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
Recent Examples on the Web
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The trip takes place on a Superliner with comfy roomettes, bedrooms, bedroom suites, family bedrooms, and accessible bedrooms, plus Amtrak’s dining and cafe cars.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
While it’s not traditionally paired with milk in Japan, in the UK hojicha lattes are starting to appear in cafes up and down the country.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
The aquatics center does not have a dedicated cafe or food vendor other than small snacks, but outdoor food and drink is allowed, except for alcohol.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The Lusardi tower also includes a new cafe on its ground floor and, overall, brings the licensed bed capacity of Scripps Encinitas from 187 to 235.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Most cafes also offer a community room that can be reserved by local groups.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Healthy-eating cafe Agra Culture, which at the time had three other Metro locations, opened in the then-new Finn Apartments building on Cleveland Avenue in late 2017.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
The CapeFLYER round-trip ticket is $40 — offering dog friendly service, a bike car with tools for tune ups on board, and a cafe car — and children 11 and under riding with an adult ride for free.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
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Noun
In peaceful times, Ramadan would normally see people hanging out in sidewalk restaurants and cafes after the daylong fast.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The trip takes place on a Superliner with comfy roomettes, bedrooms, bedroom suites, family bedrooms, and accessible bedrooms, plus Amtrak’s dining and cafe cars.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
While it’s not traditionally paired with milk in Japan, in the UK hojicha lattes are starting to appear in cafes up and down the country.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
The aquatics center does not have a dedicated cafe or food vendor other than small snacks, but outdoor food and drink is allowed, except for alcohol.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The Lusardi tower also includes a new cafe on its ground floor and, overall, brings the licensed bed capacity of Scripps Encinitas from 187 to 235.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Most cafes also offer a community room that can be reserved by local groups.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Healthy-eating cafe Agra Culture, which at the time had three other Metro locations, opened in the then-new Finn Apartments building on Cleveland Avenue in late 2017.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
The CapeFLYER round-trip ticket is $40 — offering dog friendly service, a bike car with tools for tune ups on board, and a cafe car — and children 11 and under riding with an adult ride for free.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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