as in diner
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant
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Recent Examples of restaurant
Their mother started a wedding arts and crafts retail shop, and their father worked at a restaurant, both saving to put their sons through college.
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
Savor tuna crudo at Leuca, their award-winning restaurant, helmed by James Beard Award-winning Chef Andrew Carmellini, or lose yourself in their intimate jazz nights.
—Malik Peay, USA Today, 24 May 2025
There are plenty of other award-winning restaurants and bars within easy walking distance, all located in the Pearl.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Running my restaurant is getting the balance right between three things: standard, consistency, and volume.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
Savor tuna crudo at Leuca, their award-winning restaurant, helmed by James Beard Award-winning Chef Andrew Carmellini, or lose yourself in their intimate jazz nights.
—Malik Peay, USA Today, 24 May 2025
There are plenty of other award-winning restaurants and bars within easy walking distance, all located in the Pearl.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Running my restaurant is getting the balance right between three things: standard, consistency, and volume.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for restaurant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurant
Noun
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After returning to Combs’ house, Combs made James drive him and D-Roc back to the diner, and the rapper had three handguns in his lap, James said.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Participating diners are asked to bring or show The Community Food Connection flier that is available on the organization’s Facebook page.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Hussain Saleh, 23, a barista in the cafe, was less impressed.—
Vivian Nereim,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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With potable water in short supply, neither the cafe nor the motel nor its six roadside cottages have been open since the 1980s.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Home improvement platform Houzz predicted in November that outdoor cooking will be one of its top 10 home trends for 2025, noting that 90% of outdoor living space renovations include a grill.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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And each year, thousands of them end up smashed on the grills of cars and trucks, and that threatens our food supply.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Next up, a request for carrot-raisin salad like the one that was served at Franke's cafeteria for Cindy Greene.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
27 May 2025
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Even now, northwest residents are demanding a sheriff’s substation and a cafeteria at Markham Elementary, a magnet school in the heart of the community.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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