variants
also cafes
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
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafés
Noun
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Meanwhile, the second half folds in the aesthetics of Vegas strip cabarets with eerie melodies from movie scores like Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025 -
These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.—
Emily Cardenas,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bill would allow taverns to sell cigars and pipe tobacco, which could then be smoked on the bar's premises.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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From Bavarian caves to Bohemian beer halls, from Milwaukee taverns to Oktoberfest tents, lagers have always been tied to the vessels they’re served in.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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By September, exposure locations in southwest Utah included high school events, a local festival, and restaurants, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The list of 38 places celebrates Eater's 20th anniversary and includes fine dining restaurants, barbecue joints, pizzerias and a Detroit spot – a pie shop.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The shooting follows others in the city’s downtown district, at times in the overnight hours as nightclubs are closing.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Sep. 2025
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Hospitality’s director of beverage, who also leads the programs at the Power & Light District’s nearby Mosaic and Besos y Abrazos nightclubs.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Notices have also been posted outside some of the brew-pubs' locations, including one on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Where Copenhagen had bonnets and cardamom buns, London had track jackets and old man pubs, and a predictably unpredictable weather forecast to boot.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Restaurants, trattorias, and local cafés warmly welcome the fewer visitors, giving chefs and hosts ample time to engage personally with diners.—
Andrea Grisdale,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bauer is anticipating the opening of another Madison Avenue tenant that will help to bring more shoppers and diners to the neighborhood.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Food vendors will include Saborami Kitchen, The Corn Lady, Kona Ice, and booths will be run by Ramona High clubs and class officers.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The easy answer is to say clubs should have more than enough money not to need to raise prices.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Main Street, running from the riverfront to Seventh Street, was lined with restaurants, saloons, offices, and shops.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Visitors can explore the town, including hotel, doctor’s office, church, blacksmith shop, jail and saloons.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Cafés.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9s. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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