Thesaurus results for CAFES

cafés

noun

variants also cafes

plural of café

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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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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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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Recent Examples of cafés During her 12 years as mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo transformed the French capital, pedestrianizing streets, cleaning up the Seine and making boulevard cafes fume-free. —

Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Dashi quietly opened late last summer at one of the busiest corners in Hillcrest, an area chock full of restaurants, cafes and bars. —

Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 Philz Coffee, a beloved San Francisco chain that has operated in the city since 2003, is facing backlash from the community over a new policy the company rolled out requiring all of its locations to remove pride flags from their cafes. —

Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026 Among the many features that make the tower impressive is its nine different indoor zones, each with its own atrium, garden, and cafes. —

Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026 Vegan Strawberry Muffins This tender vegan strawberry muffin, which were on the menu at Go Get Em Tiger cafes, are fast and easy. —

Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Capital One branches and cafes are expected to remain open with normal hours on Easter Sunday. —

Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026 Fouquet’s is a welcome new addition to the eateries, cafes, and luxe lofts that make up this tony slice of lower Manhattan. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026 Much of the strategy has centered on improving the customer experience, from making its cafes cozier to requiring baristas to write messages on cups. —

Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026

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The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.

— Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
As revolutionary unrest intensified and the Pahlavi regime imposed martial law and closed cabarets and theaters in an attempt to appease conservatives, her sources of income vanished.

— Richard Nedjat-Haiem, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026