Spanish-style bar; tapas bar
A casual Spanish-style eatery with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee. Distinct from a Japanese-style bar or izakaya.
from Spanish
週末は友達とバルでタパスをつまみながらワインを飲んだ。
On the weekend, I had wine with tapas at a Spanish bar with a friend.
There's a stylish tapas bar in front of the station.
週末は友達とバルでワインを飲んだ。
I drank wine with friends at a tapas bar over the weekend.
He opened a small tapas bar in town last year.
Borrowed from Spanish 'bar'.