as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
we spent an interesting evening in that desert town's lone cantina
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Recent Examples of cantina
The city also has a legendary nightlife scene, with many bars, cantinas, and clubs, most of which offer live music and are housed in centuries-old saloon-style buildings.
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
After a few years, Ray shifted his attention full time to Casa Vega, turning it into one of the city’s most popular Mexican cantinas.
—Bill Esparza, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
One of the oldest cantinas in the city, El Cardenal Cantina has a guest list of regulars and transients every night of the week.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
Government workers stop in at century-old cantinas for an afternoon beer (try La Ópera for gilded old-world opulence or Salón Tenampa for some of the city's best tequila).
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
After a few years, Ray shifted his attention full time to Casa Vega, turning it into one of the city’s most popular Mexican cantinas.
—Bill Esparza, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
One of the oldest cantinas in the city, El Cardenal Cantina has a guest list of regulars and transients every night of the week.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
Government workers stop in at century-old cantinas for an afternoon beer (try La Ópera for gilded old-world opulence or Salón Tenampa for some of the city's best tequila).
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantina
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Last fall, on the second-floor stage of a cramped tavern called Neck of the Woods in San Francisco, Kat Moss was throwing elbows, shoving men twice her size into a packed circle pit and screaming into a microphone. Moss, the frontwoman for the Bay Area hardcore band Scowl, held her own.—
Mike Isaac,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The lucky player bought her ticket at a tavern in Fort Washington, about a 30-mile drive south from Washington, D.C., lottery officials said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps your perfect caffeine buzz comes from a cup of something sweet and creamy, paired with a decadent pasty in a pink-walled cafe.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2025
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At Café 2001 — the back-door cafe attached to Japanese restaurant Yess in downtown’s Arts District — chef Giles Clark puts his own spin on his yoshoku-esque specials, inspired by what’s at L.A.’s farmers markets and in his refrigerator.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Ed Sheeran surprised fans at an Irish pub in Boston with a special performance on St. Patrick's Day.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Watch Sheeran perform at a Boston pub for St. Patrick’s Day below.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the photo, Weir stands next to the superstar and her sparkling red dress, smiling through his massive white beard and black bolo tie as if he time-traveled from an Old West saloon.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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There was Jade Girl VO (for a judo move), Dog Fart (murky origins) and 1818 (to mark a first visit to the saloon on Jan. 8, 2018).—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Downtown Sacramento Partnership announced that 40 restaurants, bars and services are participating in a promotion aimed at drawing visitors before and after A’s games at Sutter Health Park.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The hotel is within walking distance of many restaurants, bars, and shops.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Cantina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantina. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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