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also cafes
plural of café
Synonyms of cafés
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 cafés
Words Related to cafés
- a-go-gos,
- discos,
- discotheques
- (or discothéques)
- barrooms,
- public houses
- [chiefly British],
- pubs
- [chiefly British],
- saloons,
- taverns
- clip joints
- [slang],
- dives,
- honky-tonks,
- key clubs,
- speakeasies
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 cafés
- barrooms,
- bars,
- cantinas
- [Southwest],
- dramshops,
- gin mills,
- grogshops
- [chiefly British],
- public houses
- [chiefly British],
- pubs,
- saloons,
- taprooms,
- taverns,
- watering holes,
- watering places
Words Related to cafés
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 cafés
Words Related to cafés
- coffeehouses,
- coffee shops,
- estaminets,
- teahouses,
- tearooms,
- tea shops
- [chiefly British]
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