Some are, some aren't.

Pubs, like bars come in all different shapes and sizes, they intersect bars and overlap, but both have their own space on the spectrum as well.

Historically pubs started life as people opening their front rooms to passing travellers, they then turned into Inn's where you could lodge and stable your horse. They then became social community hubs, then then became Wetherspoons and made a guy called Tim extremely rich 😂

They are also dying in the UK, which is sad and which was the start of this thread I believe.