Synonyms of cafeteria

cafeteria

noun

as in restaurant

a place where people get food at a counter and carry it to a table for eating

The restaurant resembled a school cafeteria.

Related Words

• restaurant
• diner
• lunchroom
• café
• luncheonette
• tavern
• lunch counter
• snack bar
• eatery
• grill
• beanery
• caff
• pizzeria
• steak house
• inn
• coffeehouse
• hash house
• tearoom
• teahouse
• bar
• coffee shop
• greasy spoon
• chophouse
• barroom
• tea shop
• estaminet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cafeteria

SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Dressed in their school uniforms, classmates stood on chairs set up in the cafeteria and clapped along as the band — then, The Coast Watchers — plucked instrumental-only surf rock tunes. — Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

Tien, wearing tennis shorts and an oversized white T-shirt that threatens to dwarf his modest frame, is eating an omelet from the players cafeteria, but someone seems to have forgotten his spinach. — Jake Nevins, Vogue, 25 June 2026

Other funds beyond the general fund include charter school, adult education, child development, cafeteria, building, capital facilities and capital project funds. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026