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 house is about nine miles from Shrewsbury, putting it close to the charming market town’s restaurants and shops, with London reachable in under three hours. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

Chain-restaurant and major bar menus adding dedicated zero-proof sections, not just single mocktail listings. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

There’s the restaurant Matilda downstairs, offering inventive fare inspired by the region from New York chefs Jeremiah Stone and Fabián Von Hauske Valtierra. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

The second-eldest of four siblings, Tiedemann grew up a block away from the restaurant, raised by her construction-worker father and chef mother. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026