Thesaurus
To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Synonyms of restaurant
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 for restaurant
Words Related to restaurant
- coffeehouse,
- coffee shop,
- estaminet,
- teahouse,
- tearoom,
- tea shop
- [chiefly British]
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about restaurant
From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
The History of 'Restaurant'
The History of 'Restaurant'
None of which explains cooking shows
Thesaurus Entries near restaurant
See More Nearby EntriesCite this Entry
“Restaurant.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 9 December 2019.
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on restaurant
What made you want to look up restaurant? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Semantic Drift Quiz
- Which of the following was once a synonym for fun?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share restaurant
Time Traveler for restaurant
The first known use of restaurant was in 1806
See more words from the same year