noun
roadside tea house; simple open-air cafe
Archaic term for a small, often temporary tea house or cafe by the roadside or beach, typically a simple hut-like structure. No longer in common use; encountered in historical or literary contexts.
江戸時代の街道には掛け茶屋が点在していた。
During the Edo period, roadside tea houses dotted the highways.
その掛け茶屋で旅人は一服
Travelers took a rest at that simple tea house.
A general term for a tea house or cafe, still in modern use. 掛け茶屋 specifically refers to a rustic, often temporary roadside or beach-side establishment.
Compound of 掛け (kake, 'hanging' or 'makeshift') and 茶屋 (chaya, 'tea house'), suggesting a simple, perhaps temporary structure. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.