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]] Rathskeller (German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: "council
Council

In British culture, a municipality is often referred to as simply the Council without any further attempt by the speaker at making a size or scale designation, as in Council house....
 cellar", modern spelling: Ratskeller) is a name in German-speaking countries for a bar
Bar (establishment)

A bar is a business that serves drinks, especially alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, and mixed drinks, for consumption on the premises....
 below street
Street

A street is a public thoroughfare in the built environment. It is a public parcel of landform adjoining buildings in an urban area context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about....
 level. The term originally referred specifically to restaurants that were located in the basement of city hall (Rathaus). As a proper noun, many tavern
Tavern

A tavern or pot-house is, loosely, a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and, more than likely, also be served food, though not licensed to put up guests....
s, nightclub
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
s and similar establishments throughout the world now use this as a name.

The word had been used in English since the mid-19th century.

Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
, Rathskeller
The Rathskeller

The Rathskeller was a Kenmore Square live music venue in Boston, Massachusetts that was open from 1974 to 1997. As implied by its name "Rathskeller" , the Rathkskeller was a dimly-lit establishment with a bar and restaurant on the street level and a rock club in the basement....
 (nicknamed The Rat) was a Kenmore Square
Kenmore Square

File:Kenmore-Square-January-2009.JPGKenmore Square is a Town square in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, consisting of the intersection of several main avenues, as well as several other cross streets, and Kenmore , an Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority subway stop....
 live music
Live Music

Live Music is a reggaeton company owned by DJ Blass...
 venue that opened in 1974.






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]] Rathskeller (German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: "council
Council

In British culture, a municipality is often referred to as simply the Council without any further attempt by the speaker at making a size or scale designation, as in Council house....
 cellar", modern spelling: Ratskeller) is a name in German-speaking countries for a bar
Bar (establishment)

A bar is a business that serves drinks, especially alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, and mixed drinks, for consumption on the premises....
 below street
Street

A street is a public thoroughfare in the built environment. It is a public parcel of landform adjoining buildings in an urban area context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about....
 level. The term originally referred specifically to restaurants that were located in the basement of city hall (Rathaus). As a proper noun, many tavern
Tavern

A tavern or pot-house is, loosely, a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and, more than likely, also be served food, though not licensed to put up guests....
s, nightclub
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
s and similar establishments throughout the world now use this as a name.

The word had been used in English since the mid-19th century.

Notable Rathskellers

The Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
, Rathskeller
The Rathskeller

The Rathskeller was a Kenmore Square live music venue in Boston, Massachusetts that was open from 1974 to 1997. As implied by its name "Rathskeller" , the Rathkskeller was a dimly-lit establishment with a bar and restaurant on the street level and a rock club in the basement....
 (nicknamed The Rat) was a Kenmore Square
Kenmore Square

File:Kenmore-Square-January-2009.JPGKenmore Square is a Town square in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, consisting of the intersection of several main avenues, as well as several other cross streets, and Kenmore , an Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority subway stop....
 live music
Live Music

Live Music is a reggaeton company owned by DJ Blass...
 venue that opened in 1974. It is notable for being one of Greater Boston
Greater Boston

Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan statistical area of Boston to that of the city's combined statistical area which includes the metro areas of Providence,...
's premier music venues for three decades and the starting point for the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble
WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble

The WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble, begun in 1979, is a Greater Boston "battle of the bands" co-sponsored by WBCN.Its predecessors were the Bicentennial Tournament of the Bands held in 1976 at The Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts and co-sponsored by WBCN and Inn Square Men's Bar as well 1978's First Annual Spring Rock 'n' Roll Festival co-spons...
.

The Ram's Head Rathskeller in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , the oldest state-supported university in the U.S....
, was opened in 1948 by an Austrian Jew by the last name of Danziger, who came to Chapel Hill as a refugee from the Holocaust. "The Rat" was the first restaurant in the area to employ an entirely African-American staff. Long a popular spot with students and alumni, the restaurant, which extends over a catacomb-like basement with many different rooms, is filled with UNC memorabilia and history. "The Rat" is one of the oldest continuously operating businesses in Chapel Hill. Unfortunately, The Rams Head Rathskeller was closed down in 2008 due to non-payment of taxes, its decor and memorabilia was auctioned off leaving just the bones of the structure. The future of its unique location is unknown.

Read House in New Castle, Delaware
New Castle, Delaware

New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, Delaware, situated on the Delaware River, at the head of Delaware Bay....
 served as a speakeasy
Speakeasy

A speakeasy was an establishment which illegally sold alcoholic beverages during the period of History of the United States known as Prohibition in the United States ....
 during Prohibition
Prohibition

Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as The Noble Experiment, refers to a sumptuary law which prohibits alcohol....
, using the underground location to hide the covert activity.