snack bar

American  

noun

snack bars plural

1. a lunchroom or restaurant where light meals are sold.

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snack bar British  

noun

1. a place where light meals or snacks can be obtained, often with a self-service system

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• snack bars
  plural

Etymology

Origin of snack bar

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

snack bar

The inn has reopened its snack bar for the first time since early 2023, and management is investing in capital upgrades and staging live music on weekends throughout the summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Elsewhere, the property features a “richly toned office with coffered ceilings and an intimate sitting lounge, a fully equipped gym, and a private theater complete with its own library nook, lounge, snack bar, and bathroom.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

Participants were asked to fast before the session, then were given a snack bar to keep stomach contents consistent.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2025

Her goal is to earn enough in two or three months to open a snack bar on her return, though she realises she may not succeed.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024

As I pick through the mess of loose papers, snack bar wrappers, and composition notebooks, I glimpse my graded math test.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day