variants
or less commonly cafe
often attributive
1
: a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (such as coffee)
broadly
: restaurant
2
: barroom
corporate average fuel economy
Synonyms
Examples of café in a Sentence
Noun
the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting
a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibition
Recent Examples on the Web
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Many locals sitting in a cafe off the central square barely batted an eyelash, having grown accustomed to the regular intrusions of air-raid sirens, and drone and artillery attacks.
—Valerie Hopkins Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 29 May 2024
In Magdeburg, visit the Green Citadel, a unique space with shops and cafes designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
As for Peter Meijer, that throw-you-off-the-bridge exchange in the cafe in February had proved prophetic: His comeback bid was doomed.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
The cafe robot engages in natural language inter-action to receive orders and subsequently prepares coffee and cakes.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2024
Orenda Cafe, 3514 W. National Ave., is a sunny cafe that serves breakfast, brunch and lunch.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
The capital city of Ljubljana is split by the Ljubljanica River, which is lined with outdoor cafes, and has plenty of green space.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
The menu is full of scrambles, frittatas, hashes and Benedicts, like West Coast breakfast cafes.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
Noun
Soon after his waterside crib was raided, there were almost daily sightings of him all over town, popping into cafes, taking walks and playing mini-golf with his twin daughters Jessie and D’Lila.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Many locals sitting in a cafe off the central square barely batted an eyelash, having grown accustomed to the regular intrusions of air-raid sirens, and drone and artillery attacks.
—Valerie Hopkins Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 29 May 2024
In Magdeburg, visit the Green Citadel, a unique space with shops and cafes designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
As for Peter Meijer, that throw-you-off-the-bridge exchange in the cafe in February had proved prophetic: His comeback bid was doomed.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
The cafe robot engages in natural language inter-action to receive orders and subsequently prepares coffee and cakes.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2024
Orenda Cafe, 3514 W. National Ave., is a sunny cafe that serves breakfast, brunch and lunch.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
The capital city of Ljubljana is split by the Ljubljanica River, which is lined with outdoor cafes, and has plenty of green space.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
The menu is full of scrambles, frittatas, hashes and Benedicts, like West Coast breakfast cafes.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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