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
Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
The nearby town of Todos Santos, about a 15-minute car ride away, is small but offers a cultural punch, with fine-dining restaurants by chefs like Javier Plascencia, good cafes and plenty of art galleries.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Microdosing sessions, such as yoga or art therapy, typically happen outside of normal business hours on the lower level of the cafe.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The settings are a cafe, an office and a couple of apartments.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
How to Build Better Trust By making food allergy safety an important priority, restaurants, cafes, and eateries of all kinds can do more than just protect their customers and limit their legal risk.
—K. H. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 18 Mar. 2026
During a break at the resort’s mid-mountain Sky Deck cafe, an outdoor patio where skiers pick up snacks and drinks from a takeout window, Burns ordered her child a hot chocolate.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Instead of treating alleys only as service corridors, the city should pilot programs allowing cafes, small bars and art installations in select locations.
—Liam Stanton, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
That’s where cafe curtains come in.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Some owners of cafes and restaurants told the Statesman sales were down.
—Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
The nearby town of Todos Santos, about a 15-minute car ride away, is small but offers a cultural punch, with fine-dining restaurants by chefs like Javier Plascencia, good cafes and plenty of art galleries.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Microdosing sessions, such as yoga or art therapy, typically happen outside of normal business hours on the lower level of the cafe.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The settings are a cafe, an office and a couple of apartments.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
How to Build Better Trust By making food allergy safety an important priority, restaurants, cafes, and eateries of all kinds can do more than just protect their customers and limit their legal risk.
—K. H. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 18 Mar. 2026
During a break at the resort’s mid-mountain Sky Deck cafe, an outdoor patio where skiers pick up snacks and drinks from a takeout window, Burns ordered her child a hot chocolate.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Instead of treating alleys only as service corridors, the city should pilot programs allowing cafes, small bars and art installations in select locations.
—Liam Stanton, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
That’s where cafe curtains come in.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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