milk bar

noun

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

milk bar

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of milk bar¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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.

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He also uncovered documents showing that the men in his company had called him “the milk bar commando” because of his love of milkshakes.

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But no matter the circumstances, Rwandans say the milk bar is here to stay.

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

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Before the lockdown, milk bar diners ordered at one window and collected their plates from another.

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