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beanery

noun

ˈbēn-rē

Definition of beanery

as in restaurant

a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises that jerkwater town doesn't boast a single decent beanery

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Recent Examples of beanery Even the little Watercolor Cafe, which calls itself a (coffee) beanery by day and an art studio by night, saw a spike in business. — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2021 This was no spider-plants-and-Birkenstocks health-food beanery. — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2020

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This department oversees and regulates restaurants across Sacramento County, conducting food inspections and issuing food permits.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Food and drink One of the perks of staying at The Francis is easy access to its on-site gem of a restaurant and creative cocktail bar, The Wayside Tavern.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026

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Three people were hurt when the ceiling collapsed on diners during the supper rush at a North Carolina steakhouse, according to investigators.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
In the burgundy booth of a diner, John Lozier leaned in, lowered his voice and asked his friend a question he's carried for nearly two weeks.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026

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