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

There was the bustling cafeteria, Fashion Fair’s dressing rooms, the Ebony Test Kitchen, and artworks by Jacob Lawrence and Richard Hunt, not to mention the barbershop, fitness room, and apartment on the executive floor. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Kendall teaches children and teenagers to break down anxiety-provoking situations, such as finding friends to sit with in the cafeteria or asking someone for a date, into smaller steps and planning what to do if something goes wrong. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

That’s a student sitting in a cafeteria or a locker room, noticing a name on a banner or a jersey and deciding on their own that the brand behind it is worth trusting. — Karl Mawhinney, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The company opened its first warehouse in 1928, incorporated as Wegmans Food Markets in 1931, and made headlines in 1930 with a flagship store that combined groceries, specialty departments, and a 300-seat cafeteria. — Chase Jordan october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026