Vol. 10 · Portmanteaus ·Late 20th century ·1991
Gastropub
gastronomy pub
- Meaning
- A pub focused on high-quality food rather than just drink.
- Source words
- gastronomy + pub
- Coined by
- David Eyre & Mike Belben
- Year
- 1991
Background
Eyre and Belben opened The Eagle in Farringdon, London, in 1991 and pioneered the kitchen-in-a-pub model. The word followed the practice; by the early 2000s it was a category label in UK restaurant reviewing.
Late 20th century
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