'Rathskeller' definitions:
Definition of 'rathskeller'
(from WordNet)
noun
A tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
Definition of 'Rathskeller'
From: GCIDE
- Rathskeller \Raths"kel`ler\ (r[aum]ts"k[e^]l*l[~e]r), n. [G., also ratskeller, prop., town-hall cellar.] Orig., in Germany, the cellar or basement of the city hall, usually rented for use as a restaurant where beer is sold; hence, a beer saloon of the German type below the street level, where, usually, drinks are served only at tables and simple food may also be had; -- sometimes loosely used, in English, of what are essentially basement restaurants where liquors are served. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'rathskeller'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alehouse,
- bar,
- barrel house,
- barroom,
- beer garden,
- beer parlor,
- bistro,
- blind tiger,
- cabaret,
- cafe,
- cocktail lounge,
- dive,
- dramshop,
- drinking saloon,
- gin mill,
- groggery,
- grogshop,
- honky-tonk,
- local,
- nightclub,
- pothouse,
- pub,
- public,
- public house,
- rumshop,
- saloon,
- saloon bar,
- speakeasy,
- taproom,
- tavern,
- wine shop