restaurant

noun

res·​tau·​rant ˈre-stə-ˌränt 

-stränt,

 also  -st(ə-)rənt,

-stərnt

: a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased

Synonyms

• beanery
• café
• cafe
• caff [British]
• diner
• eatery
• grill

Examples of restaurant in a Sentence

when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant

Recent Examples on the Web

The operator of the bar and restaurant at the sports betting venue is scrambling to find ways just to breakeven Subscribe to continue reading this article. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025

Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025

In one photo shared by professional boxer and MMA fighter Jose Andres Cortes, Swift and Kelce could be seen sitting side by side in a booth at the restaurant. —Natasha Dye, People.com, 26 May 2025

According to the report on this, the NBA legend spent a few hours at the restaurant enjoying the peace of not being noticed. —Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from present participle of restaurer to restore, from Latin restaurare

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing restaurant

• Chinese restaurant syndrome
• restaurant car

Rhymes for restaurant

• commandant
• confidant
• conodont
• debutante
• nonchalant
• avant
• croissant
• detente
• entente
• savant
• storefront
• daunt

Kids Definition

restaurant

noun

res·​tau·​rant ˈres-t(ə-)rənt 

-tə-ˌränt

: a business place where meals or refreshments may be bought

Etymology

from French restaurant "food that restores, restaurant," from restaurer "to restore, renew"