as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises we usually go to lunch at an eatery that is just around the corner from the office

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Recent Examples of eatery Location: In South-Pigalle BOOK NOW View to Canal St Martin, 10th Arrondissement Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb Characterized by its leafy narrow streets dotted with in-the-know eateries and vintage shops, Canal Saint-Martin is a quiet, cool neighborhood named after its picturesque waterway. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025 The other side: Other eateries are holding their prices firm. Nathan Bomey, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025 The eatery, established by Blacc Sam to continue the late Nipsey Hussle‘s legacy, officially opened to the public earlier this month, with a location on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025 Third Street Social, Konrad’s Kitchen and Tap House, Grains and Taps, Hand in Glove and several other bars and eateries make up the neighborhood. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eatery
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Noun
  • Over the past 30 years, business owners have bought restaurants, scooped up plots of land and built apartment complexes on the belief that West Sacramento is poised for more investment.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • But the hearty diner closes at 3 p.m., leaving few evening options within the neighborhood.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Back in The Franklin, diners take their seats in the hotel’s intimate dining room, an opulent space designed by Anouska Hempel.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • At Café 2001 — the back-door cafe attached to Japanese restaurant Yess in downtown’s Arts District — chef Giles Clark puts his own spin on his yoshoku-esque specials, inspired by what’s at L.A.’s farmers markets and in his refrigerator.
    Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025

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“Eatery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eatery. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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