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

Now, his family is suing the restaurant chain, as well as the manufacturer that supplied the raw ground beef kofta. —Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026

Dining outlets include the glamorous cliffside beach club Il Riccio and L’Olivo, Capri’s only restaurant with two Michelin stars. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026

Chef Shingo Akikuni and partner Kenzie Motai, who operate the elegant omakase restaurant Shingo in the historic La Palma building, are now opening Stand, a Japanese restaurant and coffee counter. —Connie Ogle may 30, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026

For summer travelers seeking healthy food on the road, Powell recommended stopping at grocery stores instead of fast-food restaurants. —Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 30 May 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"