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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
Stepping into the cafe transports you to an Irish pub with its decor, music, and food options.
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Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
The vehicle’s falcon wing doors and trunk were both open and up, as well as the front hood of the car, with chairs from the cafe scattered throughout the scene.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
In a busy cafe, the ANC takes the edge off ambient conversations nicely.
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Christian De Looper,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
For those on a budget with slightly less zeroes, RPM Bakehouse is a more laissez-faire, cafe-slash bakery.
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Kate Dingwall,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for café
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
The vehicle’s falcon wing doors and trunk were both open and up, as well as the front hood of the car, with chairs from the cafe scattered throughout the scene.
—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
In a busy cafe, the ANC takes the edge off ambient conversations nicely.
—
Christian De Looper,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
For those on a budget with slightly less zeroes, RPM Bakehouse is a more laissez-faire, cafe-slash bakery.
—
Kate Dingwall,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for café
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There are more than 70 hits sprinkled like glitter across this tale of a pair of lovers and a cast of performers at the Moulin Rouge cabaret club.
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The cabaret show officially reopened its doors to the public that September following an 18-month shutdown.
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The rocky beach is lined with beach chairs that can be rented, and there are several traditional taverns and snack shacks.
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Disgruntled colonists in taverns and town squares borrowed British melodies to support new lyrics expressive of a developing national consciousness.
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The restaurant sources its birotes from Duran’s to make the open-face, bean and cheese-smeared breakfast sandwiches popular throughout Mexico.
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The coaster will be located in a new section of Six Flags called Rancho de la Tormenta, featuring Cocina Abuela – a Spanish/Latin American restaurant.
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As an aging Albanian nightclub owner, Crowe proves consistently delightful even when the material lets him down.
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That portion of the nightclub was subsequently closed.
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The estate’s centerpiece is a speakeasy-style of saloon designed as a private entertainment space.
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In the evening, Banff’s newest late-night spot, The Dusty Boot Saloon, channels cowboy country motifs through nostalgic saloon energy and a lively dance hall, stage for live music and hidden lounges.
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Head to Los Rios Rancho for seasonal pick-your-own experiences and have a slice of pie at Apple Annie’s—giant and domed like a mountain itself, Apple Annie’s signature pie could feed a dozen diners.
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From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in.
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Out for dinner and then at a club, things come to a head between Luke, Joy, and Gen.
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Wilson had been back with the A’s for fewer than 20 days before suffering the injury and missing the club’s last four games.
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The Cotswolds England's golden countryside is at its most inviting in autumn, when the pubs light their fires and the weather is right for layering without summer's heat or winter's bite.
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What Will Mester is working with at the Wren, his pub in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood, is both less grand and more impressive.
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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