as in diners
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 restaurants
Over 30 restaurants are participating, offering limited-time discounts and new dishes served exclusively during the event.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The weekend will include food, beverage and fudge specials from a variety of participating bars, restaurants and fudge shops on Mackinac Island, the tourism bureau said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere, shops and restaurants lie dormant or blanketed in graffiti.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Van Winkle Collection will be made available to stores, bars and restaurants across the United States in limited quantities and at varying retail prices.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Some of those restaurants have airport locations at Sky Harbor, including Tacos Chiwas, Matt's Big Breakfast, Los Taquitos and Barrio Cafe.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Participating restaurants include Temple Street Eatery, Rusty Pelican, Sushi Maki, SuViche, Noma Beach, Zaytina, Ossobuco Miami, Meat Market and Cafe Bernie, among others.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
By September, exposure locations in southwest Utah included high school events, a local festival, and restaurants, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
For the vast majority of restaurants, jeans and a nice top are right on target.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The weekend will include food, beverage and fudge specials from a variety of participating bars, restaurants and fudge shops on Mackinac Island, the tourism bureau said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere, shops and restaurants lie dormant or blanketed in graffiti.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Van Winkle Collection will be made available to stores, bars and restaurants across the United States in limited quantities and at varying retail prices.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Some of those restaurants have airport locations at Sky Harbor, including Tacos Chiwas, Matt's Big Breakfast, Los Taquitos and Barrio Cafe.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Participating restaurants include Temple Street Eatery, Rusty Pelican, Sushi Maki, SuViche, Noma Beach, Zaytina, Ossobuco Miami, Meat Market and Cafe Bernie, among others.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
By September, exposure locations in southwest Utah included high school events, a local festival, and restaurants, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
For the vast majority of restaurants, jeans and a nice top are right on target.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurants
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Higher beef prices, which have eased somewhat recently, weighed on shares as investors worry about whether Texas Roadhouse will pass on the additional costs to diners or absorb them.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Restaurant menus adapt to diners’ evolving palates.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Though many brands are now opening cafes in their stores, Maison Kitsuné was an early pioneer of café-retail hybrids, particularly in Japan, Loaëc noted.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Here are 37 new restaurants, bars and cafes that are now open in metro Phoenix.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The ship features more than 20 eateries, including the only Korean barbecue (which uses flameless grills) on the sea.—
Sonal Dutt,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Barbecue grills and tiki torches are stacked in the corners of her kitchen.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Free breakfast and lunch for everyone wasn't always the way in school cafeterias, but families became used to the benefit during the pandemic, when federal rules temporarily changed in the face of an unprecedented crisis.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The 2025 Food Safety Excellence Award winners included drive-thrus, school cafeterias, hospitals, catering companies and grocery stores across the city.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Restaurants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurants. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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