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
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Recent Examples of restaurant
The departures of certain Kaiser Permanente offices and a string of prominent restaurant and bar closures have come to symbolize the city’s struggles to retain employers and attract new ones.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The restaurant blends Mexican flavors with subtle fusion touches, including ingredients like miso and shoyu folded into dishes across the menu.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Jaja Chen, co-owner of three tea cafes in Texas, said the policy is a positive for restaurants like hers and their employees.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Departing the white-hot center of the art world has not held him back: Winston is working on a commission for N.B.A. superstar Kevin Durant’s restaurant in Austin and has even collaborated on paintings with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The restaurant blends Mexican flavors with subtle fusion touches, including ingredients like miso and shoyu folded into dishes across the menu.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Jaja Chen, co-owner of three tea cafes in Texas, said the policy is a positive for restaurants like hers and their employees.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Departing the white-hot center of the art world has not held him back: Winston is working on a commission for N.B.A. superstar Kevin Durant’s restaurant in Austin and has even collaborated on paintings with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurant
Noun
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The Morning Fork is a mom-and-pop diner serving brunch classics like a full or half order of eggs benedict ($17), Belgian waffles ($12) and burritos ($20).—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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The end is near for a Meridian restaurant that has fed hungry diners for nearly two decades.—
Michael Deeds
Updated May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The grill was reinspected on Monday, May 4 and passed with a green placard.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Continue reading … FLAME GAME — Think twice before putting one common fish on the grill, expert warns.—
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FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Bayless described the current space as more like a cafeteria.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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With this money, Johnson and fellow nurses provide up to two $7 cafeteria meal tickets per day to families.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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