Synonyms of restaurant

restaurant

noun

ˈre-stə-ˌränt 

as in diner

a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises

when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diner
• grill
• cafeteria
• café
• eatery
• tavern
• beanery
• caff
• lunchroom
• luncheonette
• lunch counter
• snack bar
• pizzeria
• inn
• coffeehouse
• steak house
• coffee shop
• teahouse
• tearoom
• chophouse
• bar
• hash house
• barroom
• tea shop
• greasy spoon
• estaminet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restaurant

Enzo Steakhouse & Bar, the popular Italian restaurant and steakhouse at Fayetteville’s Town at Trilith development, will open its second location at the Epicurean Atlanta hotel in Midtown this winter. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

That means another trip to Curry Gate might be in my future — along with visits to the other Charlotte restaurants that readers swear serve some of the city’s hottest dishes. — Evan Moore july 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

The new dishes on Oceania Allura, the new restaurant coming to Oceania Sonata, and the garden newly reopened in Monaco—each points at the same plain fact. — Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

As ARTnews’s Daniel Cassady noted, Sotheby’s business portfolio now includes lending, securitizations, luxury real estate, restaurants, and cultural programming. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026