ghost kitchen

noun

plural ghost kitchens

: a commercial cooking facility used for the preparation of food consumed off the premises

Ghost kitchens host food establishments, usually fast-casual, that make meals that can be purchased exclusively with a delivery app …

—Jonah Engel Bromwich

Ghost kitchens, which have no storefronts or dining rooms, are the hottest thing going during the pandemic. Some are all-new kitchens created to house multiple companies. Others … are new brands added to existing restaurants that seek additional business.

—Michael Klein

This is what [Eric] Greenspan did with his own ghost kitchen brands—multiple cuisine styles made from the same basic supplies, all from a single location.

—RoamingHunger.com

called also cloud kitchen, dark kitchen

Examples of ghost kitchen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the food delivery space, there are delivery robots and ghost kitchens, which includes a $700 million raise by Marc Lore's Wonder in March. —Kimberly Chin, Axios, 22 July 2024

And her business has seen such strong growth that last year Rayne got out of the ghost kitchen and into a small spot in Pico-Union, starting with just three tables. —Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024

Kroger partnered with start-up Kitchen United to open ghost kitchens in some of its grocery stores. —Theara Coleman, theweek, 7 May 2024

In addition, four ghost kitchens operating under Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen label operated briefly in Columbus during 2021. —Bob Vitale, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2015, in the meaning defined above