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 of restaurant

• diner
• 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

My restaurant specializes in this dish of raw fish ‘cooked’ in fresh citrus juice. — Arnaldo Castillo, AJC.com, 28 June 2026

Three additional restaurants were cited for violations including heavy grease accumulation, missing handwashing signs and an ice machine leak. — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026

The restaurant is using 40-count russets from Sun Valley Potatoes, weighing about 1 1/4 pounds each, and also partnered with Westside Drive In to offer the ice cream potato for dessert. — Jim Keyser. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2026

According to police, the victims' wife/mother was inside the restaurant picking up food at the time of the incident. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 27 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "restorative food or drink, public establishment where food and drink may be purchased," noun derivative from present participle of restaurer "to repair, refresh, renew," going back to Old French restorer, restaurer — more at restore

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
• passant
• savant
• storefront

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"