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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
The cafe was cited by county health officials for moldy foods and improper food safety procedures.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Most Popular Most Popular A new CT cafe and bakery has a drive-through.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Jurors heard testimony about how the mob ran its underground gambling rooms out of nondescript spots, like an office building, a cafe and gelato shop.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The cafe was featured by Bay Area News Group last year for serving one of the best croissants in the Bay Area.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Travelers can post up in the city, where cafes and workspaces abound – and make weekend getaways to the coast for surfing and relaxing on the beach.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
An assortment of new drinkware will also be on shelves at Starbucks cafes including tumblers, cold cups, bottle bags, and water bottles.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2025
Go deeper: Plaza Midwood coffee shop expands with South End cafe
Gotcha Matcha & Espresso
The vibe: This popular matcha and coffee shop operated as a pop-up until opening its first permanent cafe in Uptown in late 2024.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Russ and Daughters has its original shop, plus a restaurant, on the Lower East Side, and a cafe in Hudson Yards.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Most Popular Most Popular A new CT cafe and bakery has a drive-through.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Jurors heard testimony about how the mob ran its underground gambling rooms out of nondescript spots, like an office building, a cafe and gelato shop.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The cafe was featured by Bay Area News Group last year for serving one of the best croissants in the Bay Area.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Travelers can post up in the city, where cafes and workspaces abound – and make weekend getaways to the coast for surfing and relaxing on the beach.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
An assortment of new drinkware will also be on shelves at Starbucks cafes including tumblers, cold cups, bottle bags, and water bottles.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2025
Go deeper: Plaza Midwood coffee shop expands with South End cafe
Gotcha Matcha & Espresso
The vibe: This popular matcha and coffee shop operated as a pop-up until opening its first permanent cafe in Uptown in late 2024.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Russ and Daughters has its original shop, plus a restaurant, on the Lower East Side, and a cafe in Hudson Yards.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for café
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The next cabaret at Winter Park Playhouse will be performed by Kevin Kelly at 7:30 p.m. March 26-27.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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And North Macedonia’s government ordered a sweeping three-day inspection to be carried out at all nightclubs and cabarets across the country, starting Monday.—
TIME,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
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Visitors will find a 20-acre nature preserve, along with shops and restaurants, including The Citizen, a coastal tavern.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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After starting the tavern, his father added carryout business and in 1960 moved the store to a large building in Old Town at 756 W. North Ave.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Retailers, restaurants and airlines are among the businesses that have been pulling back on free perks, from complimentary birthday coffees to free package returns, since the pandemic ended.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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The cavernous space — often half-empty during February’s high season when restaurants throughout Southwest Florida have waiting lists — reinforces the sensation of still being in transit rather than having arrived at a destination.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
15 Mar. 2025
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Fair enough: pop culture gets very excited when the children of celebrities step into their parents’ shoes–but there will always be an unknown, sipping in the corner of a nightclub, destined for their own shot at fame.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
12 Mar. 2025
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Valentino’s show took place in a bathroom — specifically, the replicated stalls, sinks and tiles typical of a nightclub, as designer Alessandro Michele sought to blur the lines between public and private.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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The whole place is giving Old West saloon, which is only fitting in a national park-bordering town known for campy, retro-chic neon signage, and diners.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2025
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The style of the ’60s S-Type sports saloon—bold and feline when introduced—just looked frumpy on the new model of the same name that was launched in 1999 and intended to take on BMW’s world-beating 5-Series.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While at a local diner, waiting for his friend to receive medical care, Amziah runs into his estranged foster daughter Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass in a performance of homey authenticity).—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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This was certainly my experience when, in high school in 2005, some friends and I sneakily purchased a pack of cigarettes from a vending machine in a twenty-four-hour diner.—
Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Kansas City, Kansas, product is on pace to become the first player in program history to join the 50-40-90 club, shooting 50.8% from the field, 40% from 3-point range and 94.3% from the free-throw line.—
Andy Theobald,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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Although Hartford currently competes in the USL’s top league, it’s not assured yet that the club will begin the 2027-28 season in Division One, as the clubs that will begin the first season in the league have not yet been announced.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Sara met Garrett in March 2019 on St. Patrick’s Day at a Fort Worth pub.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2025
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End your day by eating at The Brickhouse Run, a delightful British-American hybrid pub or revel in a relaxing meal with excellent service at Shirley’s Restaurant and Bar located inside Hotel Petersburg.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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