gastropub

[ gas-troh-puhb ]

/ ˈgæs troʊˌpʌb /

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noun

a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.

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Origin of gastropub

First recorded in 1990–95; gastro(nomy) + pub

How to use gastropub in a sentence

And it is true that since Blair was in power the pub culture has taken a beating.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I paid a visit Istmo Brew Pub and found their beers undrinkable.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2005, Istmo Brew Pub opened as the first of its kind in Panama City.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Following a conversation with Marsh, the two met at a pub in London.
Eddie Redmayne’s Time Has Come: On His Heartrending Turn as Stephen Hawking and Benedict Bromance|Marlow Stern|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rest were crawlers, mostly pub spielers and bush larrikins, and the women were hags and larrikinesses.
Over the Sliprails|Henry Lawson
Then, after spitting half a pint of tobacco juice into the stream, he turned sadly on his heel and led the way back to the pub.
Over the Sliprails|Henry Lawson
Hence, we must conclude that it is without effect on the gastro-intestinal mucous membrane.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Nascher, however, took 15 grains, and no symptoms of gastro-intestinal disturbance followed.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
“I say you might take a pub—and drink yourself to death,” was added aside.
The Dark House|Georg Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for gastropub

gastro-pub

noun

a pub serving restaurant-quality food

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