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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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
The uber-popular coffee chain with nearly 40,000 cafes worldwide will both debut its holiday menu and stop charging customers extra for non-dairy milks beginning on Thursday, Nov. 7.
—Mike Snider, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
The cafe also doubles as a performance space that regularly hosts songwriters circles, jam sessions, open mic nights, and other concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Alongside trends that make dark lipstick the star of the look, as is the case with the burgundy lipstick typical of Cherry Cola lips, brown reveals its more nude side through delicate shades such as cafe latte or beige.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
The vibe: The cafe has a distinct Middle Eastern and Muslim aesthetic, stays open late, and is a popular spot for studying and remote work.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
The pool cafe is open from 11 am to 4 pm daily, and the menu includes ahi poke, caprese toast, shrimp ceviche, watermelon salad, black Angus burger, crispy chicken sandwich, fish tacos, and housemade ice creams, sorbets and push pops.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The cafe often hosts events and live music and offers limited releases of Smashing Pumpkins vinyls, autographed posters and other merch.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere in the Bazaar, past the produce and other culinary stalls are cafes for meals and the thick, grainy Turkish coffee but the coffee isn’t just for drinking.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Starbucks also plans to bring back self-serve condiment coffee bars in all of its cafes by early 2025.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
The uber-popular coffee chain with nearly 40,000 cafes worldwide will both debut its holiday menu and stop charging customers extra for non-dairy milks beginning on Thursday, Nov. 7.
—Mike Snider, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
The cafe also doubles as a performance space that regularly hosts songwriters circles, jam sessions, open mic nights, and other concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Alongside trends that make dark lipstick the star of the look, as is the case with the burgundy lipstick typical of Cherry Cola lips, brown reveals its more nude side through delicate shades such as cafe latte or beige.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
The vibe: The cafe has a distinct Middle Eastern and Muslim aesthetic, stays open late, and is a popular spot for studying and remote work.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
The pool cafe is open from 11 am to 4 pm daily, and the menu includes ahi poke, caprese toast, shrimp ceviche, watermelon salad, black Angus burger, crispy chicken sandwich, fish tacos, and housemade ice creams, sorbets and push pops.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The cafe often hosts events and live music and offers limited releases of Smashing Pumpkins vinyls, autographed posters and other merch.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere in the Bazaar, past the produce and other culinary stalls are cafes for meals and the thick, grainy Turkish coffee but the coffee isn’t just for drinking.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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