Synonyms of cafés

cafés

noun

variants also cafes

plural of café

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cabarets
• nightclubs
• clubs
• bistros
• nightspots
• roadhouses
• supper clubs
• discos
• boîtes
• niteries
• taverns
• saloons
• pubs
• discotheques
• barrooms
• dives
• speakeasies
• honky-tonks
• watering places
• clip joints
• public houses
• watering holes
• a-go-gos
• key clubs
• canteens

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taverns
• pubs
• saloons
• nightclubs
• bars
• cabarets
• barrooms
• watering places
• dramshops
• cantinas
• watering holes
• gin mills
• bistros
• taprooms
• grogshops
• public houses
• joints
• brewpubs
• roadhouses
• speakeasies
• alehouses
• sports bars
• wineshops
• bottle clubs
• dives
• package stores
• barrelhouses

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restaurants
• diners
• eateries
• taverns
• grills
• caffs
• cafeterias
• lunchrooms
• beaneries
• lunch counters
• snack bars
• bars
• coffeehouses
• pizzerias
• luncheonettes
• tearooms
• teahouses
• inns
• coffee shops
• steak houses
• barrooms
• hash houses
• tea shops
• greasy spoons
• chophouses
• estaminets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cafés

For visitors, the challenge offers a very different way to experience Dubai as, during November, the city’s hotels, cafes and shopping centers adopt a surprisingly sporty rhythm. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

And Chicago is particularly well caffeinated, thanks to 95 specialty cafes across 41 neighborhoods. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026

The hotel is located on one of Vienna’s most famous shopping boulevards and there are plenty of restaurants, cinemas and cafes nearby. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026

Which is weird because it’s held in free spaces at public cafes where people buy their own drinks, and read their own books silently in their own seats. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Fertile soils and a mild coastal climate support berry fields, vegetable farms, dairy producers, and livestock operations supplying fresh ingredients to local restaurants, independent cafes, and neighborhood bakeries. — Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2026

In downtown Tehran, cafes are constantly packed — a striking sight for a country grappling with Western sanctions and an economic slump exacerbated by the war. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

The red-orange clouds above looked like they’d been poured into dozens of wine glasses at the little cafes. — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026

Demonstrations in Greece often turn violent, and stores and cafes along the route rolled down steel shutters to guard against their windows being smashed. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026