noun
cheap bar; dive bar; cheap saloon
A bar or pub where drinks are inexpensive; often implies a casual, unpretentious atmosphere.
駅の近くに古い安酒場がある。
There is an old cheap bar near the station.
彼はいつも安酒場で一杯ひっかけている。
He always grabs a drink at a cheap bar.
バー is a Western-style bar, often more stylish; 安酒場 suggests a more down-to-earth, inexpensive place.
Compound of 安 (cheap) and 酒場 (bar, drinking place).