coffee shop

noun

: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
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Even going to coffee shops or co-working spaces comes with the intention to expand their network. Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 The then 39-year-old spent four months across the city, targeting women in bars, restaurants and coffee shops. Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025 Hundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened in recent years on city blocks and in strip malls all over the U.S. Other chains include Haraz, MOKAFÉ and Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Apr. 2025 Chacon and Ball—who got engaged last year—met in 2019 while working in a Tampa coffee shop. Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coffee shop

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coffee shop was in 1812

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“Coffee shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20shop. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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