Found 2 items, similar to rathskeller.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rathskeller rathskeller n : a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rathskeller Rathskeller \Raths"kel`ler\ (r[aum]ts"k[e^]l*l[~e]r), n. [G., also ratskeller, prop., town-hall cellar.] Orig., in Germany, the cellar or basement of the city hall, usually rented for use as a restaurant where beer is sold; hence, a beer saloon of the German type below the street level, where, usually, drinks are served only at tables and simple food may also be had; -- sometimes loosely used, in English, of what are essentially basement restaurants where liquors are served. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]