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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Travertine floors extend into the gourmet kitchen that’s finished with white porcelain countertops and a 16-foot-long island and breakfast bar. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025 The large family room had sliding doors out to a patio, and the kitchen was updated with quartz countertops and a breakfast bar. Addie Morfoot, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 In addition to their sweeteners, breakfast bars tend to include low-quality ingredients that offer little nutritional benefit. Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 20 Jan. 2025 Equip your breakfast bar with mini waffle makers, scones, assorted syrups and jams, along with glazed nuts, cookies and candies. Rai Mincey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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