スナックバー

noun

snack bar (serving alcohol)

In Japan, this typically refers to a small, cozy bar where you can drink and have light snacks, often with a hostess or mama-san. Not a fast-food snack counter.

See also: スナック

• 仕し事ごとの後あと、同どう僚りょうと近ちかくのスナックバーで一いっ杯ぱいやった。

  After work, I had a drink with a colleague at a nearby snack bar.

• あのスナックバーはママが気きさくで、初はじめてでも入はいりやすい。

  At that snack bar, the mama-san is friendly, so it's easy to go in even for the first time.