coffee shop

noun

Synonyms of coffee shopnext
: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
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The neighborhood was already transforming; there was a new coffee shop and more white residents. Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026 Le — who founded the coffee shop in memory of his late girlfriend, Reinne Lim, in 2025 — welcomes it, even encourages it. Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026 In early January, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, a concert benefit for Palestine and Sudan conjured all the fury of an acoustic night at the local coffee shop. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 Founded in 1949 with headquarters in Bellflower, Norms is a Southern California phenomenon, known for 24-hour breakfast, steak specials and a mid-20th century style of coffee shop architecture called Googie. Fielding Buck, Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coffee shop

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffee shop was in 1812

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“Coffee shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20shop. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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