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restaurant

[res-tuh-rahnt, -trahnt] / ˈrɛs təˌrɑnt, -trɑnt /
NOUN
business establishment serving food and drink
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar cafeteria coffee shop diner dining room inn outlet saloon
STRONG
canteen chophouse drive-in eatery grill hideaway joint lunchroom pizzeria
WEAK
café dive doughtnut shop eating house eating place fast-food place greasy spoon hamburger stand hashery hotdog stand luncheonette night club soda fountain watering hole

Example Sentences

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Customers include restaurant owners as well as local residents who buy produce in a restored 18th-century barn.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

I like Lucia, which is a Caribbean restaurant in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Mr. Newens is taught to make it by Le Mistral’s chef, who, like most Paris restaurant workers, is from Sri Lanka.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Marc Lotenberg, the founder and chief executive of Dorsia, a members-only platform for exclusive restaurant reservations, estimates brands can spend up to tens of millions of dollars at Coachella.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The restaurant wasn't very crowded, especially for a Saturday night.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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