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!
The US doesn’t have pubs like Britain - ours are mostly bars, or food places with beer, or beer places with food. I’ve known only a few places that are similar to British pubs where it’s more like your local place for food and beer, where you’ll see families and kids - though most chains are geared towards families too, it’s not the same atmosphere as your “local” - at my local many people know each other, it’s that “local”.
Sports bars will have screens everywhere showing current games. Can be raucus during football season, but soccer is growing in the US.
Lots of places are simply the family name of the owner “Johnson’s Tavern” kind of thing, some have simple names “The Pub” or mildy clever.
Chains have a certain motif - see BW3. And while not really pub-like, you could take kids there for meals.
Take a look in Google Maps - pick a US city and search for “bar” or “pub”.
Lots of towns/cities have laws that a certain percentage of sales must be from food. That’s why you see so much of this.
God I hate that place and others like it. So soulless.