variants
or less commonly cafe
often attributive
1
: a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (such as coffee)
broadly
: restaurant
2
: barroom
corporate average fuel economy
Synonyms
Examples of café in a Sentence
Noun
the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting
a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibition
Recent Examples on the Web
Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
More big stories The new year ushered in new laws in California that affect cannabis cafes, artificial intelligence and parking.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
There are five guest rooms and a cafe with a view into her backyard, a dense tropical forest.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 3 Jan. 2025
That's going to be a magnet for other great shops, cafes, restaurants.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
The croissants rest overnight, allowed to rise in a hot box and baked the next morning before their final delivery to a cafe.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Check online or call ahead for your nearest Michigan cafe.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
The subterranean cafe and main conference room have large observation windows — think of an aquarium with humans swimming around instead of sea life.
—Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
Shankman loves Brandon Blanchard and executive chef Demetrius Brown's Inman Park cafe and bistro.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Mimicking an actual mountain course, it is formed from two slopes connected in an L Shape with a cafe in a wooden cabin perched high up between them.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
More big stories The new year ushered in new laws in California that affect cannabis cafes, artificial intelligence and parking.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
There are five guest rooms and a cafe with a view into her backyard, a dense tropical forest.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 3 Jan. 2025
That's going to be a magnet for other great shops, cafes, restaurants.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
The croissants rest overnight, allowed to rise in a hot box and baked the next morning before their final delivery to a cafe.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Check online or call ahead for your nearest Michigan cafe.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
The subterranean cafe and main conference room have large observation windows — think of an aquarium with humans swimming around instead of sea life.
—Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
Shankman loves Brandon Blanchard and executive chef Demetrius Brown's Inman Park cafe and bistro.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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