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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

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For Jenna Lindsay, who manages Cafe Continental, a bar and restaurant in the Inverclyde town of Gourock, the political debate about taxation feels a long way from the pressures of real life.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“I’ll cut back on restaurant meals before I stop buying things for my cat,” said Li Wen, a 29-year-old tech worker in Shanghai.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

There’s also a family restaurant that’s struggling and could really use the help of a talented would-be chef obsessed with Italian cuisine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The waitress comes to take our empty bowls and plates away but doesn’t shoo us out of the emptying restaurant.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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