malt shop

noun

1. a retail establishment specializing in serving ice-cream drinks, as malted milks, milk shakes, and sodas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of malt shop¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

We compromised on Pokey's Malt Shop at the corner and finally settled with a sigh of relief in a booth way at the back.

From Project Gutenberg