A cloister is a covered walkway with an open colonnade on one side that faces a quadrangle or garth. Cloister or cloisters may also refer to: A monastery or monastic life, especially cloistered or enclosed religious orders The Cloisters (disambiguation) Cloister Inn, one of the undergraduate eating clubs at Princeton University Cloister (cocktail), a gin-based cocktail Cloister (typeface), a serif typeface See also Cloyster, a Pokémon