breakfast bar

noun

: a raised counter in a kitchen that has room alongside for seating and is used for eating light meals
The large kitchen has a long breakfast bar and a sitting area with French doors onto a back deck.Elizabeth Gehrman

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Enter the breakfast bar—organized, efficient and completely customizable to you and your guests’ needs. Rai Mincey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 The apartment, being sold by an estate, had been renovated with new north-facing windows, a walk-in closet in the bedroom, an open kitchen with a breakfast bar and in-unit laundry. Anna Fixsen, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024 Through reclaimed barn wood doors is the formal dining room, which sits ahead of the chef’s kitchen that fitted with a Viking range, a farmhouse sink, and breakfast bar seating. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024 There was an eat-in kitchen with a breakfast bar and a family room with a fireplace, but several rooms needed updating. Frances Robles, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for breakfast bar 

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of breakfast bar was in 1890

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“Breakfast bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakfast%20bar. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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