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
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Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
There are five guest rooms and a cafe with a view into her backyard, a dense tropical forest.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
In 1979 owner-founders Kamal Kapur and Manhar Patel flipped an empty gas-company office to a neighborhood cafe, which quickly became a hangout for surfers and Venice’s bohemian set.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The vibe: The all-day cafe and bar will serve Giddy Goat coffee by day and turn into a cocktail bar with a no-cell phone policy by night, local development writer Jason Thomas first reported.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Shop the Smalls Vendor Marketplace The details: Shop for clothes, accessories, candles, skincare and artwork at Detroit Sip, a cafe in northwest Detroit.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
It is flanked by a wide array of luxury shops, restaurants, cafes, and other luxury hotels on its street facing side, while the rear boundary of the hotels hugs the shores of the Arabian Gulf.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
There are also restaurants and cafes serving authentic fare, a wine bar offering local wines, plus workshops and demonstrations such as traditional paper making.
—Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Perhaps this isn’t news to you, but Hong Kong locations serve macaroni soup, a pasta topped with ham in a bowl of beef or chicken broth traditionally found at local cafes known as cha chaan teng.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Sitting and sunning by the 14th floor pool puts you steps away from the poolside cafe Bella’s Rooftop Bar.
—Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
There are five guest rooms and a cafe with a view into her backyard, a dense tropical forest.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
In 1979 owner-founders Kamal Kapur and Manhar Patel flipped an empty gas-company office to a neighborhood cafe, which quickly became a hangout for surfers and Venice’s bohemian set.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The vibe: The all-day cafe and bar will serve Giddy Goat coffee by day and turn into a cocktail bar with a no-cell phone policy by night, local development writer Jason Thomas first reported.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Shop the Smalls Vendor Marketplace The details: Shop for clothes, accessories, candles, skincare and artwork at Detroit Sip, a cafe in northwest Detroit.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
It is flanked by a wide array of luxury shops, restaurants, cafes, and other luxury hotels on its street facing side, while the rear boundary of the hotels hugs the shores of the Arabian Gulf.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
There are also restaurants and cafes serving authentic fare, a wine bar offering local wines, plus workshops and demonstrations such as traditional paper making.
—Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Perhaps this isn’t news to you, but Hong Kong locations serve macaroni soup, a pasta topped with ham in a bowl of beef or chicken broth traditionally found at local cafes known as cha chaan teng.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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