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

The artist Rashid Johnson, who’d also made works for the restaurant, showed up and wished Humm a happy (belated) birthday. — Emma Allen, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Here’s a roundup of recent restaurant closings across Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Brickell and Wynwood. — Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

After five years, a beloved Kansas City LGBTQ+ bar known as the first restaurant to be nationally recognized as a Safe Place is closing its doors next month. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Now, tech companies are racing to create AI agents that will become the gateway to our entire digital lives, handling everything from shopping to booking restaurants and messaging friends. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026