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

• diner
• cafe
• grill
• cafeteria

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

Dining at The Barn, the inn’s signature restaurant, is a must. —Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

While there are plenty of restaurants at your doorstep, Bairro Alto Hotel is host to its own worthy dining establishments, like BAHR & Terrace, which was created by Michelin Star chef Nuno Mendes and the more casual rooftop restaurant. —Monica Mendal, Vogue, 1 July 2025

Renters have moved into the apartment complexes straddling the Canadian National Railway line in downtown Mundelein, which is also seeing a new barbecue restaurant opening nearby at Park and Seymour avenues. —Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025

The first floor houses two active businesses: Fidel’s Cigar Shop and the Latin American restaurant Brix. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 30 June 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"