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
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
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Sofi Zeman
march 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Popping into a cafe or trying some street food is a great way to experience a city's culture and give yourself a little treat among meetings.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
Following the Truckee River through downtown, the Riverwalk knits together parks, cafes, public art, and shaded paths to make the whole zone feel like an open-air living room.
—Ted Alvarez, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
Plans for the east building call for a dive grandstand, retail shop and cafe, elevated promenade, dryland training and teaching pool.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Ramos spearheaded the buildout and worked to create a Parisian-style cafe aesthetic, complete with penny tiles and white and gold granite.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
European variations of the traditional caffe latte, such as the Dutch milchkaffee, the French cafe au lait, the Spanish cafe con leche or the Portuguese galao, are customarily served as part of breakfast at home.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The cafe will have a skate shop, library/game area and serve mocktails and coffee.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
An additional 35,000 square feet is to be added, with the venue including a 1,000-seat concert hall, another studio space with 200 retractable seats, a variety of studio spaces, a media lab and a cafe.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Connected to the local FosterAdopt Connect program, the cafe employs people who are or who have been youths in foster care.
—Sofi Zeman
march 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Popping into a cafe or trying some street food is a great way to experience a city's culture and give yourself a little treat among meetings.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
Following the Truckee River through downtown, the Riverwalk knits together parks, cafes, public art, and shaded paths to make the whole zone feel like an open-air living room.
—Ted Alvarez, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
Plans for the east building call for a dive grandstand, retail shop and cafe, elevated promenade, dryland training and teaching pool.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Ramos spearheaded the buildout and worked to create a Parisian-style cafe aesthetic, complete with penny tiles and white and gold granite.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
European variations of the traditional caffe latte, such as the Dutch milchkaffee, the French cafe au lait, the Spanish cafe con leche or the Portuguese galao, are customarily served as part of breakfast at home.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The cafe will have a skate shop, library/game area and serve mocktails and coffee.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
An additional 35,000 square feet is to be added, with the venue including a 1,000-seat concert hall, another studio space with 200 retractable seats, a variety of studio spaces, a media lab and a cafe.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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