Synonyms of cafés

cafés

noun

variants also cafes

plural of café

1

as in cabarets

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 & Similar Words

• cabarets
• nightclubs
• clubs
• bistros
• nightspots
• roadhouses
• supper clubs
• discos
• boîtes
• niteries
• taverns
• saloons
• pubs
• discotheques
• barrooms
• dives
• speakeasies
• discothéques
• honky-tonks
• watering places
• clip joints
• public houses
• watering holes
• a-go-gos
• key clubs
• canteens

2

as in taverns

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 & Similar Words

• taverns
• pubs
• saloons
• nightclubs
• bars
• cabarets
• barrooms
• watering places
• dramshops
• cantinas
• watering holes
• gin mills
• bistros
• taprooms
• grogshops
• public houses
• joints
• brewpubs
• roadhouses
• speakeasies
• alehouses
• sports bars
• wineshops
• bottle clubs
• dives
• package stores
• barrelhouses

3

as in restaurants

a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises

they met at a little café in Paris

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restaurants
• diners
• eateries
• taverns
• grills
• caffs
• cafeterias
• lunchrooms
• beaneries
• lunch counters
• snack bars
• bars
• coffeehouses
• pizzerias
• luncheonettes
• tearooms
• teahouses
• inns
• coffee shops
• steak houses
• barrooms
• hash houses
• tea shops
• greasy spoons
• chophouses
• estaminets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cafés

The festival will orient itself around downtown Boulder and the pedestrian-only Pearl Street Mall, which will offer access to restaurants, cafes, vintage theaters, performance arts spaces, a multiplex, a university, and other auditoriums. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025

The ultimate list of new restaurants, bars and cafes coming to Charlotte in 2025. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025

Starbucks' big bet on reestablishing its cafes as community coffeehouses may be showing early signs of paying off, according to numbers shared with Axios. —Melissa Santos, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025

Wander through the historic structure to find all kinds of modern businesses from restaurants to boutiques to cafes to antiques. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025

Starbucks' big bet on reestablishing its cafes as community coffeehouses is showing early signs of paying off, according to numbers shared exclusively with Axios. —Kelly Tyko, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025

Morning coffee shop parties with DJs are also popping up at cafes around Charlotte. —Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025

The area is also a short drive from the Promenade des Anglais, the popular four-mile strip of pebble beach with cafes, museums, casinos and parks. —Alison Gregor, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025

Along with its small shops and cafes with inviting terraces, there are tiny, pebbly beaches called Plage de la Réserve and Plage des Bains Militaires. —Alison Gregor, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025