food court

NOUN

public area where variety of food is sold

Synonyms

WEAK

cafe café counter fast food food festival restaurant smorgasbord

Example Sentences

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Halfway through the game, police in Bogotá responded to noise complaints from residents in the apartments around the food court and ordered the operators to turn off the screens they had mounted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Meanwhile, unlike the tiny 9,000-square-foot Ikea store that opened in Arcadia’s Santa Anita Mall in 2024, the Culver City location will feature a food court.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

I met him in the food court within eyeline of where it all happened.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

The colourful glare of the Oasis food court, which then included restaurants like Rock Island Diner and Ma Potter's, was a magnet for visitors.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

The scene in which Brandon first meets Cheryl Moody at the mall food court is written as a flashback near the end of the play.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove