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also cafes
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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
In today’s restaurant culture, between breakfast cafes and neighborhood dinner joints, a good lunch can be hard to come by.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
The kind of shop where this tactic might be most successful includes local mom-and-pop busineses, bars, cafes, or other small and medium enterprizes.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Plus, just outside the door is the best of downtown New York City, full of shopping, restaurants, cafes, and galleries.
—John Wogan, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Sushi stations, cafes, cheese shops and fuel centers are among offerings that can be found at some of the larger stores.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, local shopkeepers sell everything from home décor to fine art, and restaurants range from cheery cafes to moody pubs.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Nearly 200 restaurants, cafes and caterers are clients.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Users can open the camera in the search bar and point it at restaurants, cafes, or landmarks to identify them.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
And don't forget those portable displays that travel easily, turning trains, cafes, and hotel desks into workable dual-screen setups.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
The kind of shop where this tactic might be most successful includes local mom-and-pop busineses, bars, cafes, or other small and medium enterprizes.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Plus, just outside the door is the best of downtown New York City, full of shopping, restaurants, cafes, and galleries.
—John Wogan, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Sushi stations, cafes, cheese shops and fuel centers are among offerings that can be found at some of the larger stores.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, local shopkeepers sell everything from home décor to fine art, and restaurants range from cheery cafes to moody pubs.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Nearly 200 restaurants, cafes and caterers are clients.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Users can open the camera in the search bar and point it at restaurants, cafes, or landmarks to identify them.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
And don't forget those portable displays that travel easily, turning trains, cafes, and hotel desks into workable dual-screen setups.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafés
Noun
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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
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Multiple pop-up runs and cabarets continued until its 2022 Off-Broadway debut.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The town provides old-timey Western vibes with historic hotels, saloons, and taverns.—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2025
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The attack follows a string of mass shootings at bars — often called shebeens or taverns in South Africa.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Dining options will encompass numerous restaurants and bars, including the brand’s signature Peacock Alley, a lobby lounge tradition that has anchored Waldorf Astoria properties since the original New York hotel.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Soda drinkers have been experimenting with mash-ups for decades — ever since fast-food restaurants moved soda machines out from behind the counter and gave customers free rein to mix their own drinks, Tofel said.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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The 23-story apartment complex is perched at a key gateway to downtown in the city’s SoFA district, a hub of restaurants, nightclubs, cocktail lounges, shops, arts and culture sites, and live entertainment venues.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
28 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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To relax, people can hit one of the city's many pubs or sip on afternoon tea.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Its use extends far beyond bars and pubs.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Studies show that digital prompts influence tipping behavior by nudging diners toward higher percentages, while also contributing to tipping fatigue and social pressure.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nobu diners can overlook the Stadium 2 court, capturing tennis action while dining at one of the more luxurious options on a tennis site.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Other clubs have hovered around Dowman, hoping to prise him away from north London, but Arsenal have secured his signature.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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During the Great Depression, the mansions saved the city from complete desolation when local garden clubs created an antebellum tourism industry virtually out of thin air.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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From old rail towns to historic saloons, Wyoming’s past is never far from the surface.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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Whiskey Row celebrates Prescott's Old West history, with saloons once occupied by outlaws and bandits.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cafés.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9s. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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