milk bar

American  

noun

1. a simple restaurant, often with an open front, or a counter or booth where milk drinks, sandwiches, etc., are sold.

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milk bar British  

noun

1. a snack bar at which milk drinks and light refreshments are served

2. (in Australia) a shop selling, in addition to milk, basic provisions and other items

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Etymology

Origin of milk bar

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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milk bar

The recreated town includes a milk bar, pub, a photographer's studio, transport such as trams and old cars, and shops including a confectioner's.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025

“The milk bar brings us together,” he said.

From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2021

The first milk bar was opened in Warsaw in 1896 by a Polish dairy farmer.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021

Athletes were housed in existing accommodation, with 200 competitors boarding in army huts in Richmond Park – but they were given a milk bar.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2012

This supercolossal milk bar had been assembled to help the farmer and the industry maintain prices.

From Time Magazine Archive