wine bar

American  

noun

1. a bar, especially of a caf é or restaurant, that features a variety of wines served by the glass.

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wine bar British  

noun

1. a bar in a restaurant, etc, or an establishment that specializes in serving wine and usually food

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Etymology

Origin of wine bar

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

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wine bar

In a wine bar near OpenAI’s office in San Francisco, biotech entrepreneurs Hannu Rajaniemi and Nikolai Eroshenko were worried—and excited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

At a trendy wine bar in Kyiv, locals pop by to sip Zakarpattia whites or get a bottle of wine into the late summer evening.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Cafe and wine bar, Kindred, has been open for five months in Cardiff city centre and owner Oliver Banks said it was "fantastic" to know that business rates would be cut.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Suddenly you’ve got something that feels sophisticated enough for a wine bar but easy enough for lunch by the pool.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

K. would also go, once a week, to see a girl called Elsa who worked as a waitress in a wine bar through the night until late in the morning.

From The Trial by David Wyllie

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