restaurants

NOUN

business establishment serving food and drink

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bar cafeteria coffee shop diner dining room inn joint outlet saloon

STRONG

canteen chophouse dive drive-in eatery grill hideaway lunchroom pizzeria

WEAK

café doughtnut shop eating house eating place fast-food place greasy spoon hamburger stand hashery hotdog stand luncheonette night club soda fountain watering hole

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restaurants

Hotels, restaurants, financial firms and construction companies also added more jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Cerca Trova was once the largest Outback Steakhouse franchisee, with 99 restaurants in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Kempczinski said that the company was remodeling restaurants in part to increase space to offer more drinks.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The company recently pushed back its target of having 50,000 restaurants worldwide from next year into 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The shops and restaurants boasted different shapes and colors, some striped, some painted in pastels, some brass and silver, all lined up like eccentric hatboxes in a rich person's closet.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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