hostess bar; cabaret club
A type of bar where female staff serve drinks and provide conversation to male customers. Abbreviation of キャバレークラブ (cabaret club).
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from cabaret club
My boss invited me and I went to a hostess bar.
He often goes to a hostess bar after work.
There are many hostess bars on this street.
She works at a hostess bar to pay for her tuition.
キャバレー is an older-style club with stage entertainment (dancing, live bands), whereas キャバクラ is a modern hostess bar centered on conversation with hostesses rather than shows.
Wasei-eigo abbreviation of キャバレークラブ (cabaret club), combining キャバレー (cabaret) and クラブ (club).