as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
we usually go to lunch at an eatery that is just around the corner from the office
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Recent Examples of eatery
His future plans for the eatery include adding more local products to the menu, including local beer and wine, making small tweaks as needed and becoming more involved with the community.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The reason for closing the eatery — still listed on the Nara Ramen website — was not immediately available.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
McAuliffe, who has owned Tessie’s since 2019, estimated his eatery is seeing a 20% increase in revenue.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
One of my favorite meals of the trip was a block away at Cha Cha Chicken, a counter-order eatery that feels like a Caribbean beach shack in the best of ways.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The reason for closing the eatery — still listed on the Nara Ramen website — was not immediately available.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
McAuliffe, who has owned Tessie’s since 2019, estimated his eatery is seeing a 20% increase in revenue.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
One of my favorite meals of the trip was a block away at Cha Cha Chicken, a counter-order eatery that feels like a Caribbean beach shack in the best of ways.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eatery
Noun
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, Grains and Taps has expanded from selling local and worldwide beer selections to offering their own brews, opened a second location at Pine Tree Plaza and added a restaurant.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Yelp’s Top 100 results are based on Yelp data, which include the number of reviews and the ratings that reviewers give restaurants, which include diners, fast-casual spots, food halls and more.—
Brock Keeling,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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That reality has also fueled a surge of products and services catering to people living alone, including restaurants catering to solo diners, a fast-growing pet market, and even AI pets.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Eatery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eatery. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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