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Recent Examples of luncheonette
Take a culinary road trip with the chef who opened a luncheonette in a historic train caboose on the Pacific Coast Highway.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Yet a recent wave of newly-refurbished, next-generation diners and luncheonettes have ushered in a vibrant new era and audience.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Ugly Duckling is a sweet luncheonette with memorable breakfast sandwiches.
—Chelsea Conaboy, New York Times, 20 June 2024
In the best picture winner The French Connection (1971), directed by William Friedkin, Lo Bianco was Sal Boca, a flashy guy who as the owner of a modest luncheonette seemed to have a lot of cash on hand.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Yet a recent wave of newly-refurbished, next-generation diners and luncheonettes have ushered in a vibrant new era and audience.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Ugly Duckling is a sweet luncheonette with memorable breakfast sandwiches.
—Chelsea Conaboy, New York Times, 20 June 2024
In the best picture winner The French Connection (1971), directed by William Friedkin, Lo Bianco was Sal Boca, a flashy guy who as the owner of a modest luncheonette seemed to have a lot of cash on hand.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luncheonette
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If a cafeteria staff has the time, personnel, and cutting boards to pre-slice their apples, the apples become more enticing to the youngest kids and to kids of any age who wear braces.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Take a cafeteria in a school that’s used from 11 am to 1 pm.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The rankings were determined by various factors such as crime rates, public schools, cost of living, job opportunities, health statistics and local amenities, including access to bars and restaurants, according to Niche.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Oct. 2025
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On a street named Gaza lives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a top-floor apartment near a sushi restaurant.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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Higher beef prices, which have eased somewhat recently, weighed on shares as investors worry about whether Texas Roadhouse will pass on the additional costs to diners or absorb them.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Restaurant menus adapt to diners’ evolving palates.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Speaking on condition of anonymity, the worker described the mounting panic as agents surrounded the building and gathered up to 70 workers – many from Guatemala and Nicaragua – into the lunchroom, where the entire workforce was questioned.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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More than any world leader, Abe perfected the art of winning Trump’s favor with flattery, lavish gifts, sitting with him in the Group of Seven lunchroom when others wouldn’t and nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Their meeting unfolds at Ted's Restaurant, a historic eatery in Scarborough, Ontario, established in 1954.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews arrived to heavy fire coming from the Watt Avenue side of the eatery, which sits at the end of a strip mall.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Here are 37 new restaurants, bars and cafes that are now open in metro Phoenix.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Zachary Huerta walks behind the lunch counter at recess to take another chocolate milk.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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She was born the same day 45 years after McNeil and three A&T classmates sparked the Civil Rights Movement with their lunch counter protest at an F.W. Woolworth in downtown Greensboro.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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The deeply personal ventures from an intimate snack bar with a well-deserved wait list to the 118-seat hotel anchor that caters to the needs of guests while nodding to the communities that call Houston home.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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To the west, Blue Shutters Town Beach, overlooking Block Island Sound, has a more traditional setup, with lifeguards, showers, and a seasonal snack bar—a favorite among families.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Luncheonette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luncheonette. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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