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 Run by the mother-daughter team of Ofelia Barajas and Reyna Maldonado, and previously called La Guerrera’s Kitchen, the restaurant has been a tenant of Oakland’s Swan’s Market for years. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 Listen to this article Rodent issues — including one found alive in a sticky trap at an Italian restaurant and more than 40 droppings in a taco spot’s kitchen — were among the violations that led the state to temporarily shut nine South Florida restaurants last week. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025 Many restaurants stick to their regular menu with plenty of mouth-watering choices to choose from like bone-in or boneless wings, sliders, barbecue and more. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025 Future restaurants in downtown Skokie Asian fusion restaurant The Spot Rotary Hot Pot at 7909 Lincoln Avenue is slated to open soon, and Ascione, a white tablecloth Italian restaurant, is expected to open at 8000 North Lincoln Avenue in Skokie’s downtown, Van Dusen said. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for restaurant 
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Noun
  • Guests looking for a more immersive experience can step outside the diner to enjoy the lights while sitting by a campfire.
    Jamie Davis Smith, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Each ultra-fancy course brings with it a hard truth about the diners, not to mention escalating acts of violence that, by film's end, veer towards the apocalyptic.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The drive to the resort provides a nice overview of Ubud, the closest town to Sayan, which is lined with shops and cafes (and a popular market) just steps from working rice paddies and local Hindu temples and shrines.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Ben and Erin will also lend their renovation and design expertise to bolster several local businesses, including a soda shop, theater, and Cuban cafe.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
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  • Community spaces will include rooms with a kitchenette for gatherings, a computer and library room, a craft room, a fitness room, an outdoor grill area with picnic tables and a dog park.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The restaurant group then launched Momento as a woodfired grill in 2022, changed it to a Mediterranean restaurant in 2023 and closed it for good six months later, in March 2024.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
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  • The student gunman, identified by police as 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, carried out the shooting in the school’s cafeteria before dying by suicide.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, allegedly opened fire in the cafeteria at Antioch High School on Wednesday, killing 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante and injuring a 17-year-old, police said.
    Josh Margolin, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurant. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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