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also cafe
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as in cabaret
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting
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as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibition
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as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
they met at a little café in Paris
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Recent Examples of café
As a practical matter, there’ll be better parking, a new cafe and a grand new entrance.
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026
Jaja Chen, co-owner of three tea cafes in Texas, said the policy is a positive for restaurants like hers and their employees.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Nariya Charoensupaya, the owner of Pastry Cat, wrote that her inspiration for the cafe came from a childhood love for pastries, desserts and cats.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
An art studio, a home decor store, a Cuban cafe, a bakery and a frozen daiquiri spot on wheels.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The cafe in North Richland Hills operates primarily as a cat rescue.
—Ella Gonzales
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
Those comforts include new furniture and charging stations for cell phones and computers with plans to open a cafe.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Plus, Karla Subero Pittol‘s popular Venezuelan cafe Chainsaw on Melrose Hill is expanding to the space next door where dinner service is planned.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Ginsberg plans to hire some people with Down syndrome to work at the cafe too.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026
Jaja Chen, co-owner of three tea cafes in Texas, said the policy is a positive for restaurants like hers and their employees.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Nariya Charoensupaya, the owner of Pastry Cat, wrote that her inspiration for the cafe came from a childhood love for pastries, desserts and cats.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
An art studio, a home decor store, a Cuban cafe, a bakery and a frozen daiquiri spot on wheels.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The cafe in North Richland Hills operates primarily as a cat rescue.
—Ella Gonzales
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
Those comforts include new furniture and charging stations for cell phones and computers with plans to open a cafe.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Plus, Karla Subero Pittol‘s popular Venezuelan cafe Chainsaw on Melrose Hill is expanding to the space next door where dinner service is planned.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Ginsberg plans to hire some people with Down syndrome to work at the cafe too.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for café
Noun
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The show takes place in a pop-up venue on the north end of the park that is set up to feel like the kind of late-night cabaret Alvarez Guedes would have performed in during his heyday.—
Pedro Portal,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Their own experiences in cabaret range from nearly a lifetime to just beginning.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hosted at Grapevine House, surrounded by vineyards, pistachio orchards and olive trees, with breakfast and daily takeaway lunch from a local tavern.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Toast to history at Ye Olde Trail Tavern Restaurant, Ohio’s oldest tavern, built in 1827.—
Sarah Miller,
Midwest Living,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With impeccable restaurants, complimentary water sports, and villas fit for royalty, Belmond is doing Baie Longue right.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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Is this the most goth restaurant in New York?—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The original plot centered on the arrival of a submissive, quiet mail-order bride and her father from China, who sneaked into the country to marry a nightclub owner who had no idea that his mother had brought the girl over for him.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Brooksbank, a former bartender and once the manager of the London nightclub Mahiki, has worked for Casamigos Tequila and more recently as a marketing executive in Portugal.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Pirates and brothels and casinos once set up camp in Fernandina Beach, the island's harbor town, and even Prohibition didn't shut down the town saloon.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Other big moments from Friday night at Stagecoach included Sweeney flicking underwear into the crowd at a SYRN pop-up saloon and singing a duet with Bailey Zimmerman.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Morning Fork is a mom-and-pop diner serving brunch classics like a full or half order of eggs benedict ($17), Belgian waffles ($12) and burritos ($20).—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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The end is near for a Meridian restaurant that has fed hungry diners for nearly two decades.—
Michael Deeds
Updated May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The Open Cup presents a welcome shift in focus and a familiar tournament for the club; Orlando won the cup in 2022 and has reached this round in seven of its nine MLS-era campaigns.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The agreement included a unique clause, never before reported, that would have reduced the total payment if the NWSL’s 18th club did not command an expansion fee of at least $200 million, according to five people familiar with the agreement.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Peter Manfield, 73, of Devon, England, took out a loan against his house to buy The Dog and Donkey, a village pub with more than a century of history, news agency SWNS reported.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Many blocks inside what is called the old town are closed to vehicles, so pedestrians can easily meander in and out cafes, pubs and shops.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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