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
Connie Ogle
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Founded in 2011, Fooda features a variety of restaurants that workplaces can employ to provide lunches through pop-up kitchens, delivery, catering, pantry and cafe programs.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The museum will also add a cafe to the Welcome Hall and reformat its retail shop there.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Inside the cafe, the tables were covered in brightly colored polyurethane tablecloths, also covered with flowers.
—Roxane Gay, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
These include a cafe built atop one of the bridge towers, approached by a glass elevator, and platforms designed for adventure activities such as bungee jumping and skydiving, as well as a glass walkway offering views of the canyon below.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
Plumes of thick black smoke were seen rising from a cafe, which was on fire, a video circulating on social media and geolocated by NBC News showed.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
The new cafe will focus on lunch options, including soups, salads, sandwiches and pizza.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
The nearly 160,000-square-foot facility will feature event spaces, a cafe, a rooftop terrace, a gift shop and a 4D theater.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Meanwhile, back on Coral Way, the original Wagyu Bar space will become Meat N’ Bone Kitchen, a butcher shop and casual cafe serving burgers, sandwiches and breakfasts.
—Connie Ogle
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Founded in 2011, Fooda features a variety of restaurants that workplaces can employ to provide lunches through pop-up kitchens, delivery, catering, pantry and cafe programs.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The museum will also add a cafe to the Welcome Hall and reformat its retail shop there.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Inside the cafe, the tables were covered in brightly colored polyurethane tablecloths, also covered with flowers.
—Roxane Gay, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
These include a cafe built atop one of the bridge towers, approached by a glass elevator, and platforms designed for adventure activities such as bungee jumping and skydiving, as well as a glass walkway offering views of the canyon below.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
Plumes of thick black smoke were seen rising from a cafe, which was on fire, a video circulating on social media and geolocated by NBC News showed.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
The new cafe will focus on lunch options, including soups, salads, sandwiches and pizza.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
The nearly 160,000-square-foot facility will feature event spaces, a cafe, a rooftop terrace, a gift shop and a 4D theater.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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