What is Bar (business)?
[[File:Pub.williams.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|An ''[[pub]]'', a type of bar originally from [[Britain]]]] [[File:Dublin City Alcohol.jpg|thumb|An Alcohol bar in Dublin, [[Ireland]]]] A '''bar''' is a [[building]] or [[business]] where [[alcohol]]ic [[drink]]s (such as [[beer]], [[wine]], or [[liquor]]) are served. Bars are also found in [[Public house|pubs]] and [[nightclub]]s. They may also serve [[snack]] food. In most countries, bars are regulated and [[licence]]d by the regional or local governments, which establish [[law]]s regarding the opening hours and serving policies. In [[Canada]] and the [[United States]], a liquor [[tax]] is placed on the sales of alcoholic beverages. [[Drink coaster]]s are used in bars and [[restaurants]] to protect the table surface from [[alcohol]]. {{stub}} [[Category:Restaurants]] [[Category:Places where alcohol is served]]