coffee shop

noun

: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.

Recent Examples on the Web

Long before fast-food counters and coffee shops became fixtures of American life, luncheonettes gave generations of Americans an inexpensive place to grab a meal and helped change where women could eat, work and socialize in public. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Its casual, practical design takes you from the gym to the coffee shop without sacrificing style (or comfort). — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026

Customers crowd Amelia’s All Day coffee shop/bookstore in Fort Lauderdale’s Victoria Park neighborhood on Saturday September 5, 2026. — Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026

Park Place has been a popular shopping outlet in the metro for nearly two decades, with a green space/outdoor ice skating rink, Outta the Blue coffee shop, Plate Italiano Moderno and many other tenants. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coffee shop

• barbershop
• countertop
• lollipop
• mountaintop
• photoshop
• tabletop
• turboprop
• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop