restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈre-stə-ˌränt 
-stränt,
also -st(ə-)rənt,
-stərnt
: a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased
Synonyms
Examples of restaurant in a Sentence
when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant
Recent Examples on the Web
Niche said the perks of living in Maricopa County include a wide variety of bars, restaurants, coffee shops and parks as well as above-average public schools.
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The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
The restaurant, which now serves brunch and dinner, is influenced by the culinary scene in Memphis, where Collier hails from.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Having a restaurant on the notoriously quiet Harrison Street, which gets little to no foot traffic, is a challenge, Cifuentes acknowledges.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Levinson’s Park Avenue project, a forty-one-story office tower designed by Foster + Partners, is complete, and the restaurant on the northern side of the lobby is open for power lunching.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2024
The stores, restaurants, and coffee shops lining the street pulsate with energy.
—Kathleen Wong, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
Like seeing a restaurant called Very Good Restaurant?
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
An international restaurant conglomerate operates the place — and a sister location in Costa Mesa — but there is no hint of corporate sheen.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
New Yorkers would also be allowed to buy takeout cocktails at restaurants and bars for the next five years under another measure part of the state budget.
—Maysoon Khan, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
The restaurant, which now serves brunch and dinner, is influenced by the culinary scene in Memphis, where Collier hails from.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Having a restaurant on the notoriously quiet Harrison Street, which gets little to no foot traffic, is a challenge, Cifuentes acknowledges.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Levinson’s Park Avenue project, a forty-one-story office tower designed by Foster + Partners, is complete, and the restaurant on the northern side of the lobby is open for power lunching.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2024
The stores, restaurants, and coffee shops lining the street pulsate with energy.
—Kathleen Wong, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
Like seeing a restaurant called Very Good Restaurant?
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
An international restaurant conglomerate operates the place — and a sister location in Costa Mesa — but there is no hint of corporate sheen.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
New Yorkers would also be allowed to buy takeout cocktails at restaurants and bars for the next five years under another measure part of the state budget.
—Maysoon Khan, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
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restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈres-t(ə-)rənt
-tə-ˌränt
: a business place where meals or refreshments may be bought
Etymology
from French restaurant "food that restores, restaurant," from restaurer "to restore, renew"
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