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Outside of a pub (which is a bar?) none of these places would typically be open on a late Fri/Sat.

I think there's plenty of opportunity to reinvent the nightlife experience in a way that hasn't been done yet. Hopefully in a few years you can decide between a bar, club, or ____ at 12am on a Friday night.

The idea of being sandwiched in the middle of loud drunk sweaty people in a place where I can barely hear what someone else is saying and waiting 20m to get the attention of a bartender to pay $15 for a well drink makes me cringe.

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> Outside of a pub (which is a bar?) none of these places would typically be open on a late Fri/Sat.

How late are you talking about? I'm looking at the weekend hours now in my city.

Board game venues: 2AM.

Escape rooms: Midnight - 1AM.

VR: Midnight

Meetup/Couchsurfing: I've been out to 5AM.

Rooftop/outdoor movies obviously don't start until after dark, and then they usually serve alcohol, so people hang out and have drinks after.

Bowling: 2AM

Durham just got a vrcade and I kinda want to try it out.

A pub or inn in British usage tends to have quiet or no music, and enough seats for people to sit. They're the original board games café: you'll probably find darts or a similar game, and at the quieter ones copies of Scrabble, chess, draughts or packs of cards.

But as was mentioned, the board game café in Copenhagen is open until 2 on Friday and Saturday nights: https://bastardcafe.dk/opening-hours-and-events/

Ah yeah that's it.

I think just as we're seeing the rise of niche co-working spaces for women/LGBT some enterprising introvert will create a new category of nightlife that is fun, open, not crazy loud, and not necessarily centered around alcohol. We've reinvented work but we've regressed when it comes to socializing IMO.

A pub is not a bar. The only real similarity is that a pub and a bar both serve alcohol. The atmosphere is completely different. I suspect this may not be abundantly clear to a lot of Americans, who seem to lack exposure to a true European style pub.

Few of us seem to know that "pub" is short for "public house".

(What a great idea!)

"Public house."

Unfortunately, American "pubs" are little different from our clubs or sports bars with unbearably loud music or twenty televisions playing every flavor of ESPN. Nearly every alcohol-serving establishment I've been to in my region (Washington DC) is pricey, deafening, and not conducive to any sort of socialization beyond drunkenly grinding against strangers. I hate it.

There are plenty of small, quiet beer and wine bars here in LA that seem similar to the UK “pub experience”. Are you sure there aren’t many like that in DC? I would be surprised.

Tip: Look for places that serve espresso and/or tea.

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