresh food directly for immediate consumption, excluding restaurants, fast-food outlets, and food shops. -
restaurant
A dining space where customers sit at tables, order meals from a menu, and receive service from wait staff.