Entry Word: café

Function: noun

Meaning:

also cafe

1 a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts) <the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting> — see nightclub
2 a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises <a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibition> — see barroom
3 a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises <they met at a little café in Paris> — see restaurant