variants
also cafes
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
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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
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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
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafés
Noun
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Meanwhile, the second half folds in the aesthetics of Vegas strip cabarets with eerie melodies from movie scores like Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 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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The Lone Goat This English pub, which draws inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, is on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many have been converted into restaurants, taverns, or artisan’s shops, but people still live in some of them, and others are available as vacation rentals.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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The list of 38 places celebrates Eater's 20th anniversary and also includes fine dining restaurants, barbecue joints and pizzerias.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The annual event offers unlimited food and drink samples from both local restaurants and national brands, wineries, distilleries and breweries, along with mixology classes and a culinary stage where chefs will share tips and tricks.—
Felicia Campbell,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The other, dubbed the Entertainment District Unit, places more police in uptown during peak nightlife hours when most crimes are likely to occur at or near bars and nightclubs.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Strava has also benefited from Gen Z’s move toward healthier lifestyles since the pandemic that may explain Starbucks’ foray into protein lattes and the slow death of boozy nightclubs.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The group owns restaurants and pubs from the Bay Area to the Middle East.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Santorini Greek Restaurant Craving some fresh Mediterranean flavors in this town of pubs and seafood haunts?—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This multiple-course educational dinner teaches diners about the local shellfish species and recreational and commercial lobster fishing.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Porta Blu, the restaurant at the Hotel Nia in Menlo Park, will take diners on a culinary trip to Sicily for its last Passport Dinner of 2025.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps some clubs buy a young player for a lot of money.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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More recently, the company has started developing luxury apartment complexes, under the Life Time Living brand, that are in close proximity to its athletic clubs.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Main Street, running from the riverfront to Seventh Street, was lined with restaurants, saloons, offices, and shops.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Visitors can explore the town, including hotel, doctor’s office, church, blacksmith shop, jail and saloons.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Cafés.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9s. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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