gastropub

noun

gas·​tro·​pub ˈga-strō-ˌpəb How to pronounce gastropub (audio)
: a pub, bar, or tavern that offers meals of high quality

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Both locations, which feature ship riggings, ocean-blue floors and other buccaneer-chic theming, offer a gastropub menu of burgers, salads, prime-rib sandwiches and a rum wall stocked with hundreds of rare bottles. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 With the violations resolved, the consumer alert was lifted and the gastropub was allowed to continue operating. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Those have included filings from furniture store Pottery Barn, upscale steakhouse chain The Capital Grille, and gastropub featuring live music Culinary Dropout. — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 21 July 2026 The new Carnaby gastropub is located atop the nomadic Earl of Sandwich fast-casual restaurant that just opened on the west end of Downtown Disney. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gastropub

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gastropub was in 1996

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“Gastropub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastropub. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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