Editing Milk bar (section)

===America===
====United States====
A "dairy bar" is the term for a similar restaurant/store common in the [[Northeastern United States]], especially [[upstate New York]], which is a large producer of dairy products. A "malt shop" (named for the ingredient in a malted milkshake) is very similar to a milk or dairy bar, serving milkshakes and soft drinks as well as limited foods, such as hamburgers and sandwiches. Although there are still a few around, these have largely fallen out of fashion in favor of fast food.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-malt-shop.htm|title=What is a Malt Shop? (with picture)|website= wisegeek.com| date=| publisher= | access-date= }}</ref>

====Europe====
==== Poland====
The term bar mleczny ({{lit|milk bar}}) continues to be used in Poland to describe cafeterias offering nutritious, often traditional Polish, food for low prices. While historically known for their dairy-based dishes, milk bars today also serve a wide variety of other affordable meals.  In 2011, the Polish government began to withdraw their subsidies which led to protests by people opposed to their closure.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/fast_track/9714943.stm |publisher= BBC News| website= bbc.co.uk |title=Eating cheap - Polish style | date=2012-04-25}}</ref>  However, they continue to be supported by the state.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dotacje do posiłków sprzedawanych w barach mlecznych |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/ias-bialystok/dotacje-do-posilkow-sprzedawanych-w-barach-mlecznych |publisher=gov.pl |access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref>

The menu of milk bars in Poland would typically include the following dishes:
* zupa mleczna (''milk soup'') -  warm milk often served with rice, pasta, or other grains, and frequently sweetened with sugar or pieces of fruit,
* leniwe pierogi (''lazy dumplings''), or sometimes simply ''leniwe'': These are dumplings made from ''twaróg'' (sour [[cottage cheese]]), flour, and eggs, which are quickly boiled. They are called "lazy" because they don't require the time-consuming stuffing process of traditional pierogi. They are often served with toppings like melted butter, sugar, or a sprinkle of cinnamon,
* rice with fruit and double cream - cooked rice served with fruit (often stewed fruit or [[kompot]], or [[compote]]) and a dollop of cream.
These dishes are now associated with wider [[Polish cuisine]].  While milk bars today may offer a wider range of dishes, including some with meat, the core remains dairy-centric meals that were historically central to their identity.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kępa |first1=Marek |title=Milk Bars – A Taste of Poland |url=https://culture.pl/en/article/milk-bars-a-taste-of-poland |website=2015-06-25 |publisher=Culture.pl |access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref>

====United Kingdom====
In the United Kingdom, the National Milk Bar [[Franchising|franchise]] was founded in 1933 by [[Robert William Griffiths]] as an ordinary café/restaurant chain which is related to the original milk bars in name only.<ref>{{cite web | title=A tribute to National Milk Bars | url=http://www.theresposh.com/NMB/ | website= theresposh.com| publisher= | date= |access-date=2007-06-27}}</ref> Once numbering around 20 outlets, which were located in Wales and in England near the [[England-Wales border|Welsh border]], now only one remains.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-12038590 |title= One shop left as Aberystwyth National Milk Bar closes| website= bbc.co.uk| publisher= [[BBC News]]| date= 23 December 2010| access-date= }}</ref> In the UK, [[corner shop]]s serve a similar function to milk bars in modern Australia, providing everyday groceries, sweets, newspapers and such.

There is a campaign in the United Kingdom to encourage schoolchildren to consume more [[dairy product]]s, by installing 'milk bars' in schools.{{cn|date=April 2020}} The idea is that if the dairy products are attractively presented and properly stored, the children will be more willing to buy them. The organisers behind the project work to develop links with school caterers, so that the handling of milk and dairy produce can be improved, and they promote milk consumption and encourage milk drinking to become a habit that will be carried into adulthood. The milk bar project has been extremely successful in Scotland for 18 years, and it is currently being extended across England and [[Wales]].{{cn|date=April 2020}}