coffee shop

noun

: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
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The sight of troops with weapons patrolling sidewalks, boarding trains and standing post outside coffee shops has now spread from the nation’s second-largest city to the nation’s capital. Eric Chastain, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 The owners of East Sacramento’s Brickland are tapping into their Afghan roots with a sister coffee shop inside the restaurant. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025 The bookstore idea came from a random day at her local coffee shop and an empty stall in the strip mall. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025 The Social would also have a full-service restaurant, a sports-viewing venue, a coffee shop, an ice cream parlor and a cocktail lounge. Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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