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
German chef Heinz Beck, who’s behind Rome’s only three-Michelin-star restaurant, created the menus for the LDVOE.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Maiden Coronado’s landlord, Ferry Landing Associates, is currently building the shell of the future restaurant, which will encompass close to 12,000 square feet, including a 4,300-square-foot wraparound patio.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The late Pepi Gramshammer, an Austrian ski racing star of the 1950s, founded the restaurant in 1964 with his wife, Sheika.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The $4 billion mixed-use megaproject featuring housing, entertainment, restaurants and more around the Honda Center, will open in phases starting mid-2026.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Maiden Coronado’s landlord, Ferry Landing Associates, is currently building the shell of the future restaurant, which will encompass close to 12,000 square feet, including a 4,300-square-foot wraparound patio.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The late Pepi Gramshammer, an Austrian ski racing star of the 1950s, founded the restaurant in 1964 with his wife, Sheika.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The $4 billion mixed-use megaproject featuring housing, entertainment, restaurants and more around the Honda Center, will open in phases starting mid-2026.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurant
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Exploring the lives of a boxer, a diner-robbing couple, a gangster's wife, and a pair of chatty hitmen, Pulp Fiction plays by its own rules in exploring how each of their messy lives intersects.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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The metrics included the percentage of five-star reviews and diner ratings.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The menu was altered to spare his staff extra radiant heat from the grill.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Do not use generators or grills inside.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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Besides, as my friends at them noted, the Condé Nast cafeteria—where my coworkers regularly eat mid sushi—plays a pivotal role on this show.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
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That Meghan Trainor scene, which happens to take place in the Condé Nast cafeteria?—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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