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
There are supermarkets, restaurants, retail shops, and fresh seafood arriving at the docks daily.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
The murals decorating the shops and restaurants were commissioned from some of the island nation’s prolific artists — and were inspired by the glimmering schools of angel fish found in the sea just a few steps away.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
In corporate lore, Darden’s first restaurant, the Green Frog —which opened in 1938 in Waycross, Georgia — was desegregated.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 8 June 2024
Despite describing itself as a Pakistani restaurant, Spice & Curry doesn't have beef biryani on its menu.
—Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, NPR, 8 June 2024
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
The murals decorating the shops and restaurants were commissioned from some of the island nation’s prolific artists — and were inspired by the glimmering schools of angel fish found in the sea just a few steps away.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
In corporate lore, Darden’s first restaurant, the Green Frog —which opened in 1938 in Waycross, Georgia — was desegregated.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 8 June 2024
Despite describing itself as a Pakistani restaurant, Spice & Curry doesn't have beef biryani on its menu.
—Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, NPR, 8 June 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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