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café

[ka-fay, kuh-, ka-fay] / kæˈfeɪ, kə-, kaˈfeɪ /


cafe


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Max Gallegos was named CMO for North America at the Korean bakery café brand Tous les Jours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

We meet Tuesday in the café of a Jerry’s Foods grocery store in this Minneapolis suburb, where nearby diners recognize her and eavesdrop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

A few weeks ago, I met an acquaintance for coffee at a Cuban café attached to a downtown hostel, where people with backpacks of varying dimensions passed steadily through the lobby.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

We arrived at Orikum and sat down for a caffè freddo at a café overlooking the sea.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

“All worked up over them toads. Sorry, Hattie. Let’s stop in Charlie Mason’s café and have us some pie and coffee.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Max Sorgenfrey was sipping a coffee at a cafe in Charleston, South Carolina, in early October when her phone began lighting up with messages.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The work will be revealed to the public in a new exhibition, Local Royalty, alongside paintings by other royal artists of pub, cafe and takeaway owners.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“You’re not dealing with the problem as it is,” he says matter of factly, sitting under an olive tree at a cafe in East Hollywood on an unusually scorching fall day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

For this bookstore is also concealing a speakeasy of sorts, a secluded cafe and bar with multiple themed spaces and a two-story tree with glowing books growing out of its branches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

As young and optimistic as the characters on my cassette tape, they'll occasionally invite me to join them for an after-school get-together at a nearby cafe.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Tracks & Tales, a site founded by British writer Rafi Mercer, reports finding bars, hi-fi cafés and sound-first venues across 171 countries and 6,465 cities.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

It’s set in Los Angeles but the cafés and shops are obviously not local and the worst, most dated stock L.A. traffic footage can’t cover that up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Some of Hollywood's biggest names are in Scotland for a remake of the 80s cult hit Highlander - and have been surprising locals by turning up at shops and cafés in the Highlands.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

It was a Friday night, and the sidewalks were full of people going in and out of restaurants and cafés.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai


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