noun
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop
A shop that sells alcoholic beverages, including sake, wine, beer, and spirits.
駅前の酒屋でビールを買った。
I bought beer at the liquor store in front of the station.
noun
sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
Refers to a person who runs a sake shop or liquor store, or a sake brewer. Often used for a traditional sake merchant.
あの酒屋は代々続く老舗の酒蔵だ。
That sake dealer is a long-established sake brewery passed down for generations.