ghost kitchen

noun

plural ghost kitchens

: a commercial cooking facility used for the preparation of food consumed off the premises

Ghost kitchens host food establishments, usually fast-casual, that make meals that can be purchased exclusively with a delivery app …

—Jonah Engel Bromwich

Ghost kitchens, which have no storefronts or dining rooms, are the hottest thing going during the pandemic. Some are all-new kitchens created to house multiple companies. Others … are new brands added to existing restaurants that seek additional business.

—Michael Klein

This is what [Eric] Greenspan did with his own ghost kitchen brands—multiple cuisine styles made from the same basic supplies, all from a single location.

—RoamingHunger.com

called also cloud kitchen, dark kitchen

Examples of ghost kitchen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elsewhere, Jimmy and the Beef boys begin their new venture and scope out their first ghost kitchen. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 June 2026

Sydney is leading the restaurant as its head chef, while Ebrahim (Edwin Lee Gibson) is launching a ghost kitchen franchise with Carmy’s blessing that will continue to deliver The Beef’s signature sandwiches. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

Other members of The Bear staff and family — including Ebraheim (Edwin Lee Gibson), Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt), Neil Fak (Matty Matheson) and Ted Fak (Ricky Staffieri) — will be helping with the launch of The Beef ghost kitchens. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

The business began as a ghost kitchen inside Oak Street Eats before growing a devoted following through social media. — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

2015, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ghost kitchen

• cowichan
• kitchin