tavern vs taphouse

tavern and taphouse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tavern	Yes	No	No	No
taphouse	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, taphouse is a hyponym of tavern; that is, taphouse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tavern:

tavern: a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
taphouse: tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

Other hyponyms of tavern include beer garden, bucket shop, gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, saloon, rathskeller, shebeen.

tavern (noun)	taphouse (noun)
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks	tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals