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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
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Last fall, on the second-floor stage of a cramped tavern called Neck of the Woods in San Francisco, Kat Moss was throwing elbows, shoving men twice her size into a packed circle pit and screaming into a microphone. Moss, the frontwoman for the Bay Area hardcore band Scowl, held her own.—
Mike Isaac,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The lucky player bought her ticket at a tavern in Fort Washington, about a 30-mile drive south from Washington, D.C., lottery officials said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Aspen also has history museums and a downtown full of shops, restaurants and art galleries.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2025
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Many undocumented immigrants and TPS or humanitarian parole-holders work in jobs that keep society running: construction, agriculture and restaurants, for example.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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The newer Deauville, its restaurants, shops and nightclubs were an enduring draw for locals and tourists, anchoring the mostly low-scale North Beach neighborhood for decades.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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The question of the night is the choice between selling out their souls to the vapid American tourists at the Tropicana nightclub (bad) or singing for their own people on the wrong side of the tracks (good).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the photo, Weir stands next to the superstar and her sparkling red dress, smiling through his massive white beard and black bolo tie as if he time-traveled from an Old West saloon.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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There was Jade Girl VO (for a judo move), Dog Fart (murky origins) and 1818 (to mark a first visit to the saloon on Jan. 8, 2018).—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the hearty diner closes at 3 p.m., leaving few evening options within the neighborhood.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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The 50 Best Restaurants lists in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East encourage diners to visit cities within those regions for exceptional dining experiences.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 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
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Ed Sheeran surprised fans at an Irish pub in Boston with a special performance on St. Patrick's Day.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Ed Sheeran popped up at a Boston Irish pub to perform a surprise acoustic set in front of a celebratory St. Patrick’s Day crowd on Monday night.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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