variants
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 Synonyms for café
Noun
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Inside the Landmark Center, the Klondike Kates will host their annual cabaret.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025 -
These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.—
Emily Cardenas,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Walk in at Gus’ Sip & Dip (a BA Best New Bar of 2025) for no-fuss classic cocktails and a Wagyu beef dip in a tavern setting, or delight in Indian fine dining at Indienne (a Best New Restaurant of 2023).—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Evenings, however, bring schnitzel at a traditional Beisl tavern or wine in a leafy heuriger on the city’s edge.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At American Revelry, a Burleson restaurant with a varied menu, flatiron steak platters are about $25-$55.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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The new Excelsior Club would include a restaurant, meeting rooms and a museum.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet on a modest homestead in the American South, a former nightclub manager named Matthew Gauger is quietly reviving that ethos and, in the process, nurturing a movement rooted in humility.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Having found emotional and financial security, John starts to flourish, although there are inevitable hiccups along the way, especially when a dust-up with a random guy in a nightclub leads to an assault charge.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This classic, family friendly dude ranch is a place to soak in a final Wild West experience, complete with horseback lessons and rides, with a bit of roping, fly fishing, skeet shootin’, archery and saloon stomping thrown in as well.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Best Restaurants El Moro Spirits and Tavern Step inside this former saloon for a menu of creative craft drinks and food that spotlights seasonal, local ingredients.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Addresses that shuttered last year are already occupied with new tenants, the turnkey transition opening new doors for diners.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Holliday’s portrayal of the gum-chewing diner waitress landed many of the show’s laughs.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Razer’s chairman and CEO is a member of the elite billionaires club whose members appear on our annual list of Singapore’s 50 richest, collated by a team led by wealth editor Jane Ho.—
Naazneen Karmali,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Because, immediately, journeyman Jones threw five passes on the first five plays to began attacking the NFL’s weakest starting cornerbacks — a situation too obvious for the club to have gone the entire offseason not doing enough to remedy.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After winning the season, Brown later opened her own pub, The Green Man, alongside her brother.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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McGregor also pleaded guilty to assault for punching an elderly man in a pub in Dublin in 2019, and was banned from driving in Ireland for two years over six driving offences in 2022.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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