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
Vulture, 17 May 2026
Under Niccol, Starbucks has improved cafe operations, added buzzy new menu items, reintroduced seating to its locations and beefed up staffing at its coffeehouses.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 May 2026
There’s parks, there’s cute cafes, and the hiking is actually there’s some really close to downtown.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, 24 eateries, including a local cafe, received citations for health code violations such as brown residue in the ice machine, a lack of quaternary ammonia test strips and improperly cooled food.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Hotel dining facilities like the Famous Players cafe and Inventions also seemed to have a surprisingly modern menu.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Medical teams notably took care of some victims of the 2015 attacks at the Bataclan concert hall, cafes and national stadium.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Dang, 42, said she was inspired to run after customers at her Alum Rock Vietnamese cafe expressed fear of visiting her business due to rising safety concerns.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
There's a pizza shop and cafe attached to it… and a weird VHS library.
—Bridget Knowles, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
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Noun
While eating at the company cafe after the presentation, Otone and Kensuke meet a child version of a humanoid who’s been brought back to REbirth HQ for maintenance.
—Vulture, 17 May 2026
Under Niccol, Starbucks has improved cafe operations, added buzzy new menu items, reintroduced seating to its locations and beefed up staffing at its coffeehouses.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 May 2026
There’s parks, there’s cute cafes, and the hiking is actually there’s some really close to downtown.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, 24 eateries, including a local cafe, received citations for health code violations such as brown residue in the ice machine, a lack of quaternary ammonia test strips and improperly cooled food.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Hotel dining facilities like the Famous Players cafe and Inventions also seemed to have a surprisingly modern menu.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Medical teams notably took care of some victims of the 2015 attacks at the Bataclan concert hall, cafes and national stadium.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Dang, 42, said she was inspired to run after customers at her Alum Rock Vietnamese cafe expressed fear of visiting her business due to rising safety concerns.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
There's a pizza shop and cafe attached to it… and a weird VHS library.
—Bridget Knowles, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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