barstaurant

English

Etymology

Blend of bar +‎ restaurant.

Noun

barstaurant (plural barstaurants)

1. (chiefly Chicago) A combined bar and restaurant.
   • 1998 August 18, “The Most Famous Flutist from Kitsch to Fine Art, Kokopelli is King”, in The Gazette‎^[1], Colorado Springs:

     It's hard to find spiritual reverence in an advertisement for "Kokopelli," a Chicago "barstaurant" that "endeavors to honor its namesake […] "

   • 2005 October 7, Martha Bayne, Kathie Bergquist, Mike Sula, “The Hot New Barstaurant, Fancified Mexican, and Upscale Irish”, in Chicago Reader‎^[2]:

     Thus the owners of Boka hope to imprint an atmosphere of fellowship on their new venture, LANDMARK, a noisy and for the moment crowded barstaurant at the epicenter of the neighborhood once voted Most in Denial of the Housing Project Next Door.

   • 2007 June 1, “What's New: Rustic Italian, Coal-Oven Pizza, and Thai Tapas”, in Chicago Reader‎^[3]:

     I was a little surprised to hear that the owner of this so-called "regionally inspired," "rustic," tin-ceilinged Italian spot was also a partner in the generic barstaurant Charlie's Ale House next door.

   • 2022 December 20, Nikita Richardson, “A Plan for Every Kind of New Year’s Eve”, in The New York Times‎^[4]:

     The seafood-centric barstaurant will have a few specials (lobster ravioli with beurre blanc, anyone?) plus the usual seafood towers, and the excellent bar staff will keep the drinks flowing.