rathskeller

raths·kel·ler  (rätsklr, rt-, rth-)

n.

A restaurant or tavern, usually below street level, that serves beer.

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[German Ratskeller, Rathskeller, restaurant in the city hall basement : German Rat, council, counsel (from Middle High German rt, from Old High German; see ar- in Indo-European roots) + German Keller, cellar (from Middle High German, from Old High German kellri, from Latin cellrium; see cellar).]

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Noun

1.

rathskeller - a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall tap house, tavern - a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks