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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Its five-year-old flagship combines a multibrand retail space with a coffee shop and hosts regular events spanning music, art and fashion. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 July 2026 Perched just off the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier, the laidback restaurant, coffee shop and bar attracts all types of beachgoers, from families to twenty-somethings. Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026 Al and Theresa Prisco were interviewed as lottery officials taped posters to the coffee shop walls, urging customers to use their coffee change to buy lottery tickets. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The store’s protein aisle sits alongside a growing lineup of ready-to-drink iced coffees and instant coffee, giving shoppers a way to build a caffeine-and-protein routine for a fraction of what a coffee shop run would cost. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 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 22 Jul. 2026.

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