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also cafe
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as in cabaret
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 tavern
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 restaurant
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 café
Visitors can purchase a cinnamon honey latte at the cafe, and for the next two months Inkwell will donate 20% of the sales from this beverage to the public policy org.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
One side of the hotel is flanked by the new D Marin Marsa Al Arab Marina, a pedestrian strip of homegrown restaurants and cafes that look out over the super yachts docked at Marsa’s marina.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
On a recent chilly afternoon in Copenhagen, sitting outside a cafe with blinking heat lamps, Company Sergeant Major Henrik Bager shared a Danish expression.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
Azizam, the Silver Lake cafe embracing homier-style cooking (where specials like autumnal short rib simmer with quince, prunes, carrots and potatoes) represents a rare, wonderful exception.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
However, the cafe's roots go back even further, as Brewed Awakenings functioned as a gift basket and wholesale coffee supply seller for many years before opening its first storefront.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Guizar’s family has owned Valencia’s Carniceria & Taqueria, a Mexican eatery just four doors down from the cafe, for decades.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The storefront is still not fully repaired, though the cafe is once more operating as normal.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Grill 33, the golf course cafe, will close Thursday through Sunday, and the driving range will close Saturday and Sunday.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
One side of the hotel is flanked by the new D Marin Marsa Al Arab Marina, a pedestrian strip of homegrown restaurants and cafes that look out over the super yachts docked at Marsa’s marina.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
On a recent chilly afternoon in Copenhagen, sitting outside a cafe with blinking heat lamps, Company Sergeant Major Henrik Bager shared a Danish expression.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
Azizam, the Silver Lake cafe embracing homier-style cooking (where specials like autumnal short rib simmer with quince, prunes, carrots and potatoes) represents a rare, wonderful exception.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
However, the cafe's roots go back even further, as Brewed Awakenings functioned as a gift basket and wholesale coffee supply seller for many years before opening its first storefront.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Guizar’s family has owned Valencia’s Carniceria & Taqueria, a Mexican eatery just four doors down from the cafe, for decades.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The storefront is still not fully repaired, though the cafe is once more operating as normal.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Grill 33, the golf course cafe, will close Thursday through Sunday, and the driving range will close Saturday and Sunday.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for café
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The carnival’s indoor Thursday events, including a Klondike Kate cabaret night and a Winter Carnival Night at the Minnesota Wild game, will proceed as normal.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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Le Mindu’s last showing during couture week was for the fall-winter 2015-2016 collection at the Crazy Horse Paris cabaret venue in July 2015.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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This was the original use for Bar Keepers Friend, to polish brass rails at bars and taverns, often underfoot.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
27 Jan. 2026
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The tavern crowd tells the story of that night.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, Grains and Taps has expanded from selling local and worldwide beer selections to offering their own brews, opened a second location at Pine Tree Plaza and added a restaurant.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The brothers met victims at nightclubs, parties and on dating apps, and recruited others for trips to ritzy locales, paying for their flights and lodging at high-end hotels or luxe vacation rentals before drugging and raping them, prosecutors said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In fact, Summers would have been much better off falling in love with Dietrich’s nightclub chanteuse.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The combatants rolled into the saloon with neither getting the upper hand until Fossett managed to pull his pistol and put four shots into the unarmed Carver.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2026
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Matt Ryan's John Constantine also entered the last chance saloon after the cancellation of his solo series, but his portrayal of the Hellblazer – more akin to his comic book counterpart than Keanu Reeves' version – lived on longer because of his magical time as part of the Legends.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Exploring the lives of a boxer, a diner-robbing couple, a gangster's wife, and a pair of chatty hitmen, Pulp Fiction plays by its own rules in exploring how each of their messy lives intersects.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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The metrics included the percentage of five-star reviews and diner ratings.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Using tools only of stone, bone, and shell, Islanders made wooden spears and clubs, and canoes built from planks stitched together with plant fibers and fitted with outriggers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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United are still conceding too many goals — 34 in 23 games — which is more than any club in the top 12.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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For centuries, people gathering in bars and pubs have found ways to occupy their time, whether that’s classic games like billiards and darts or more recent inventions like video games and mechanical bulls.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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About Cavendish Brewery Opened in 2017, the pub has 28 taps and specializes in old world beer styles.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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