List of fictional bars and pubs explained
This is a list of notable fictional bars and pubs.
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- BA –
- BB Saloon – Gekisou Sentai Carranger
- Babylon – Queer as Folk US
- The Back Lane Bar – Neighbours
- The Bada Bing – The Sopranos
- Bahama Mamas - Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
- The Ballroom – Community, episode "Mixology Certification"
- The Bamboo Lounge – Goodfellas (1990)
- The Bang Bang Bar – Twin Peaks (1990)
- The Bannered Mare –
- Barbary Coast Saloon – Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Bar Salade – Grownups
- Basement Dive – The Voice of Terror
- The Bay Bar - Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
- The Bee and Barb –
- The Beehive – The World's End (2013): The ninth of 12 pubs on the "golden mile" pub crawl
- Bellefleur's Bar and Grill – True Blood (2008)
- Benzinger's Bar – JAG (1995–2005)
- Big Als Liquor —Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
- The Bigger Jigger —Mama's Family (1983)
- The Black Bull – Emmerdale
- Black Eyes Bar (Detroit) —Undateable (2014)
- Black Horse – Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
- The Black Lion – Dad's Army
- The Black Swan – Family Affairs
- The Blake Hotel – The Full Monty
- Blarneys Irish Pub – 2 Broke Girls
- Blinking Skull – Dick Tracy's Dilemma
- The Bloated Float Inn – (an inn located within a converted ship that still sits on the water)
- The Blue Anchor – New Tricks
- Blue Boar Inn – The Adventures of Robin Hood (Howard Pyle, TV series starring Richard Greene)
- Blue Hell – Gateway
- The Blue Oyster Bar – Police Academy franchise
- The Blue Parrot – rival bar run by Sydney Greenstreet's character Signor Ferrari in Casablanca
- The Boar's Head – Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare
- The Boar's Nest – The Dukes of Hazzard
- The Boatman – Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994); The Kings Arms, 30 High Street, Amersham, HP7 0DJ
- Bob's Country Bunker – The Blues Brothers, later renamed Bob's Country Kitchen in the sequel
- Boobies – Space Dandy
- Border Watch Inn –
- The Bowlers Fist - Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
- Bottiglia Liquor Wholesale and
- Brady Pub – Days of Our Lives
- Braidwood Inn –
- The Brass Lantern – Fallout 3
- The Brick – Northern Exposure
- The Broken Drum/The Mended Drum – Ankh-Morpork in Terry Pratchett's Discworld
- Broken Keel Tavern – World of Warcraft
- The Broken Stool – The Cleveland Show
- The Bronze – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
- Broome's (Coast City) – Arrow, episode "Legacies"
- The Buck's Head Inn – Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy
- The Bull – The Archers, BBC radio series
- The Bull – Beast
- Bull and Butcher – The Day of the Triffids
- Bunnys – The Young Doctors
- Burger Bar – Red Dwarf
- Burger Cat – RedCat, by Davilex Games
- The Butchers Arms – Last of the Summer Wine
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- Daddy Crab Leg's Crab Shack – Saving Hope, episode "Remains of the Day"
- Dagmar – the pub where Angie Watts works in EastEnders
- Dal Riata – Lost Girl
- Dante's – The Seventh Victim
- De Rossi's Wine Bar – Doctor Who, episode "Partners in Crime"
- Dead Man's Drink –
- Dead Mike's – Scooby Doo (2002)
- Deri Arms – Pobol y Cwm
- Deville – Arrow, episode "Vertigo"
- Dexter Lake Club – National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
- Diamond Sky – Grand Theft Auto Advance
- Diner Bar Cocktails - Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
- Dino's Bar and Grill – The Boys Are Back In Town, 1976 song by Thin Lizzy, on their 6th studio album Jailbreak
- The Dirty Sanchez –
- The Dog and Handgun – Bottom, rival pub of The Lamb and Flag, staff are seen in the episode "Dough" (1995) during the quiz night scene at the aforementioned pub, with one barman getting a near-fatal electric shock from the buzzer, after Edward Hitler (Adrian Edmondson) tampered with it earlier. The pub is never actually seen in the series.
- The Dog and Dart – Mount Pleasant
- Dog And Duck – No Angels (2004–2006)
- The Dog and Gun – Coronation Street
- The Dog and Partridge – Dad's Army
- The Dog in the Pond – Hollyoaks
- The Dolphin – Peep Show
- The Domain of the King Bar and Grille – Mostly Harmless, fifth novel in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams
- Donnies Bar - Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
- Dorsia – American Psycho (2000)
- Double Deuce – Road House (1989)
- The Dragon of Wantley – an inn in The Barchester Chronicles, making its first appearance in The Warden as belonging to "The Barchester Reformer", John Bold.
- The Downy Pelican – Poet's Pub (1949)
- The Dripping Dagger – Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
- The Drowned Trout – RocknRolla (2008)
- The Drovers Arms – All Creatures Great and Small[1]
- The Drunken Clam – the bar and primary haunt of Peter Griffin in Family Guy
- The Drunken Dragon Inn –
- The Drunken Huntsman –
- Duffy's Tavern – the titular establishment
- Dubh Linn Irish Brew – Ugly Betty
- Dugout Inn – Fallout 4
- The Duke Of Burgundy – Passport to Pimlico (1949)
- Duke's Pub – Frasier (Martin Crane's favorite hangout until it is closed down, after which he frequents McGinty's)
- Durer's – Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
- Dwight's Bar – Burlesque
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- Kadie's Club Pecos – Sin City, a series of neo-noir comics by Frank Miller
- Kavanagh's Irish Pub – The Wire
- The Kebab & Calculator – The Young Ones (1982)
- Kelcy's – All in the Family (1971–1979)
- Kennedy's – Scarlett
- The King and Queen Tavern –
- The King's Head – The World's End (film) (2013): The tenth of 12 pubs on the "golden mile" pub crawl
- The Kit Kat Klub – Cabaret
- The King of Prussia – Emmerdale
- Korova Milk Bar – A Clockwork Orange, a dystopian novel by Anthony Burgess & its 1971 film adaptation
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- Maccadam's Old Oil House – Transformers franchise
- MacLaren's Pub – How I Met Your Mother (2005)
- MacLaren's Pub (East Side) – How I Met Your Mother, episode "How Your Mother Met Me"
- Mad Dog Saloon – Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
- Mahoney's – Frasier (2023)
- The Maidenhead – Serenity (2005)
- The Malt Shovel – formerly the other pub in Emmerdale
- Martinis - It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Maxwell's Nightclub (Metropolis) – Smallville, episode "Charade"
- McAnally's – The Dresden Files, a series of contemporary fantasy/mystery novels written by Jim Butcher
- McCoy's – Fair City, Long running Irish soap opera set in Dublin
- McGinty's – Boondock Saints (1999)
- McGinty's – Early Edition (1996)
- McGinty's – Frasier (Martin Crane's hangout after Duke's pub is closed down)
- McKenna's – Lou Grant, ground floor bar and restaurant in the Los Angeles Tribune building. In one episode, its owner was played by Rue McClanahan.
- Meibeyer's – The Pale King, 2011 novel by David Foster Wallace
- Merlotte's Bar and Grill – True Blood
- The Mermaid – The World's End (film) (2013): The eighth of 12 pubs on the "golden mile" pub crawl
- The Mellow Tiger - Needful Things by Stephen King
- Mesmer Club – The Woman in Green
- Mickey Finn's Palace – Way Out West
- Midnight Bell – 20,000 Streets Under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton
- The Midnight Star – Silverado (1985)
- Milk – The L Word
- Milliways – Restaurant at the End of the Universe, second novel in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams
- Misty's – Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
- Mr. Pubbs – Cheers, episode "The Beer is Always Greener"
- Moe's Tavern – The Simpsons
- The Mohune Arms – Moonfleet, by J. Meade Faulkner
- Mojito Inn - Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
- The Monkey Bar – Tales of the Gold Monkey
- The Moon Under Water – "The Moon Under Water", 1946 essay by George Orwell
- The Moonrakers – Hobson's Choice
- Mos Eisley cantina, aka "Chalmun's Cantina" – the bar in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- The Mucky Duck – Man About The House
- Muggy's – Fangirl, novel by Rainbow Rowell
- Mulberry Street Bar – The Godfather Part III
- Munden's Bar – Grimjack (comic)
- The Mayhew – Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001)
- Mystic Grill – The Vampire Diaries
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- The Nag's Head – Only Fools and Horses
- Neptune's – Benidorm
- New Found Out – Being Human[3]
- New York Bar (atop the Park Hyatt Tokyo) – Lost in Translation (2003)
- Night Spot – Torchwood, episode "Day One"
- Noah's Bar – Home and Away
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- Sailors Arms – Under Milk Wood
- St. Elmo's Bar – St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Salieri's Bar – Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
- Sally Lunds Café – Cat People (1942)
- Salty Sailor Tavern – World of Warcraft
- Salty Spitoon – SpongeBob SquarePants
- Samoan Joe's – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
- Sandbox – How I Met Your Mother
- SaxonwoldShebeen – Saxonwold
- Sazerac Saloon – Virginia City (1940)
- The Scarecrow and Mrs King – Daffyd Thomas sketches in Little Britain
- Scarlet Raven Tavern – World of Warcraft
- Seagrass – Arrow, episode "Muse of Fire"
- The Shakespeare – Being Human, Being Human novels[3]
- Shamrock Taphouse – Fallout 4
- Shenanigan's Bar - Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
- Shooters – Melrose Place
- The Silent Woman – The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, Disney TV miniseries starring Patrick McGoohan (1963); episode 1 and 3
- Silver-Blood Inn – Skyrim
- Silverclub – The Saint in New York (1938)
- The Silver Dollar Saloon – Bonanza
- Singleton's - Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
- The Siren – Gotham
- The Six Jolly Fellowship Porters – Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens
- The Skinners Arms – Steptoe and Son
- The Slaughtered Lamb – An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- The Slaughtered Prince – Stardust (2007)
- Sleeping Giant Inn – Skyrim
- The Sleeping Mare Inn –
- The Smack – Rapscallion by James McGee
- The Smash Club – Full House and Fuller House
- Snakehole Lounge – Parks and Recreation, episode "Telethon"
- The Snake Pit (aka Taffy's Place) – Blade Runner (1982)
- The Snug – Life on Mars (U.S. version)
- The Spotted Dog – Game On
- The Stagger Inn _ Big Driver, (Full Dark, No Stars)', Stephen King
- Starlight Roof, The Green Lantern – The Long Goodbye, by Raymond Chandler
- Steinway Beer Garden – Grand Theft Auto IV
- Stonefire Tavern – World of Warcraft
- Stone's Throw/Scorched Bone/Setting Sun – A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
- Strokes – EastEnders
- SU Bar – Hollyoaks
- The Ship – Scarborough
- The Swan – Jez's proposed pub name in Peep Show (filmed at the Mitre, Hackney)
- The Swan & Paedo – a compromise proposal, in Peep Show
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- The Zodiac club – Bell Book and Candle
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/all-creatures-great-and-small-pubs-shops-and-other-locations-feature-new-channel-five-series-2958750 "All Creatures Great and Small: The pubs, shops and other locations that feature in the new Channel Five series"
- News: Timblick . Simon . Doctors spoilers: The Icon Bar officially re-opens for business! . 23 June 2022 . . (Future plc) . 29 October 2019.
- Joanne Black (2011): Location, location, location. In: Joanne Black: A guide to being human [series 1–3]. Cambridge: Classic TV Press. P.418-425
- News: EastEnders planning Queen Vic pub blaze . BBC News. 22 June 2010 . 21 December 2011.
- Book: Amis, Kingsley . The Anti-Death League . Kingsley Amis . 71 . 1966 . 1968 . Penguin Books. The Anti-Death League .