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also cafe
1
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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2
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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3
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
On a recent warm spring day, students and families line up inside the new cafe in the Barnes Welcome Center to order coffee and popsicles.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Dashi quietly opened late last summer at one of the busiest corners in Hillcrest, an area chock full of restaurants, cafes and bars.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, back on Coral Way, the original Wagyu Bar space will become Meat N’ Bone Kitchen, a butcher shop and casual cafe serving burgers, sandwiches and breakfasts.
—Connie Ogle
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Founded in 2011, Fooda features a variety of restaurants that workplaces can employ to provide lunches through pop-up kitchens, delivery, catering, pantry and cafe programs.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The museum will also add a cafe to the Welcome Hall and reformat its retail shop there.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Inside the cafe, the tables were covered in brightly colored polyurethane tablecloths, also covered with flowers.
—Roxane Gay, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Philz Coffee, a beloved San Francisco chain that has operated in the city since 2003, is facing backlash from the community over a new policy the company rolled out requiring all of its locations to remove pride flags from their cafes.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Kids ages 3 months to 11 years old will be free to roam the Kids Academy while their parents work and play, and an in-house health food cafe will be on hand to feed the family.
—Noah Daly
april 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Dashi quietly opened late last summer at one of the busiest corners in Hillcrest, an area chock full of restaurants, cafes and bars.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, back on Coral Way, the original Wagyu Bar space will become Meat N’ Bone Kitchen, a butcher shop and casual cafe serving burgers, sandwiches and breakfasts.
—Connie Ogle
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Founded in 2011, Fooda features a variety of restaurants that workplaces can employ to provide lunches through pop-up kitchens, delivery, catering, pantry and cafe programs.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The museum will also add a cafe to the Welcome Hall and reformat its retail shop there.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Inside the cafe, the tables were covered in brightly colored polyurethane tablecloths, also covered with flowers.
—Roxane Gay, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Philz Coffee, a beloved San Francisco chain that has operated in the city since 2003, is facing backlash from the community over a new policy the company rolled out requiring all of its locations to remove pride flags from their cafes.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Kids ages 3 months to 11 years old will be free to roam the Kids Academy while their parents work and play, and an in-house health food cafe will be on hand to feed the family.
—Noah Daly
april 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for café
Noun
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Celebrate 15 years of Compass Rose Theater with lively cabaret featuring favorite songs and moments from past shows.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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This joyous, cabaret-fueled romp through six decades of Asher’s musical history is a time-machine treat that’s impossible to resist.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Named for a ferry operator and tavern along the Schuylkill River, Grays Ferry straddles the river, just below University City.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Taverna Platanos Lachania Under the shade of giant green platanos trees, tuck into Greek tavern classics like pastitsio and moussaka at Taverna Platanos Lachania, located on the island’s western tip.—
Sarah Souli,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, the couple’s daughter opens a restaurant, and their son volunteers for Bernie Sanders’s Presidential campaign.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The restaurant celebrates the North Carolina shore through inventive dishes that utilize fresh catches from area fishermen and coastal foragers.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 25,000-square-foot attraction — part pop-up, part theme park, with a dash of nightclub — is now inside Toledo House, next to Factory Town event hall.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Grutman is best known as the owner of the LIV nightclubs and the Komodo restaurants.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Portraits of the early owner, plus a mural depicting an Old West saloon scene, cover the walls.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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Communal dinners, games of pool, and drams of rare whiskies will be served in the Long House—Kilchoan’s version of Dunton’s saloon, which is still under construction during my stay.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When the popular Italian restaurant Caffe Vialetto closed in 2025 after 26 years of feeding families and sharing milestones, diners across Miami mourned the loss of the Coral Gables icon, a stable oasis for quiet dinners and family celebrations in a wildly changing culinary landscape.—
Connie Ogle
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Back in the before timeline, at a late-night diner, June starts to come clean.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Harbour Club, an exclusive members-only social club, is also home to the glamorous Italian-Mediterranean restaurant a’Riva, which opened in 2024 and is open during the evening hours.—
Connie Ogle
April 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Then came a fantastic three goals and two assists across the Champions League last-16 tie against Tottenham, including marking his 100th game for Atletico with his 46th goal for the club in the second leg in London.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The prime minister has also pioneered a program to renovate small-town pubs and churches, and has abolished income tax for young mothers who have multiple children.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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