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also cafe
Synonyms of café
1
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
Synonyms for café
Words Related to café
- a-go-go,
- disco,
- discotheque
- (or discothéque)
- barroom,
- pub
- [chiefly British],
- public house
- [chiefly British],
- saloon,
- tavern
- clip joint
- [slang],
- dive,
- honky-tonk,
- key club,
- speakeasy
2
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
Synonyms for café
- bar,
- barroom,
- cantina
- [Southwest],
- dramshop,
- gin mill,
- grogshop
- [chiefly British],
- pub,
- public house
- [chiefly British],
- saloon,
- taproom,
- tavern,
- watering hole,
- watering place
Words Related to café
3
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
- they met at a little café in Paris
Synonyms for café
Words Related to café
- coffeehouse,
- coffee shop,
- estaminet,
- teahouse,
- tearoom,
- tea shop
- [chiefly British]
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of café was in 1802
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