coffee shop

noun

: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.

Recent Examples on the Web

Patterns tell a story, such as a customer who orders from the same coffee shop every morning, books travel every March and recently started making payments to a competitor. — Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Sherin argues that gathering places like coffee shops, barber shops and structured activities like job training are as critical as housing for veteran well-being. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Your day-to-day world — the office, gym or local coffee shop — becomes unexpectedly charged with intensity. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

The Restaurant is the main dining room, and the coffee shop has a range of sandwiches, pastries, and gelato made on board. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coffee shop

• barbershop
• countertop
• lollipop
• mountaintop
• photoshop
• tabletop
• turboprop
• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop