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

In January 2026, Betancur and his wife, Leidy Ospina, opened The ChangeBaker Place next door to the bakery, a coffee shop and patisserie featuring Colombian beans, local artwork and a tres leches latte created by barista Alexandra Pilarte. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026

That is according to Chowhound, which released its list of the best coffee shops in each state on July 17 and named Monomyth Coffee in Lubbock as the best coffee shop in Texas. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

To anchor the novel’s period accuracy, Kepnes drew on her own handwritten coffee shop journals and disposable camera photos from her time living in the West Village. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Van der Vorn was at a coffee shop in Miami when a young woman, new to the city, came up to her. — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 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