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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Our investigation found that the only people using the kitchen now work for a meal prep company that makes salads and wraps for Dallas coffee shops. Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 29 June 2026 At its best, SN&R offered a mix of longform features, cultural coverage and watchdog journalism that could be found in coffee shops, restaurants and other venues throughout the region. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026 The off-duty soldiers were in a coffee shop near to Peace Square in Kramatorsk when a Russian glide bomb struck nearby. Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 June 2026 College students are building AI agents in coffee shops. Krish Ramineni, Forbes.com, 26 June 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 30 Jun. 2026.

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