coffee shop

noun

Synonyms of coffee shopnext
: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
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Tuck Shop is the coffee shop on the way to the elevator from the lobby. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 Charlotteans may have mourned the 700 days spent without this neighborhood classic, but visitors will only know the joy of a cozy arts district coffee shop. Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026 Court records say that Ferrier and another person in the coffee shop saw the burglary and ran outside. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026 Players often spend most of their careers going from the hotel to the ballpark without finding more than a coffee shop in between. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for coffee shop

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coffee shop was in 1812

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“Coffee shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20shop. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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