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Definition of Rathskeller
1. Noun. A tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall.
Definition of Rathskeller
1. n. 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.
Definition of Rathskeller
1. Noun. A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rathskeller
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rathskeller
Literary usage of Rathskeller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Northern Germany: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1884)
"at the sources of the Mulde, near (591/2 M.) Schöneck (rathskeller). It then
descends rapidly (1:40) to — FROM ZWOTA то FALKENAU. Branch-railway in 35 min. ..."
2. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis (Nathaniel), Algernon Bastard (1903)
"CHAPTER VI GERMAN TOWNS The cookery of the country — rathskeller and beer-cellars —
Dresden — Munich ..."
3. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis (Nathaniel) (1908)
"VI GERMAN] TOWNS The Cookery of the Country—The rathskeller—Beer Cellars-
Dresden—Munich—Nuremberg—Frankfort-on-Main—Dussel- dorf— The Rhine Valley ..."
4. Berlin Under the New Empire: Its Institutions, Inhabitants, Industry by Henry Vizetelly (1879)
"Elsewhere on the rathskeller walls we note the following among a hundred and more
... Beyond the circular hall of the Berlin rathskeller are various aisles ..."
5. The Artichoke Trail: A Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants, Organic Food Stores by James Frost (2000)
"The dark and forbidding rathskeller seems more suited for cigars, ... The rathskeller
serves up some interesting entrées, and once you're in your booth, ..."
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