coffee bar

noun

: an establishment or counter where coffee and usually light refreshments are served

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Sip an espresso, or an iced iteration, at a classic Italian coffee bar. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026 While upbeat about the new bookstore, which has a children’s section and a coffee bar, Spearman acknowledged his last time in the business didn’t end well. Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026 The expansive lobby impresses with a resplendent illuminated glass sculpture, a coffee bar, a lobby bar, and an on-site restaurant, Cavalier. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026 At Canopy in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood, that took the form of Five Points Pizza slice window, an 8th & Roast coffee bar and Yazoo Brewing Company beers on tap (the hotel is built on the brewery’s former site) – all local businesses. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coffee bar

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coffee bar was in 1886

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“Coffee bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20bar. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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