coffeehouse

noun

Definition of coffeehousenext
as in teahouse

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Recent Examples of coffeehouse The coffeehouse’s recent AI deployments include Green Dot Assist, an app on the store’s iPads able to provide recipe cards and appropriate ingredient substitutions, as well as troubleshoot issues with machinery. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026 Starbucks last year announced a plan to win back customers that focused on the brand’s coffeehouse culture. — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 25 May 2026 The layoffs do not affect its coffeehouse employees. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 May 2026 In Uthmeier’s mind, the world is unfairly denying white men careers as head coaches and coffeehouse baristas. — Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for coffeehouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffeehouse
  1. teahouse
  2. coffee shop
  3. tearoom
  4. tavern
  5. pizzeria
  6. inn
  7. barroom
  8. tea shop
Noun
  • Together the two, along with Mortimer-Wallace’s carpenter husband, built the largely outdoor teahouse and deli in the lush landscape of The Land.
    — Margaret Littman, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • The backyard has bluestone terraces, three waterfalls, a koi pond, and a bridge to the Japanese teahouse/gazebo.
    — Kim Quillen, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Definition of teahouse
Noun
  • These multifaceted concepts reflect a broader evolution of coffee shop culture, where coffee is only one part of the experience.
    — Christopher Hassiotis, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • During one of those pop-ups, a regular at the coffee shop was waiting on his order and was admiring the art.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of coffee shop
Noun
  • The tearoom has grown by word of mouth, with guests booking ahead for lunch and tea service.
    — Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Her aunt paid her tuition, and Medearis offset her expenses by typing menus for a neighborhood tearoom.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of tearoom
Noun
  • Anecdotal evidence indicates the World Cup has been a boon for Arlington’s hospitality industry, with some restaurateurs and tavern owners saying revenue has exceeded their expectations.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • The restaurant is named after his great-grandmother’s Depression-era restaurant, once located not far from the tavern’s present location—and the food is a nod to that history.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of tavern
Noun
  • Rey, by contrast, had been sent to a town in Chihuahua, where a former Mexican employee of his, from the pizzeria in El Paso, picked him up and drove him to Sara’s sister’s house, in Juárez.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Also at a pizzeria, a fan shared a photo on X that appears to show Sabrina Carpenter at Emmett's on Grove in New York City.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of pizzeria
Noun
  • The hush of the trees, the shrine bells, the onsen waters of those ancient inns.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Other small inns and B&Bs are scattered across the communities of 30A, but for long stays or big groups, a rental is the best option.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 July 2026
Definition of inn
Noun
  • Throughout their first five albums, the band has spun a web, not unlike the orb weavers of their native Virginia, that marries country, rock, honky-tonk grit and Appalachian soul with rowdy barroom energy.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • This fine-dining restaurant puts as much care into its barroom burger as its seven-course tasting menu, letting its open hearth work magic on the double-decker beauty.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of barroom
Noun
  • Hao’s Grocery and Cafe has also updated services to be a full-service tea shop and deli serving Chef Hao Tran’s dumplings and Vietnamese Bánh mì, as well as vegan to-go options.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
  • The new Sakura Market features a mini-mart, sake and beer bar, sushi buffet, instant ramen bar, and matcha tea shop.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Definition of tea shop

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