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
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
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Kelly Tyko, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Corgan’s Highland Park cafe Madame Zuzu’s tea shop will exclusively offer the LPs in an expansive 80-song box set featuring a 48-track Machina and an additional 32 bonus tracks of demos, outtakes, and live performances.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2025
The Boat Oyster Bar is an outdoor daytime cafe at the company’s oyster bar, and unlike the Marshall Store reservations are possible, and necessary.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Spend some time strolling the picturesque streets, making leisurely stops in any places that strike your fancy—from inviting cafes to buzzy bars.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Its small cafe is one of the most popular places selling dishes in the style of the Fuzhou region of China, where many immigrants in the city have arrived from since the 1980s.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Perry says the price pinch will be felt on the grocery shelf, online, or at the local cafe.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
This cafe serves early breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner — from croissants and quiche to oysters and rillettes.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Perhaps your perfect caffeine buzz comes from a cup of something sweet and creamy, paired with a decadent pasty in a pink-walled cafe.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Starbucks is making a big bet on reestablishing its cafes as community coffeehouses to reverse a decline in foot traffic and sales.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Corgan’s Highland Park cafe Madame Zuzu’s tea shop will exclusively offer the LPs in an expansive 80-song box set featuring a 48-track Machina and an additional 32 bonus tracks of demos, outtakes, and live performances.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2025
The Boat Oyster Bar is an outdoor daytime cafe at the company’s oyster bar, and unlike the Marshall Store reservations are possible, and necessary.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Spend some time strolling the picturesque streets, making leisurely stops in any places that strike your fancy—from inviting cafes to buzzy bars.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Its small cafe is one of the most popular places selling dishes in the style of the Fuzhou region of China, where many immigrants in the city have arrived from since the 1980s.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Perry says the price pinch will be felt on the grocery shelf, online, or at the local cafe.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
This cafe serves early breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner — from croissants and quiche to oysters and rillettes.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Perhaps your perfect caffeine buzz comes from a cup of something sweet and creamy, paired with a decadent pasty in a pink-walled cafe.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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