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also cafe
1
as in cabaret
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting
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as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibition
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as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
they met at a little café in Paris
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Recent Examples of café
Starbucks is making a big bet on reestablishing its cafes as community coffeehouses to reverse a decline in foot traffic and sales.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for café
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At Winter Park Playhouse, Russell Stephens will debut a cabaret paying tribute to iconic singers such as Judy Garland, Elaine Stritch, Nell Carter (Ain’t Misbehavin’), Debbie Reynolds, Bernadette Peters and more.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Countess was an OG cast member on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City from Season 1 through 12, and has become something of a cabaret star and a gay icon in the process.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The regular inspections include restaurants, taverns, grocery stores, meat markets and bakeries.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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Be sure to keep an eye out as the windmill atop the tavern is engulfed in flames several times an hour.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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As Abdi went to pay, Hoshi's dad hurriedly got out of his seat and dashed across the restaurant to where her fiance was trying to settle up.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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An iconic local chain of sushi restaurants is opening its 10th location — its first in El Dorado Hills.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The musical comedy is about a French gay couple who own a drag nightclub.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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In March 2023, the league suspended Morant for eight games after he was seen brandishing a gun on Instagram Live while at a nightclub in Colorado.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The saloon includes vertical headlamps, Kia’s Star Map lighting and 19-inch alloy wheels.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Add a soundtrack to your visit with local music at the Spur, the Cabin, or any saloon with tunes floating out the front door.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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After a representative of the new owners appeared at the meeting with photos of diners inside, new chairs and tables on the patio, a sign with restaurant business hours, receipts for meals and even a draft of a menu, commissioners agreed to give the business another chance.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Research published in the Journal of Service Research found that third places, like malls, diners or cafés, help combat loneliness by providing spaces for social interaction and emotional support.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The club boasts an excellent and well mixed squad; full of young talent and some experienced veterans.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The language was softened after some concerns that the guidance to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities would include clubs that were based on race or ethnicity.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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McHale’s, an Irish pub that once had locations in Rock Hill and Fort Mill, will reopen in Charlotte, but a timeline has not been shared.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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Graham Dickie/The New York Times Listen to this article · 8:21 min Learn more March 26, 2025 Misty Gonzales has been tending bar at T.J. Byrnes, an Irish pub in the financial district of Manhattan, for 13 years.—
Charles W. McFarlane,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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