coffee shop

noun

Synonyms of coffee shopnext
: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
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This coffee shop has multiple locations, including a Crossroads location with a rooftop, and a Country Club Plaza location with a patio. Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026 Interior of a Philz coffee shop featuring a Progress Pride flag above the counter in Emeryville, California, July 29, 2024. Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 The primary concern for any business owner — from the neighborhood coffee shop to our region’s largest biotech firms — is certainty. Chris Cate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 The silent reading party The first meeting of Martha Esquivias’ reading club LB Bookworms consisted of the club founder and one of her friends casually reading together at a coffee shop. Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coffee shop

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coffee shop was in 1812

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“Coffee shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20shop. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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