coffee shop

noun

: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
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Two books set in coffee shops have recently charmed me to tears. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025 The part-bakery, part-coffee shop will be next to the Mission Farms location of Rye. Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025 The former Brunswick Records building is now the headquarters of Entrenuity, a coworking space that also houses the Overflow coffee shop. Zak Spector, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025 Hotel Jay is a great choice for families, offering an arcade, gym, free guest lockers, a coffee shop, a pizza place, an American-fare restaurant, and the closest access to the Pump House Indoor Waterpark. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coffee shop

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coffee shop was in 1812

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“Coffee shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20shop. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.

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