In Britain we have a load of royal named things, e.g “The King’s Head,” “The Prince Henry,” or animal themed pubs like “The Three Pikes,” The Red Lion (most common oub name) or something gorey like “The Hanged Man,” “The Village Chopping Block.” On that note, we also have pubs named after landmarks, e.g “The Old Oak,” “The Anvil.”

Any more modern establishment like a bar can have posher or more postmodern names. Sometimes jokey names.

I was struck by a realisation thst i don’t know how other countries name their pubs amd bars. Would be helpful to know, for understanding other cultures. I even don’t know for places like the USA, which also speak English. Excited to hear your responses!

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    23 hours ago

    In the US the names are all over the place.

    I live on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland so most of the “bars” on the bay have nautical names.

    • The Rumor Reel
    • The Hard Yacht Cafe
    • Wicked Tuna
    • LunaSeas
    • Dock of the Bay
    • Sunset Cove
    • FinjaminPoach@lemmy.worldOP
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      21 hours ago

      I live in an ex-industrial british city, some we have are:

      • The Anvil
      • The Forge
      • The Foundry (there’s a church, nightclub, and a climbing centre called this as well. It gets confusing)
      • The Grindstone (formerly ye olde grindestone)
      • The Bessemer (a steel process patented here)