gastropub

gastropub
 n.— «If “gastropub” is the price we have to pay for bar chefs (real ones, not bartenders with access to blenders) to take their pub grub seriously, then so be it.» —“No Pretension, Just Beer and a Bite” by Peter Meehan New York Times Dec. 15, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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