coffee shop

noun

Synonyms of coffee shopnext
: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
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Lord leaves the letters around town – in Little Free Libraries, at coffee shops, at the Milwaukee Public Market and on bulletin boards, among other spots. Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026 While there are no other movie theaters in Highland Park neighborhood, which is packed with bars, coffee shops and restaurants, nearby Eagle Rock has the Vidiots theater, while Tarantino’s Vista Theater is several miles away in Silver Lake. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026 Phoenix is getting a new coffee shop. Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026 The coffee shop was not without its online critics. Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026 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 8 Feb. 2026.

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