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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After daughter Donna opened her chain of coffee shops and restaurants in Baltimore, Mrs. Crivello and her husband were dining at the Mount Vernon location at Charles and Madison streets one day. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2025 The hotel also will remain closely connected to the community; the property sits right in the center of downtown Morgan Hill, enabling guests to explore the ample restaurants, quaint coffee shops, and eclectic boutiques on foot. Matt Villano, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025 There are lots of coffee shops, a beloved local bar/restaurant known as the Dead Fish, a charming antiques/speciality store that caters to feline fanciers, The Cat Vintage, and some lovely trails to hike in Crockett Hills Regional Park. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 July 2025 Any suggestion users should beware connecting to one of the tens of millions of airport, hotel, mall and coffee shop hotspots will always spawn a tirade of sarcastic posts on social media. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 July 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 27 Jul. 2025.

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