café

noun, often attributive

ca·fé | \ka-ˈfā,

kə-\

variants: or less commonly cafe

Definition of café

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (such as coffee) broadly : restaurant

2 : barroom

3 : cabaret, nightclub

CAFE

abbreviation

\ka-ˈfā

Definition of CAFE (Entry 2 of 2)

corporate average fuel economy

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Synonyms for café

Synonyms: Noun

diner, eatery, grill, restaurant

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: Noun

Even free haircuts are being given away on plastic chairs under a tent and a local cafe brought in an espresso and cappuccino machine to make fresh coffee. — Thomas Maresca, USA TODAY, "Thai navy SEAL commander: 'Limited amount of time' left to rescue trapped soccer team," 6 July 2018 The lead content found in water at the 11 schools ranged from 15.4 parts per billion in water from a cafe sink at Boulder Oak to 50 parts per billion in water from a sink in the kitchen at Reidy Creek Elementary, according to the data. — Lauryn Schroeder, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Does your school have lead in its drinking water?," 5 July 2018 This year's tournament was the first in which the Cafe Rits team – named after a cafe in the Ritsona refugee camp in Greece – have competed. — Cormac O'brien, The Christian Science Monitor, "Refugees in Ireland find their footing with soccer tournament," 5 July 2018 All things cereal is the theme of Moo Moo Cereal Milk Bar, a seasonal cafe opening Thursday, July 5 at 4751 West Chester Pike in the Edgmont Shopping Center in Newtown Square, next to the new P.J. Whelihan’s. — Michael Klein, Philly.com, "Cereal and ice cream, together at Moo Moo Cereal Milk Bar," 5 July 2018 Shangri La Ranch features a pool, a game room with pool tables, clubhouse, volleyball, tennis and bocce ball courts, and a cafe serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, "Sun's out, buns out: Nude Recreation Week, International Skinny Dip Day returns," 5 July 2018 Photo by Simon Blackley / Flickr Jason Meinhardt’s restaurant The Red Hen, a small cafe in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, closed almost a decade ago. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Red Hen restaurants around the world are getting blamed for kicking out Sarah Sanders," 26 June 2018 Mi Cocinita Restaurant, a quirky backyard cafe behind Virgie Martinez's girlhood home in south Fort Worth, is officially out of business after 50 years and two generations of handmade tamales and enchilada platters. — Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, "A life of love and tamales: Virgie Martinez retires from backyard landmark Mi Cocinita," 26 June 2018 The dark wood display, cobbled together furniture, and pale hues evoke both your parent’s basement and a stylish cafe in Tokyo’s old Asakusa neighborhood. — Bon Appetit, "Burrow," 25 June 2018

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